LAHORE - Special Assistant to Chief Minister (SACM) on Information Hasaan Khawar said on Saturday that it was the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan to provide equal growth opportunities to all segments of the society. He was addressing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) and Punjab Institute of Mental Health held here at TDCP bus terminal. He said that a free tour of tourism bus was being organised for the mentally disabled persons as per the direction of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar.

TDCP, Punjab Institute of Mental Health ink MoU

Under the MoU, inmates of Punjab Institute of Mental Health would visit historic places twice a month in double-decker bus, adding that the visits would be free of cost. The SACM said that tourism buses were getting good feedback of tourists in view of which the initiative was being started in other cities of Punjab after Lahore, Rawalpindi and Bahawalpur. He said that the strength of buses was being increased, adding that four single and nine double-decker buses would soon start operating. Hasaan Khawar said that the current government was continuing its journey of serving the masses by launching different initiatives like health card and others. The CM aide said that 20 out of 29 rest houses had been outsourced, adding that more rest houses would be given to private sector to ensure provision of quality services. Later, talking to the media, the SACM said that there was no concession and deal for plunderers who looted national wealth. He said that the opposition could do nothing—neither inside nor outside the Parliament. To a question, he said that recommendations were under consideration to make ‘Basant’ and other festivals safe for people.