LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has stated that candidates of the PMS competitive examination would be given two years of age relaxation. Similarly, the same facility would also be provided to the candidates for advertised posts. This would benefit thousands of candidates as they are a valuable asset to the nation, he said. In-principle approval has been given in this regard which would also be approved from the provincial cabinet, the CM concluded.

Separately, Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has expressed a deep sense of sorrow over the loss of precious human lives due to house fire in the Pir Mahal area of TT Singh. In a statement, the CM extended sympathies to the bereaved family and directed the administration to submit a report after investigation. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council granted the Kashmiris the right to decide about their future through its resolution passed on January 5, 1949 but the decision has remained unfulfilled due to Indian stubbornness.

In his message, Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar said the people of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir are awaiting a peaceful resolution to the core issue of Kashmir according to Security Council’s resolution. Regrettably, the Kashmiris are writing history with their blood to eke out their legal right; he said and vowed that Pakistan will continue to extend full support to Kashmiris’ right of self-determination.

Pakistanis salute their Kashmiri brethren who are the continuous victim of the worst Indian atrocities in IOK. The silence of the international community over the worst genocide being committed in IOK is unfortunate, he lamented. The peaceful resolution to the core issue of Kashmir would ensure durable peace in South Asia and it is incumbent upon the international community to play its role so that the oppressed Kashmiris could exercise their right of self-determination, concluded the CM.