Govt committed to development of Balochistan: Bakhtyar
Last updated on: 11 April,2019 07:45 am
Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar on Wednesday said development of Balochistan would be accorded priority.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar on Wednesday said that the present government was committed to the development of Balochistan to harness the province’s true potential and bring it at par with other developed areas of the country.
Khusro Bakhtyar stated this while talking to Deputy Speaker National Assembly, Qasim Suri, Chairman Balochistan National Party (M), Sardar Akhtar Mengal, who along-with a delegation called on him here on Wednesday.
The minister said that said that Balochistan would get the lion’s share for various socio-economic initiatives and schemes especially for poverty reduction.
The Minister apprised that Prime Minister Imran Khan in his recent visit to Balochistan performed groundbreaking of the Rs 65 billion Zhob-Kuchlak section of western route, Rs 17 billion project of transmission line for Makran coast, Rs 23 billion new Gwadar Airport project, hospital as well as vocational institute.
The Minister said that the government was working on regional equalization development programme adding that development of Balochistan would be accorded priority.