As many as 3,280 animals are distributing among the deserving widows of the rural areas in the Faisalabad division in next phase through balloting for enabling them to earn their livelihood. In this connection, the distribution programme has been started in Faisalabad district and a ceremony was held at Hockey Ground Tandlianwala for distributing 248 buffaloes and cows among the deserving widows of Tehsil Tandlianwala and Samundri.

Deputy Commissioner Salman Ghani was chief guests on the occasion while Parliamentarians Jaffar Ali Hocha, Arif Mehmood Gill, Director General Livestock Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Gill, AC Tandilianwala Abdul Razzaq Dogar, Director Livestock Dr Muhammad Nawaz Malik, Chairman Municipal Committee Tandlianwala Chaudhry Saeed, Additional Director Livestock Dr Saleha Gull, Assistant Director Dr Abdul Majid, Dr Atta Subhani, Dr Mudassar Zaidi, Dr Atiq, Dr Fareeha and others officers of Livestock department were also present.

Addressing the ceremony Deputy Commissioner said that this programme will go a long way in alleviation of poverty and will pave the way for promotion the livestock sector. He said that the programme has become a great success due to which poor women would now lead a better life in rural areas.

He said that this is unique uplift programme for the welfare of the poor women and development of the livestock sector. He congratulated the women those got animals and ask them to take special care of them. He also appreciated the arrangements of livestock department for holding successful ceremony.

Parliamentarians said that under the dynamic leadership of CM Shahbaz Sharif, Present Punjab government believed in practical steps instead of doing the politics of slogans, saying that the government was fulfilling all its promises made to people during election campaign.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2017