PTI govt not facing any threat: Punjab governor

Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said on Saturday that the PTI government was not facing any threat and the general elections would be held on time in 2023.
He said the PML-N had given Rs22 billion subsidy but the PTI government gave only Rs3 billion subsidy and still got all issues probed in a fair and transparent manner. He said Prime Minister Imran Khan fulfilled his promise by making the Sugar Scandal Forensic Report public.
He said the coronavirus pandemic had not only damaged the economy of Pakistan but of whole world and therefore lockdown restrictions were eased so that people could run their businesses and earn livelihood in a respectable manner. However, he said, the rush in bazaars and markets without observing SOPs and social distancing showed that they thought the coronavirus had gone.
Chaudhry Sarwar said some Rs500 million had been deposited in the Prime Minister Corona Relief Fund and ration distributed among over one million poor families.
The governor was addressing ceremonies organized to distribute ration among poor families of Shahdra at the office of PTI leader Naeem Haider Butt at Ravi Road and at Walton Road on behalf of singer Ali Zafar as well as talking to media persons on Saturday.
Red Crescent chairman and singer Ibrar-ul-Haq, PTI leader Naeem Haider Butt, Waheed Ahmad, Chaudhry Khalid Gujjar, Akbar Khan and singer Ali Zafar were present on the occasion.
The governor expressed his condolences for all those, who died in the PIA aircraft crash in Karachi on Friday and prayed that Allah may rest all martyrs' souls in eternal peace and help the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss.
Replying to media persons' questions, the governor said the people of Pakistan had given PTI and Imran Khan a mandate to rule for five years and added that the government would complete its five-year constitutional tenure. He said the government was facing no threat and working on a mission to serve the nation and the country. Unfortunately, he said, the opposition parties had nothing to say except criticizing the government on its every endeavor. He observed that the opposition would continue criticizing the government, even if it would do best of best things for the welfare of masses.
Sarwar said as soon as the sugar scandal surfaced the opposition parties started saying that it would not be investigated. When investigations completed, he said, the opposition started saying that the inquiries of forensic report would not come. Eventually, he said, PM Imran Khan fulfilled his promise of making the sugar scandal forensic report public. Still, he regretted, the opposition was busy criticizing the government.