ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has arrived in Quetta, capital of Balochistan, for one-day visit on Tuesday (today), according to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office.
According to details, the Prime Minister will visit Command and Staff College, Quetta while in Ziarat, he will visit the Quaid-e-Azam Residency. He will also address the gathering.
Sources prior to the development informed that the premier would inaugurate various development projects in Quetta. Due to PM Imran’s Quetta visit, the weekly cabinet meeting which, scheduled to take place, today (Tuesday) also postponed.
In his previous visit to Balochistan back in April, the premier inaugurated road projects — 162km Ziarat-Harnai road, 11km Dera Murad Jamali Bypass (N-65) and 23km dualisation of Quetta Western Bypass (N-25) — under the National Highway Authority (NHA),
The prime minister was given a briefing on Balochistan’s overall situation and development projects at a meeting, which was also attended by federal ministers Asad Umar, Murad Saeed and Zubaida Jalal, Balochistan Governor Justice Amanullah Khan, CM Alyani and his cabinet members.
The meeting was briefed on the coronavirus situation, capacity building of law enforcement agencies, provision of funds for the completion of uplift projects, setting up of border markets along the Pak-Iran border, utilisation of energy resources and recommendations for agricultural development and opportunities of socio-economic uplift.
While presiding over the meeting, PM Khan said the federal government was making all-out efforts for the progress and prosperity of the people of Balochistan on a priority basis. He appreciated the proposals regarding the law and order, economic development and directed relevant federal institutions to finalise the recommendations and proposals of the provincial government.
