PM Shehbaz urges all the stakeholders of the state to sit together to find solution to all issues of Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, May 16 (SABAH): Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed to ensure provision of funds for the development of Balochistan as it is directly linked with the progress of Pakistan.
PM Shehbaz Sharif was talking to the commission, constituted to enquire and investigate the grievances of students belonging to Balochistan, which called on him, in Islamabad on Tuesday.
The Prime Minister said the government is striving hard for the mainstreaming of women and deprived sections of the society.
He said the national political leadership is giving a message of peace, friendship and prosperity to the people of Balochistan.
The commission briefed the Prime Minister about its report compiled regarding grievances of the students of Balochistan and their redressal.
The Prime Minister urged all the stakeholders of the state to sit together to find the solution to all issues of Balochistan, especially that of the missing persons.
Terming the report a comprehensive document, Shehbaz Sharif instructed the federal and the provincial authorities to ensure implementation on the suggestions proposed in the report. He advised to ensure national unity and progress by adopting a strategy of partnership.
It is pertinent to mention that the commission was constituted in light of the orders of the Islamabad High Court in September 2022 to enquire and investigate the grievances of students belonging to Balochistan.
Convener of the Commission Sardar Muhammad Akhtar Jan Mengal and its members, including Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, Senator Kamran Murtaza Advocate, Afrasiyab Khattak, Nasir Mehmood Khosa and Additional Secretary Senate Major retired Husnain met the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Federal Ministers and other high officials were also present on the occasion.
Meanwhile Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to expedite the supply of flour to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In a statement on Tuesday, he said no negligence will be tolerated in this regard.
The Prime Minister said the provincial governments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa should improve their coordination for uninterrupted supply of flour.
It merits mention here that on the directives of the Prime Minister, flour was being supplied from Punjab to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to overcome the crisis. The Prime Minister himself is monitoring the delivery of flour.