Pakistan, Nov. 3 -- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has set a 15-day deadline for a 100 percent improvement in cleanliness across the province.

The CM directed the district administrations to ensure visible results through effective sanitation operations.

The performance of the Suthra Punjab programme was reviewed at a special meeting chaired by the Chief Minister, here on Monday, which considered discontinuing solid waste management companies over their unsatisfactory performance. The meeting decided to shift to self-operation in Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Multan and Dera Ghazi Khan.

Expressing concern over dust and dirt on roads across the province, Maryam Nawaz Sharif directed the daily washing of main roads and order...