Govt will spend Rs 200 billion for construction of roads in Balochistan: PM Nawaz
The premier said that Pakistan's progress would begin from Balochistan
ZOHB (Dunya News) – Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday has said that the government would spend Rs 200 billion for construction of roads in Balochistan.
The Prime Minister addressed a gathering at the foundation stone laying cereomy of the western route of the Chine-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
The premier said that Pakistan’s progress would begin from Balochistan.
PM Nawaz said that Gwadar-Karachi coastal highway would be made a state-of-the-art motorway. He thanked the political parties for support of the CPEC. The PM said that several projects would complete by end of 2017.
A 243 Kilometre (Km) long road would be completed by April 2016 while the funding would be drawn from the development package, he added.
The Prime Minister said that around Rs 150 billion to Rs 200 billion would be spent in the coming three to four years on construction of roads. Feasibility reports of projects in Mach, Kharan and other areas are being prepared to initiate construction as soon as possible, he added.
Nawaz Sharif said that Gwadar port would be made one of the best ports in the coming years.
The Prime Minister said that construction of Gwadar-Hoshab road would be completed in January 2016, he added. The Gwadar-Hoshab road is 194 Km long.
PM Nawaz vowed to build trade routes to Afghanistan and beyond.
