PM ‘committed to Balochistan uplift’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Jan Muhammad Achakzai said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was taking keen interest in the development of Balochistan.



Talking to PTV, he said the premier was committed to the development of Balochistan and hence, steps have been taken to complete several projects including Gwadar port, Expressway and Gwadar Economic Zone within the given time-frame.



To a question, he said CPEC would benefit Central Asian States and Gulf region. Achakzai said that the prime minister expressed satisfaction over the pace of work being carried out in Gwadar and has himself monitored the projects.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 16^th, 2017.