Our Correspondent Quetta
Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan on Wednesday said communication is essential for the development of any area while the positive effects of an integrated communication system not only affect the area but also bring about a change and prosperity everywhere.
He said that Awaran area of Balochistan is the hub that we will look at in a different way in future saying in our recent development program, we have proposed development projects for construction of roads from Panjgur to Awaran, Awaran to Jhao Bella and Karachi which the completion of the shortest route from Iran to Karachi would be available that the feasibility study of the project is also kept.
The CM Balochistan Jam Kamal Khan expressed these views while addressing at the ceremony of Jhal Jhao of groundbreaking for the highway rehabilitation and up gradation of laying the foundation Stone project.
Prime Minister Imran Khan was the chief guest at the event. Deputy Speaker National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri, Federal Minister for Defense Production Ms. Zubaida Jalal, Federal Minister for Communications Murad Saeed, Governor Balochistan Syed Zahoor Ahmed Agha, Senator Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar, Senator Agha Umar Ahmed Zai, Member National Assembly Nawabzada Khalid Khan Magsi and other parliamentarians attended the ceremony.
Expressing special thanks to PM Imran Khan in his address, the Chief Minister said many promises were made in the past and the foundation stone of various projects was also laid but in practice we did not see the completion of projects due to non-availability in Balochistan.
He said we are allies at the Center and in the province and the work done in the last three years in the Federal PSDP is unprecedented.
He said that China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC) Western Route, Quetta Bypass Road, Hoshab Awaran Road, Jhao Bella Road, South Balochistan Package, Ziarat Cross to Ziarat Sanjawi Road, Dera Murad Jamali Bypass and similar Nukandi Mashkeel projects are also underway while these are not small projects.
The Chief Minister said that if some of these roads had been built by the previous government, they would have been discussed more.