Caretaker Federal Minister Communication tells caretaker CM: Completion of Quetta-Karachi, Quetta-Zhob and Quetta-Jaccobabad highways topmost priority

Ashraf Tarar says all projects of highways in Balochistan would be put on fast track for early completion; work on construction of Pinjra pull to be started in September this year; pace of work on ongoing Quetta western bypass project has been accelerated

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QUETTA (6 AM Report): The caretaker Federal Minister for Communications, Ashraf Tarar has stated that the completion of different highways connecting Quetta to various parts of the country i..e, Karachi, Zhob and Jaccobabad is topmost priority of the interim government.

The Federal Minister Communications said that all the projects of highways including Quetta-Karachi, Quetta-Zhob and Quetta-Jaccobabad would be put on fast track for early completion.

The work on construction of Pinjra pull (bridge) would be started in September this year while the pace of work on the ongoing western bypass project has been accelerated.

This and similar other details were shared by the caretaker Federal Minister while speaking to the caretaker Chief Minister, Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki who called on him here at the CM’s secretariat on Wednesday.

During the course of meeting, the matters about reconstruction as ell as repair and expansion of the roads and highways were discussed.

Speaking on the occasion, the caretaker Federal Minister said that he is visiting Balochistan on directives of the caretaker Prime Minister, Anwarul Haq Kakar.

He said that it is directive of the Prime Minister to complete the projects of highways on priority basis.

The Federal Minister informed that the PC-I of dualization of Quetta-Jaccobabad road has been approved. He said that the National Highway Authority (NHA) would spent major portion of its resources in Balochistan.

The caretaker Chief Minister on the occasion noted with pleasure that the federal government has started paying attention on the province on directives of caretaker Prime Minister.

He said that the immediate rehabilitation of the bridges located on the Quetta-Karachi highway is very important as the people are facing severe problems due to the damaged bridges.

The Federal Minister directed the Member NHA to take steps on emergent basis for rehabilitation of the damaged bridges.

 

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