Advice shelved for arbitrary decisions

LAHORE - Since June, a reckless effort is being made at the Punjab Civil Secretariat in the name of ‘restoring the original glory’ of the buildings in the premises, but it seems to be more of a retrieval of the structure existed about 150 years ago, while no concern has been shown for the conservation of the buildings, and officials of the Communication and Works Departments are manning labourers, instead of experts carrying out the job.

According to a source, despite the fact that a report has been submitted to Chief Secretary Punjab Javed Mehmood for the conversation and restoration of the Punjab Civil Secretariat buildings, no heed has been paid to the recommendations of the report, which has been prepared by Secretary Information, Culture and Youth Affairs Orya Maqbool Jan Abbasi.