Lahore: A ceremony held to distribute livestock assets among deserving women at Government Model Higher Secondary School Khanewal on behalf of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif. In which animals were distributed among 200 women whose names drawn successfull through the balloting of district quota.The chief guest of the ceremony was Provincial Minister for Livestock and Agriculture Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani. On this occasion, members of the Provincial Assembly Usama Khan Leghari, Rana Saleem Hanif, Usama Fazal, Chaudhry Zia-ur-Rehman, former provincial minister Haji Irfan Ahmed Daha, Secretary Livestock Punjab Saqib Ali Ateel and Deputy Commissioner Dr. Salma Suleman were also present. Provincial Minister for Livestock and Agriculture Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani, while addressing the ceremony , stated that for the first time, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has thought about the welfare of destitute working women.

He endorsed that I have come to Khanewal on behalf of the Chief Minister to deliver the animals to widows and divorced women. The credit for economic reforms for the poor goes to Mian Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz Sharif. The Minister for Livestock and Agriculture further explained that Rs. 5,000 is also was given as feed for heifers. The backbone of our economy is agriculture, of which 65 percent belongs to livestock. He said that the staff of the Livestock Department will also conduct regular check-ups of the distributed animals. Another one billion Rs. animals are was purchased for deserving women. Livestock assets are also was increased to accomplish the meat demand.

The Provincial Minister highlighted that our government has fulfilled all the promises in one year. A clear difference will be seen after 4 years. I pray for the improvement of the economic conditions of poor and deserving women. Rana Saleem Hanif said that the process of distributing livestock assets has been made very transparent, and successful women should pray for the long life of Chief Minister Punjab. Secretary Livestock Saqib Ali Ateel, Haji Irfan Ahmed Daha, and Deputy Commissioner Dr. Salma Suleman also addressed the ceremony. Later, after draw of balloting , heifers were handed over to deserving women. Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani also inspected the livestock stock along with the members of the provincial assembly.