{"id":49623,"date":"2024-01-19T02:06:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T02:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/canadian-hc-calls-on-punjab-cm-naqvi-pakistan-observer\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T02:06:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T02:06:05","slug":"canadian-hc-calls-on-punjab-cm-naqvi-pakistan-observer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/canadian-hc-calls-on-punjab-cm-naqvi-pakistan-observer\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian HC calls on Punjab CM Naqvi – Pakistan Observer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Canadian High Commissioner (HC) to Pakistan Leslie Scanlon on Thursday called on Punjab Chief Minister Syed MohsinNaqvi and discussed matters of mutual interest, especially the proposed agreement between Canada and the government of Punjab on sending workforce from the province to the commonwealth country.<\/p>\n

Views were also exchanged over the efforts being made for the protection of the environment, especially enhancing cooperation for controlling smog in the urban centers of Punjab.
Canadian HC, on the occasion, termed the experiment made by the provincial government of an artificial rain in Lahore a good omen. \u201cYou, Mr. Chief Minister has done remarkable work in various sectors,\u201d she said to the CM.<\/p>\n

Scanlon expressed the hope that the chief minister\u2019s upcoming visit to Canada would further strengthen ties between the two countries. \u201cSimilarly, an exchange of delegations between the two countries will also help further strengthen these relations,\u201d she said, and expressed the resolve to increase cooperation between her country and the Punjab government in various sectors.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the occasion, CM Naqvi said that extremely friendly ties existed between both Pakistan and Canada. He said for the first time in history, youth from Punjab would be sent to Canada for employment. \u201cA delegation of the provincial government will visit Canada in the ongoing month to sign an agreement,\u201d he said, and expressed the optimism that the agreement would help youth of the province earn their livelihood through honourable means.<\/p>\n

The chief minister told the visiting dignitary that he and his team had delivered in several sectors. \u201cWe are upgrading 114 hospitals of Punjab. Since most of them were in a pathetic state.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went on to say that the provincial government ensured the completion of development projects in Punjab ahead of deadline. \u201cThe government is giving 26,000 electric bikes and electric rickshaws to the youth on interest-free and easy installments,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cBan has been imposed at the government level on the purchase of bikes that run on petrol.\u201d
The CM went on to say that for the first time, the government planned to install five anti-smog towers in Lahore. \u201cThe first tower will be installed in the beginning of February.\u201d
The chief minister told the Canadian HC that development schemes that had been awaiting completion for the last several years were completed at a brisk pace and without compromising on quality courtesy untiring efforts by the government.<\/p>\n

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