Share:LAHORE - The Punjab government has decided to allot state land in Cholistan to 20,000 local farmers for cultivation in a phased programme. Decision to this effect was taken in a meeting held under the chair of Punjab Chief Minister Ch Parvez Elahi at his office on Friday. The chief minister directed that a plan be devised to give government lands in the expanse of Cholistan to 20,000 local farmers for temporary cultivation for a period of five years in a transparent manner. The chief minister said that government would resolve Cholistan farmers’ problems on a priority basis. The chief minister said that his party had always raised its voice for freedom of the Press.
