QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti has said that the purpose of creating new districts in Balochistan is to ensure development in those areas which have been left behind in the journey of progress and to bring them forward.
Addressing a public gathering held on the occasion of granting district status to Barshore, the chief minister said that the establishment of new districts is aimed at ensuring equal development and prosperity across all regions of the province.
He announced that Barshore Tehsil Headquarters Hospital would be upgraded to the status of a District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ), police stations would be expanded, basic health units would be connected with the tele-health system, and 254 schools would be fully reactivated. He also announced that Barshore would be granted the status of a Municipal Committee.
The chief minister handed over the notification regarding the Municipal Committee status to the local MPA and Parliamentary Secretary Asfandyar Khan Kakar, and also announced measures to strengthen the administrative structure.
He said that a capable Deputy Commissioner has been appointed in the newly created district and has been instructed to deal politely with local elders and the public, and to fully activate the government machinery to make the new district functional and stable.
Congratulating the local people on the fulfillment of their long-standing demand, the chief minister said that the dream once seen by late Sarwar Khan Kakar has now been realised. The chief minister said that although some people criticise him on social media, he listens to them, but clarified that he would not be blackmailed through social media.
The chief minister also expressed full solidarity with the Muslim brothers in Iran and strongly condemned Israeli aggression.
He said that Pakistan has been blessed with a strong army chief who protects every inch of the country’s land.
