CM Orders Action On Proposals For Multan Development - UrduPoint
LAHORE, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Sep, 2026)
Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz Sharif met Members of the Punjab Assembly (MPAs) and ticket-holders from Multan, seeking their proposals for resolving public issues and accelerating development in the district.
The lawmakers and ticket-holders presented suggestions and recommendations regarding public issues and development projects, said a handout issued here on Saturday. The CM noted their proposals and directed the departments concerned to take necessary measures.
Multan's lawmakers thanked the chief minister for various development projects in the district and appreciated the construction of the Jalalpur Pirwala and Nooraja Bhutta flood protection bunds in record time.
The CM agreed to a proposal for construction of a bridge over the Chenab between Shujaabad and Khan Garh and directed authorities to examine a proposal for shifting the jail and developing the site as a public park. She also ordered expansion and redesigning of Khanewal Road.
On the occasion, CM Maryam Nawaz said the government’s development focus was not limited to any single city but covered 40 districts of Punjab. She stated that development projects were being launched for the first time in Punjab according to population ratios.
She added that Green Bus services were being introduced in remote areas of Punjab before Lahore and noted that a cancer ablation machine had been installed at Nishtar Hospital Multan after Mayo Hospital Lahore. This machine would provide cancer treatment without surgery not only to patients from Multan but also to those coming from other provinces.
The CM directed that elected representatives should remain involved in development projects in their respective constituencies until their completion.
The lawmakers expressed support for the chief minister’s development agenda and appreciated the government’s measures for public welfare, law and order, flood rehabilitation and elimination of encroachment groups.