LAHORE: Punjab caretaker chief minister Hasan Askari on Friday said the interim government will make all possible efforts to ensure free and fair elections.
"All resources will be made use of to make the election peaceful and transparent," Askari said.
He stressed that the responsibility given to him will be completed.
"We consider this responsibility as the trust of the nation instilled in us and we will fulfil it," the interimchief minister said.
Newly appointed Chief Secretary Akbar Durrani and the province's Inspector General of Police Kaleem Imam called on the chief minister at the CM house earlier today.
Durrani and Imam reiterated the resolve to ensure free, transparent, and fair election process.
Later in the day, Askari also attended the oath-taking ceremony of the new ministers at the Governor House.He congratulated the ministers and said that the caretaker setup in Punjab was totally apolitical and neutral.
Askari took oath as caretaker Punjab chief minister on June 8.
Speaking to Geo Newssoon after his appointment, Askari had said that political parties should not worry over the transparency of the upcoming election.
"We will ensure that free and fair elections are held," he had asserted.
The caretaker Punjab chief minister had vowed that he would not use his position for wrong purposes and reiterated that he wouldfulfil his constitutional responsibility.