CM Bugti reviews Quetta Development Package: 12 projects done, 7 under way

QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Sarfraz Bugti chaired an important meeting on the Quetta Development Package at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat. The meeting reviewed progress on ongoing projects to improve development, beautification and civic facilities in the provincial capital.

The meeting was told that 12 projects under the Quetta Development Package have been completed and work on seven is in progress. Five new projects have also been proposed.

Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti directed that work on the ongoing projects be speeded up and that their timely completion be ensured at all costs. He also ordered that work on the newly proposed projects begin without delay.

Quetta is the face of the province

The Chief Minister said Quetta is the face of the province and that the city’s development and beauty are tied to the identity of the whole of Balochistan. He said the government would use all available resources to make Quetta a better, more beautiful and modern provincial capital.

He said practical steps would be taken under a comprehensive strategy to restore Quetta’s past beauty and historic identity. Projects to improve basic civic facilities, develop infrastructure and beautify the city would be completed on a priority basis.

The Chief Minister directed that quality, speed and transparency be ensured in the Quetta Development Package projects and that unnecessary delays in development work be avoided. Mir Sarfraz Bugti said the government is committed to making Quetta a beautiful and well-organised city where citizens have better basic facilities. He said the provincial capital should also stand out as a modern city with its historical and cultural identity intact.

Chief Secretary Balochistan Shakeel Qadir Khan, Senior Member Board of Revenue Kamber Khan Dashti, Finance Secretary Jehangir Khan, Project Director Rafiq Baloch and other officials concerned attended the meeting.

Photo: courtesy DGPR Balochistan