Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday reiterated that the development, prosperity and welfare of the people of Balochistan remained the federal government’s top priority.
The prime minister expressed these views during a meeting with a delegation of senior politicians and members of the Senate from Balochistan at the Prime Minister’s Office, a news release said.
During the meeting, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Balochistan was rich in natural resources and emphasized that the government was making every possible effort to ensure that the people of the province fully benefited from those resources.
He said the federal government, in collaboration with the provincial government, was actively working for the progress and uplift of Balochistan and undertaking measures aimed at improving the living standards of its people.
The delegation included Senator Mir Dostain Khan Domki, Balochistan Provincial Minister for Public Health Engineering Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran, Member of the Balochistan Assembly Sardar Changez Marri, and Mir Khuda Bakhsh Marri.
The participants also discussed matters relating to the overall development of the province and the welfare of the people of Balochistan.
