Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif paid surprise visits to Ramazan bazaar, DHQ Hospital and brick-kiln in Kasur on Sunday. The Chief Minister reviewed prices and quality of edible items, fruits, vegetables, pulses, sugar and flour in Ramazan bazaar, medical facilities, being given to the patients in DHQ Hospital Kasur and steps taken by the Punjab government regarding child labour during a raid at brick-kiln.
After his visit to Ramazan Bazaar and DHQ Hospital Kasur, the Chief Minister landed his helicopter in fields of nearby village Aroray of Khanwala on returning from Kasur and reached at a brick-kiln. He went to Ramazan bazaar of Railway Station Kasur by a coach and talking to consumers, asked about prices and quality of essential items. The consumers expressed satisfaction over prices and quality of daily use commodities. Sharif said that Ramazan bazaars have been set up across the province for the facility of masses where quality daily use items are being provided to the people at cheaper rates.
He said that entire government machinery and elected representatives have been activated for ensuring fruits of Ramazan package to the people. The Chief Minister said that he is personally visiting Ramazan bazaars for monitoring prices and availability of cheap and quality essential items. He also inspected Agri Fair Price Shop and directed that pulses and gram flour should be available in half kg packing in Ramazan bazaar. Senior citizens, women and youth visiting the bazaar told the Chief Minister that the rates of essential items are lower and quality is better in Ramazan bazaar as compared to open market. The Chief Minister gave "Shabash" to the administration on installation of electronic rate list in the bazaar and said that all out steps be taken for facilitation of people as it is their right. He reviewed the stalls of sugar and low price flour and enquired from the people about their quality.
People told that the prices of sugar and flour are very reasonable and quality is good. Shahbaz Sharif gave two kg packet sugar each to the children present at sugar stall as gift, upon which, the children and their patients expressed pleasure and thanked the Chief Minister. The consumers expressed satisfaction over the arrangements made in Ramazan bazaar and raised slogans Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif Zindabad. After Ramazan bazaar, the Chief Minister paid an unscheduled visit to DHQ Hospital Kasur. He went to different wards and inquired from patients about medical facilities. The patients and their attendants expressed satisfaction over the facilities and said that treatment in the hospital is good and medicines are also being given free of cost.
The Chief Minister expressed his indignation over switched off of air-conditioners in general wards and said that Punjab government has not invested crores of rupees on installation of air-conditioners in hospitals that they should remain closed. Air conditioners should be functional in offices and switched off in wards of the hospital, are patients not human beings, he questioned? He said that switching off of air conditioners in general wards of hospitals is very deplorable and he will not allow wastage of this investment. If there was a problem of transformer, he would have been informed and the problem would have been resolved, he added. The Chief Minister reprimanded concerned authorities on bad condition of cleanliness in washroom of the hospital.
Shahbaz Sharif also inspected Operation Theatre and directed to further improve hygiene condition and change bed sheets in the operation theatre. The Chief Minister announced free of cost treatment and a financial assistance of five lakh rupees for wife of a labour Muhammad Siddique, under treatment, in general ward of the hospital
He also announced financial assistance for attendants of some patients in the hospital and directed to shift some patients to hospitals of Lahore.
Talking to doctors and nurses, the Chief Minister said that service to ailing humanity is also rewarded in the world hereafter. He said that service to ailing humanity is a form of worship and doctors and medical staff should pay full attention to look after of the patients. The Chief Minister went to different wards of the hospital, inquired after the patients and asked about the treatment facilities.
Talking to media after his visit, he said that he has come to this hospital for second time, the condition of the hospital is better than earlier, however, there is further room for improvement. He expressed the hope that this hospital will be one of the best hospitals and people of Kasur will get better facilities of treatment.
After visit to Ramadan bazaar and hospital, the Chief Minister paid a surprise visit to brick kiln at village Aroray. Seeing the Chief Minister, the labourers gathered and thanked the Chief Minister on provision of special scholarships for the education of their children.
Addressing the labourers and people, Shahbaz said that he would not allow to mortgage future of the nation against some pennies. He said that children working at brick kilns are provided resources and equipped with education. The Chief Minister said that he would not rest content till enrolment of last child working at brick kiln.
He said that Punjab government has given best package for eliminating child labour from brick kilns.
He said that provision of education to children working at brick kilns is a national objective and parents of the children and we all have to play our due role for its achievement
He said that the cruel system of child labour at brick kilns will be eliminated at every cost. Addressing the labourers and parents of the children, Shahbaz said that they should benefit from splendid package given by the Punjab government for equipping their children with education and send their children to school, as this is their obligation as well as responsibility.
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