Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar chaired the 7th meeting of the Punjab Emergency Council at his office which in principle approved Punjab Emergency Service Employees Regulation, 2022 and directed the cabinet standing committee for legislation to review its draft. It also approved giving a risk allowance, equal to one basic pay, to rescuers and directed the finance department to take steps in this regard. The CM disclosed that the motorbike rescue service would be launched in all the 36 districts in Punjab by July as its scope was being expanded to 27 districts. The past government spurned this important institution and the Punjab Emergency Council meeting was not called for eight long years; he lamented and pointed out that the incumbent government has modernized the rescue 1122 service to help the people in need. After 2015, new 258 ambulances have been provided to rescue 1122; he stated and expressed the satisfaction that air ambulance service was also being introduced. PES DG Dr Rizwan Naseer thanked the CM for extending the necessary cooperation. Law Minister Raja Basharat, MPAs Musarat Cheema, Khadija Umer, chief secretary, IG police, ACS (Home), administrative secretaries and others attended the meeting
