Pakistan’s progress is linked to that of Balochistan: PM Shehbaz

ISLAMABAD, July 28 (SABAH): Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that despite sporadic attempts here and there, Balochistan has been a victim of our collective neglect. He said that the province has not progressed at par with other federating units, which is a shame.

In a statement issued on twitter on Friday, PM Shehbaz Sharif said that it was quite an eventful day in Gwadar on Thursday where he was joined by federal ministers, Army Chief, Governor and CM Balochistan and the government officials. We inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for a series of development, infrastructural and educational projects that will change the destiny of the region, he said.

“My idea of development is rooted in the uplift of standards of living of the people. It is their socio-economic well-being and welfare that forms the core of real development. The people of Balochistan have the first right on the resources of the province. When their lives and those of their children change for the better, they will own development and become a partaker in it. I toured all the affected regions of Balochistan during the devastating floods last year and saw the conditions for myself” PM Shehbaz Sharif said.

“At the risk of repetition, I would say that Pakistan’s progress is linked to that of Balochistan. My meeting with the youth of the province on the occasion of distribution of laptops was a high point of my visit. Their beaming faces reassured me that the future of Balochistan and Pakistan is in safe and responsible hands. The old guard only needs to do their bit” PM Shehbaz Sharif said.