Provincial Minister for Energy Dr. Akhtar Malik said on Tuesday that the government of Punjab will conduct a survey in order to know the real estimate of damage caused by hailstorm to crops. The report of the survey will be presented in the House.
He was speaking on the floor of House. He said the government will compensate farmers whose crops were destroyed due to recent hailstorms. Speaking on the adjournment motion, PML-N MPA Muhammad Arshad Malik pointed out that the potato growers are not getting proper price of their crop. He said due to decreasing prices of potato, farmers are suffering particularly belonging to districts of Sahiwal, Okara and Pakpattan. He demanded that the government should take notice of the situation and look for new international markets for the export of potatoes.
Speaking on a point of order, PML-N MPA Hina Pervez Butt asked that how many teams visited the rain-affected areas after the directions of Prime Minister Imran Khan to the Chief Minister Punjab to take steps for solving the problems of farmers who lost their crops due to hailstorm.
While responding to questions on health during the question hour, Health Minister Dr. Yasmeen Rashid said that she met the drug inspectors and directed them to have zero tolerance against sale of spurious medicines. She said the government had taken notice against 1061 medical stores for selling spurious medicines in 2018. The samples of 29 medicines were found substandard and the cases against them were pending.
PML-N MPA Malik Ahmed Khan said that instead of giving details of the health initiatives taken by Prime Minister Health program, Dr Yasmeen Rashid should brief the House about initiatives taken by the provincial government in health sector. He further said that after 18th amendment health is a provincial subject.
Speaking on the point of order, PML-N MPA Rana Mashood criticized the government for cutting the higher education budget. He said opposition will resist any such move.
PML-N MPA Tariq Gill speaking on the point of order said that a unanimous resolution should be passed in the house for showing solidarity with the innocent Christians of Sri Lanka who were killed in a terror attack on Easter.
Law Minister Raja Basharat said that Tariq Gill should move the resolution and treasury benches will support it.