Major milestone achieved in forming South Punjab province: Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has congratulated the people of South Punjab after the establishment of a separate South Punjab province.

On a social media website Twitter, FM Qureshi said, “This achievement is testament to our commitment to fulfilling our promise to the people of Pakistan”.

“I congratulate the people of Southern Punjab and I thank my Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI for his vision and support,” he added.

He further said after years of struggle and determination by the people of South Punjab, a major milestone has been achieved in the establishment of a separate South Punjab province.

This achievement is testament to our commitment to fulfil our promise to the people of Pakistan. I congratulate the people of Southern Punjab and I thank my Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI for his vision and support. https://t.co/DB7BSFcQXl

— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) September 1, 2020

Earlier, the Punjab government made the South Punjab civil secretariat functional by appointing 10 administrative secretaries. 

According to a notification, special secretary health M Ajmal Bhatti had been transferred and posted as secretary health South Punjab, additional secretary Finance Department Obaidullah Anwar has been appointed as secretary finance South Punjab, Shoaib Iqbal Syed, program director Punjab Resource Management Programme, as secretary Planning and Development Department South Punjab. 

Other appointments included Raja Khurram Shahzad, DG Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), as secretary local government South Punjab, Liaquat Ali Chattha, OSD, as secretary housing South Punjab, Saqib Ali Ateel, commissioner Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) Multan, as secretary agriculture South Punjab.

Aftab Ahmad Pirzada, additional commissioner Bahawalpur, as secretary livestock and dairy development South Punjab and Naushin Malik, director development and finance Bahawalpur as secretary services South Punjab.

Furthermore, Additional Chief Secretary Home Momin Agha was given the additional charge of the post of secretary home South Punjab, Secretary Law & Parliamentary Affairs Nazir Ahmad Gajana as secretary law South Punjab.