Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif said that those who are talking of dividing Punjab into North and South are not our friends and she wants to keep Punjab as one unit. Addressing a ceremony in honour of position-holder students at University of Home Economics in Lahore on Thursday, Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said a full stop has been put on mismanagement and merit violations. Today, positions are not sold in educational institutions of the province, nor is there any violation of merit, she added. 

Maryam said those who talk against Punjab are not anyone's well-wishers and there is no division in her mind.  Talking about resources of provinces, Maryam Nawaz said no one has more or less, everyone has equal resources. Maryam Nawaz said 90,000 houses are being built evenly across Punjab. In Punjab, contracts were given on the basis of affiliation in the last four years and they cancelled all contracts received through political influence, Maryam said. She said “I am going to big cities after giving share to small cities.”

The rescue operation in Punjab's historic floods was also historic, Maryam said and added “If we complete our five years, Punjab will be a highly developed province.” Those who encourage violence cannot be your friends, Maryam said.“Maryam Nawaz is the protector of Punjab, the protector of the people's self-respect as well,” the chief minister said. Maryam will never make her people suffer, she said.Maryam said position-holder students brought glory to the country, saying the teachers and parents of position-holder students also deserve congratulations.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)