PM urges estranged Balochs to enter 'national mainstream'
Awaran district was badly affected by the devastating earthquake last month.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday made an appeal to estranged Baloch members to enter into the national mainstream and become part of the nation building process.
He gave these remarks during visit to quake-hit Awaran district.
On the occasion, the Prime Minister announced compensation of five hundred thousand rupees for the heirs of those died in the disaster and one hundred and fifty thousand rupees for the injured.
He said the government has not accepted any foreign assistance for the relief and rehabilitation of quake affected areas. Federal and provincial governments will collectively provide funds for the whole purpose.
Nawaz Sharif has assured that reconstruction activities in the quake affected areas of Balochistan will be carried out on fast track basis.
He said the quake affected district of Awaran will be transformed into a model district and developed on the pattern of Islamabad and Karachi.
Announcing several new initiatives for Awaran district‚ he said that solar energy will be introduced in the district to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity to the people. Similarly supply of gas will be ensured to the area.
The Prime Minister flew from Karachi to Balochistan s Awaran area where he was briefed about the relief activities being carried out for the earthquake victims.
Chief Minister Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik Baloch received the Prime Minister on his arrival.
Interior Minister‚ Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan‚ Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Resources‚ Jam Kamal and Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Maj. Gen Saeed Aleem accompanied the Prime Minister.
