Hakla to Dera Ismail Khan motorway to be completed by September: Murad
Hakla to Dera Ismail Khan motorway to be completed by September: Murad
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Minister for Communications Murad Saeed said the Hakla to Dera Ismail Khan motorway project will be completed by September this year.
The Senate resumed its session at the parliament house in Islamabad today (Thursday) with Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani in the chair.
Taking the floor in question hour in the House today (Thursday), he said 89 percent work on the project has been completed; only bridges are being constructed; it will soon be open for traffic.
The Minister said only 1100 kilometres of roads were approved in the last 15 years but our government has approved 3300 kilometres only in two and half years.
Responding to a question regarding improvement of Pakistan Post, the revenue of Pakistan Post has witnessed an increase of 7.86 billion rupees a year.
He said Pakistan Post has recently initiated a number of new financial services including same-day delivery, electronic money order, pick-up service for bulk mail, EMS plus delivery of parcels and packets at major overseas destinations in 72 hours and foreign remittance initiative in collaboration with National Bank of Pakistan at 500 locations.
He said the international ranking of Pakistan Post has improved from 94th to 60s.
Responding to a question, Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination Dr Fehmida Mirza said that the suspension of the Pakistan Football Federation by the FIFA Bureau is unfortunate for Pakistan.
She said the president of PFF was elected in 2018 as a result of elections held under the Supreme Court but FIFA did not accept it.
Answering a question about vaccination process, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan said 1.5 million people have been vaccinated so far. He said the daily vaccination rate has reached one hundred thousand. He said there is no shortage of ventilators or oxygenated beds.
