Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif travelled as an ordinary commuter here on Wednesday without any security or protocol in the newly launched urban transport bus in the provincial metropolis. The other passengers of the bus were pleasantly surprised to see the CM and the bus resounded with the slogans of ‘Chief Minister Punjab Zindabad’. Urban Transport Company Chairman Khawaja Ahmad Hasaan also accompanied him. The CM paid for the bus ticket and inquired from the fellow passengers about the new transport service. Citizens expressed gratitude to the CM over the service and requested him to increase the number of buses.The CM assured women that a separate bus service would be started for them soon and more buses would also be added.
LMWC outlines Muharram cleanliness programme: Lahore Waste Management Company (LMWC) has completed arrangements for maintenance of cleanliness in the city during Muharram, especially on the eve of Aashura. In a meeting presided over by Operations General Manager Khalid Majeed, the company’s plans to keep the city clean were reviewed. Special arrangements were made to keep all mosques, imam bargahs and places of majalis clean. All operations staff, zonal officers from all union councils and motor vehicle inspectors were also present. LWMC would be washing various roads and chowks in the city where majalises are being held. Data Darbar and its adjacent areas have already been washed by the company’s sanitary crew.
The cleaning would be carried out in three phases to ensure maximum sanitation, while a helpline has been established to address complaints.
The CM rolls like a common citizen
