| Buzdar says opposition played politics over COVID pandemic | Sees PDM’s long march doomed to fail | Hails effective policies, economic growth despite challenges
From Abid Usman
LAHORE: Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar on Thursday said that the opposition of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is only an expert in rhetoric and propaganda.
Usman Buzdar, in a statement, said that opposition do not have the courage to resign, nor can they hold long march and now people are tired of their threats.
Usman Buzdar added that the COVID and then on dengue but government took timely decisions to deal with the virus.
Usman Buzdar said that due to the PTI’s successful strategy, the effects of coronavirus in Pakistan were less compared to other countries but opposition’s politics have effected national unity.
A day earlier, Launching the ambitious Rs450 billion Naya Pakistan Qaumi Sehat Card here on Wednesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan again came to the defence of Usman Buzdar, saying the “worst ever campaigns” were initiated against the Punjab chief minister.
“No worse campaigns were launched against any chief minister than those against Usman Buzdar, but even then a survey declared him the top chief minister of the country,” the prime minister said while addressing a ceremony to distribute health cards among residents of the twin cities with an annual medical cover of up to Rs1 million for each family.
Under the scheme, all households of Islamabad, Punjab, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Tharparkar will be provided free medical treatment at government and private hospitals.
Saying he acknowledged the performance of Mr Buzdar, especially in ensuring provision of universal health coverage to the people of Punjab, the PM remarked: “In fact, Usman belongs to one of the most backward areas of the country and thus realises the suffering and problems confronting people.”
