Minister reviews cleanliness arrangements for Eid

LAHORE, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th May, 2026) On the instructions of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Minister for Local Government Zeeshan Rafique visited Faisalabad to review the arrangements made for Eid-ul-Azha.

According to a spokesperson for Local Government Department, the provincial minister also met Commissioner Faisalabad Musarrat Jabeen and discussed facilities at the cattle sale points, and issued necessary instructions. Officials from other districts of Faisalabad division attended the briefing on Eid arrangements at the Commissioner’s office via video link.

Addressing the meeting, Minister Zeeshan Rafique said:" We all have to ensure high standards of cleanliness on Eid with teamwork as per the instructions of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. He said that this time, the teams of Clean Punjab will use megaphones to collect the offal from the streets and residential areas.

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"Citizens should see the Suthra Punjab teams active in the street fields", he urged. The provincial minister stressed on accelerating the process of door-to-door distribution of waste bags to collect offal saying that the places of collective sacrifice, roads will be washed with lime, phenyl and rose water. "We have to provide services beyond the expectations of the citizens and the Chief Minister", he pledged.

Zeeshan Rafique directed that the secretaries of union councils in the villages should be divided into areas and taken out to the field. "Local government officers should also be involved in the monitoring process", he added. He said that permanent teams of Suthra Punjab should be deputed for railway areas and tracks.

During his visit, the provincial minister also visited Chowk Ghanta Ghar Faisalabad and adjacent markets. He distributed eco-friendly waste bags among shopkeepers and citizens.