Inflation, governance real challenges: Punjab governor

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said that governance and inflation are the real challenges for the government and not the opposition.

“We have to improve governance and introduce a system of reward and retribution at all levels. Whoever commits corruption, he must be punished to set a precedent,” he said, while addressing the 14th founding day function of the Insaf Students Federation (ISF) and later on talking to newsmen at the Governor House Lahore.

“If we gain the trust of people, then no power will be able to defeat us in the next election. The government is performing well under the leadership of Imran Khan,” he added.

“The opposition is blaming us for all the faults as if we have been ruling the country for the last 70 years.”

Sarwar said that there are other issues also, besides inflation, but it is also a fact that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is taking practical steps to rid the nation of these problems.

There are dozens of government programmes, including Ehsas Programme, Kamyab Jawan Programme, Insaf Health Card and Ehsas Scholarship Programme, through which efforts are being made to eradicate poverty and unemployment and the people are also getting relief.

“Today’s ISF event reminded me of enthusiasm and fervor in the youth, which was found in them in the days when we were in the opposition.” It is because of the hard work of the youth of Pakistan that Tehreek-e-Insaf came to power and Imran Khan became the prime minister, and even today the youth of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is our greatest strength,” he added.

The governor said money is needed to build hospitals, schools, colleges and other institutions, but no money is needed to improve good governance. “Therefore, time has arrived when we must focus on improving governance and strengthening the local bodies in Punjab,” the governor said, adding: “The PTI in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa resolved people’s problems at their doorsteps through a better local government system.

“That is why, the people have elected us with two-thirds majority there. We also need to bring reforms in the police system,” he added.

Minister of State for Information Farrukh Habib said that the Insaf Students Federation (ISF) was founded on the basis of the party ideology. The government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, is providing all opportunities to the youth of Pakistan to move forward.

“There is no doubt that the present government has provided employment opportunities to the youth of Pakistan through the Kamyab Jawan Programme and today the youth is moving forward successfully and there is no other example like this in the past,” the minister said.

Habib said that the mission of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is to serve the people and InshaAllah it would resolve all the problems of the country, including inflation and unemployment and it would be made strong and prosperous.