QUETTA:The Balochistan government under a new vision to explore and streamline its natural resources at par with other federating units is boosting up administrative and governance capacities of the province for better public service.
The civic life in Balochistan is improving to a great extent with successful implementation of the development schemes and strategic initiatives taken by its government to ensure socio-economic development of its people.
Boom in business activities coupled with better communication facilities, education and health infrastructure are marking a new era of development in the province.
Talking to reporter, the people of the province have expressed the confidence in the government and hoped that the province would soon serve as an engine of growth for the country’s economy.
Umar Nasar, an activist said that the economic activities in the province had increased manifold due to improvement in the road infrastructure, opening of new trade terminals at different border points, establishment of economic and industrial zones, promotion of research in agriculture and livestock sectors.
It had a direct impact on civic life of the people who were getting more job opportunities, better facilities for travelling, health and education, he added.
Chandni Kakar, a resident of Quetta, said that visible change in the city governance was witnessed with a number of schools, hospitals and water reservoirs were being set up to fulfill the basic needs of the people. She said that development work was being carried out in his area on the fast-track basis which had completely changed the outlook of Quetta city. “People will have smooth supply of water, gas and electricity, in addition to better sanitary services with the completion development schemes,” she asserted.
The same view was echoed by a resident of Loralai, who called upon the government to give same attention to other areas as being given to Quetta to ensure equitable distribution of resources in the province. He maintained that the judicious distribution of resources would help the government in transforming the province into hub of the country’s economy.
He said that expansion and reconstruction of roads would increase tourism activities in the area besides curtailing road traffic accidents and save public lives.
“The provincial government would utilize its all possible resource to carry out development work in all the areas without any discrimination,” an official of Balochistan said. He said that the government was working to digitize all the processes and would adopt automated procedures. The government is working hard to make sure timely completion of development projects, he said and added, the government has fulfilled thousands of posts on merit in the short period with aim to provide maximum job opportunities to the youth of the province.