AN INTERVIEW WITH MAYOR OF BAHAWALPUR

AN INTERVIEW WITH MAYOR OF BAHAWALPUR

Reported and written by Hafiz Shehzad Ali

Department of Media Studies

The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

The department of Media Studies of The Islamia University of Bahawalpur arranged an interview with The Mayor of Bahawalpur, Aqeel Najam Hashmi on 29th January, 2018 at Jinah Hall to know the latest development of Bahawalpur, role of its institution’s in economic development of the region, role of Islamia University in surrounding areas, sanitation matters, and to explore hidden realities and potential of Bahawalpur.

In interview, The Mayor courteously explained his infrastructural, developmental, medical and other achievements that are being nearly to be completed and some are successfully completed. In his interview, he thanked to I.U.B. interviewers including Senior scholar and active journal trainer Sir. Dr. Rana Shahzad and his media team including couple of students.

First of all, he happily praised the beauty of Bahawalpur City, its culture, way of trade, way of courtesy, role of its development for the whole country, productive yield for Pakistan, and other cooperative benefits. He added that Bahawalpur is famous for its peace as more than half million tourists tour to its Cholistan desert in Annual Jeep Rally, where, everything is peaceful and protective, no any calamity occured such as violence, terror, exchanging abuses, quarrel or even a single slap.

While talking on his achievements, he said that their leadership has given 5 million rupees to 21 union councils within a single year, that is a record. He praised Shahbaz Sharif on his waste management project that is full of professional staff, modern equipments, standard sanitation plans and modern way of services that is a role model, further, he added that Speedo-Bus service project has enabled the transportation system very comfortable and easy for daily passengers, water filtration plants have a highly useful impact on the natives, installation of traffic signals have changed the way of traffic in a positive direction.

He emphasized that their municipal team has done a lot within short given time, moreover, he hoped that Punjab government must take revolutionary steps to improve tourism sector in Bahawalpur city so that it is promoted and may get its past and lost identity. While giving the answers of the questions, he assured that he will convey the message to Najam Sethi to launch PCB Cricket academy for the youth of Bahawalpur. He hoped that in future, 3rd lane of circular road of Bahawalpur will be built soon, two medical dispensaries are planned to form for the citizens of Quaid-e-Azam colony and Tibba Badar Sher, more water filtration plants, two food streets within two months.

He thanked to Honorable senior journal Prof. Dr. Rana Shahzad, Vice Chancellor  of I.U.B. and media studies department’s learners to record his productive and visionary thoughts.