Rs40bn approved for development projects in Balochistan

QUETTA: The Balochistan Planning and Development Department has approved around Rs40 billion to finance presently ongoing and new development projects for the second quarter of the current fiscal year.

invest with imarat

Islamabad’s emerging city centre

Learn More

According to official sources, a meeting presided by Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani was briefed on development projects by Additional Chief Secretary Planning and Development Abdul Rehman Buzdar on Monday.

The chief minister said that a new era of development has been brought by prioritising the timely release of funds for development projects.

“Previously, funds generally lapsed because they were issued at the end of the fiscal year. No delay will be tolerated in completion of development projects and there will be no compromise on quality of work,” he added.

Mr Buzdar told the meeting that 344 development projects included in the current development programme would be completed by the end of the current fiscal year, while the remaining 210 development schemes would also be completed within time.

Matters related to the departments of education, planning and development, sports, health, urban planning and development and youth affairs and 77 projects of other departments were also discussed in the meeting.

Finance Minister Mir Zahoor Ahmed Buledi, Communications Minister Mir Arif Jan Mohammad Hasni, Adviser to the CM on Education Mir Mohammad Khan Lehri, Parliamentary Secretary of the Balochistan Assembly Abdul Khaliq Hazara, Chairman of the Quetta Development Authority Bushra Rind and secretaries of the departments concerned also attended the meeting.

For more news and blogs, visit graana.com

Maham Tahir

Recent Posts

KP Government Considers 31km Outer Ring Road in Peshawar to Ease Traffic

Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is exploring plans to construct a 31-kilometre outer ring road…

4 days ago

NHA Utilises 56% of Development Budget in First Half of FY26

Islamabad: The National Highway Authority (NHA) has spent more than half of its development budget…

5 days ago

Karachi to Upgrade 183 Roads Under Special Infrastructure Program

Karachi: A high-level meeting chaired by Sindh Minister for Local Government Syed Nasir Hussain Shah…

2 weeks ago

Al Akaria Signs SR1.2 Billion Lease Deal for Amsa Vue Residential Compound in Riyadh

Riyadh: Saudi Real Estate Co. (Al Akaria) has signed a long-term lease agreement with Amsa…

2 weeks ago

Land Acquisition Begins for Thalian Interchange of Rawalpindi Ring Road Project

Rawalpindi: The divisional administration has begun acquiring land for the Rs5 billion Thalian Interchange, a…

2 weeks ago

FBR May Seek IMF Approval to Cut FY26 Tax Target by Up to PKR 100 Billion

Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is preparing to seek approval from the International…

3 weeks ago