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Business Recorder
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Recorder
Scope of model village will be expanded: Minister
LAHORE: Punjab Local Government Minister Zeeshan Rafique has said that Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz is simultaneously focusing on the development of cities and villages and thus the scope of the Punjab Development Programme (PDP) and Model Village will be expanded gradually. He expressed these views while presiding over a meeting held on Wednesday; Additional Secretary Ahmer Kaifi was also present. On this occasion, Punjab Municipal Development Fund Company (PMDFC) MD Syed Zahid Aziz briefed about the PDP, while Punjab Rural Municipal Development Company CEO Asadullah gave a briefing regarding the Model Village Programme. The meeting considered various suggestions for taking forward the Chief Minister's Model Village Programme. While addressing the meeting, the Minister said the Punjab government will complete sanitation, drainage and street paving schemes in cities and villages under both projects, adding that the provision of these facilities will improve the standard of living of the citizens. He noted that under the Suthra (Clean) Punjab programme, sanitation facilities are already available in every village. He said that union councils play a fundamental role in providing basic civic services; hence, these will be transformed into service centres across Punjab so that people can get essential services near their homes. He added that, on the special instructions of the Chief Minister, the procedure of birth and death certificates has been further simplified and made more accessible across Punjab; citizens can obtain certificates from home through an app. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Express Tribune
06-08-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
'Modern' women's college opens in Rawat
Under the education-friendly initiative of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, a Government Associate College for Women equipped with state-of-the-art facilities has been established in Jhatthial, Rawat. According to details, the college was set up in line with the CM's vision to promote education in suburban rural areas of Rawalpindi and to empower and educate women. Classes at the newly built campus will commence on August 1. The college building, designed with modern architecture, includes spacious classrooms along with well-equipped science and computer laboratories. Senior PML-N leader and Member of the National Assembly, Engineer Qamarul Islam, said the area of Chak Pelli Khan, Rawat, is being upgraded under the Model Village Programme. Speaking to The Express Tribune, he highlighted that the completion of the Nawaz Sharif Flyover has improved traffic flow on Adiala Road. He added that after the ongoing road construction is completed this year, a Green Metro Bus Service will be launched, connecting Rawat with the existing Metro Bus network of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The MNA praised party leaders for providing numerous public facilities to his constituency in the past and promised that people-friendly projects will continue in the future.
