Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has said that all stakeholders must work together to ensure social justice in society.
In her message on World Day of Social Justice, she said that the Pakistan Muslim League-N government firmly believed in principles of social justice, adding that ensuring justice and equality remained among its top priorities.
She said Islam strongly advocated social justice, equality and peaceful coexistence, and highlighted that the teachings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) provided a timeless message of fairness and compassion for humanity. The CM said societies lacking social justice lagged behind in the race for progress, adding that justice and equality formed the foundation of any civilised society.
She noted that the widening economic gap between rich and poor is giving rise to social challenges, and said initiatives such as the Minority Card and Himmat Card programmes reflected tangible progress towards achieving the goal of social justice.
Separately, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s Stroke Management Programme has helped a 45-year-old man recover after a severe paralytic attack, officials said.
Muhammad Imran, an employee of Pakistan Post, was rushed to Services Hospital Lahore after suffering a sudden stroke that left him unable to speak, with the left side of his body paralysed and his arm, hand and leg completely immobile.
According to doctors, he was brought to the emergency stroke management centre within four hours of the attack, where treatment was initiated immediately. He was administered an injection of Tenecteplase (TNK), a latest clot-busting medicine used for stroke patients.
Officials said the injection, which costs between Rs350,000 and Rs400,000, is being provided free of charge to patients under special directives of the chief minister.
Doctors said that within a few hours of receiving the injection, Imran regained movement in his limbs and was able to speak again.
Expressing gratitude, the patient thanked the chief minister and the medical team for providing timely treatment and free medication, saying the programme had given him a “second healthy life”.
Officials added that more than 700 stroke patients across Punjab had recovered through the programme so far, while the government has approved the establishment of stroke management facilities in all district headquarters hospitals, with neurologists to be appointed at each centre.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif expressed deep sorrow over the death of four people, including three children, in a collision between a truck and a car on Muridke-Narowal Road.
She extended her heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for strength for them to bear the irreparable loss.