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Cheema condemns Centre for officers transfer

Our Correspondent
Thursday, Sep 22, 2022

LAHORE: Adviser on Information Omer Sarfraz Cheema on Wednesday said that the federal government was bent upon trampling down the people and the political opponents like a run amok elephant. He denounced that the federal government was giving vent to its hatred and malice on matters like appointments and transfers in the bureaucracy.

He stated that the PDM leaders were busy in only political acting for the want of practical measures. The petroleum prices are subsequently decreasing in the international markets while they are on the rise in Pakistan. He censured that the people were being financially squeezed in order to give benefit to the 88 oil distribution companies. Omar Cheema said that the federal government instead of providing relief to the people was causing unbearable price-hike each passing day. Omar Cheema emphasised that the people being suppressed under the oppressive petrol and electricity bills wanted to get rid of the incumbent corrupt PDM government instantly.

steps to control smog: A ministerial committee in its meeting held under the chairmanship of Provincial Minister for Environmental Protection, Cooperatives and Parliamentary Affairs Basharat Raja has reviewed measures regarding possible smog here Wednesday.

Provincial Law Minister KhurramShehzad Virk and Provincial Minister Communications and Works Ali Afzal Sahi also participated in the meeting. Secretary Industries and Commerce Dr Ahmad JavedQazi briefed the meeting on the emission from industries.

The ministerial committee directed that the department of industry and commerce should continuously monitor the dense industrial districts of Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala and Sialkot.

Provincial Minister Basharat Raja said that the threat of smog is looming over the head, so there is no room for laziness. “The industries department should submit the report of hazardous emissions from the industries every week” directed the minister. He expressed the hope that the smog situation will be better this time but it depends more on the intensity of crop residue burning in the neighbouring country. Basharat Raja said that Chief Minister PervaizElahi recently inaugurated mobile smog units for Lahore, which are taking action against smog-emitting vehicles on the roads. Air pollution is not a problem that requires attention for one or two months but we have to continue our activities throughout the year.