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ISLAMABAD, (APP): Minister of State for Petroleum and
Natural Resources, Jam Kamal Khan Thursday said that the Pakistan
China Economic Corridor (CPEC) would bring about economic revolution
in the whole Baluchistan region.
He said that the development of Gawadar port was the priority
of the government which would not only help development of the area
but would ensure progress of whole Balochistan.
According to press statement issued here, the Minister was
inaugurating a gas extension project of Sui Southern in Gawadar. He
urged the youth to focus on education and overcome all the
confronting challenges.
He said that provision of gas to the far-flung areas of
Balochistan was priority of his government.
He said that no attention was given to the far flung areas of
Balochistan in the past, however added that the current government
was focusing on backward areas and was working on various schemes to
uplift these areas.
He said that the government was working on different projects
of education, health, irrigation to help develop the area.
Earlier, the minister was briefed by Acting Director Sui
Southern, Waseem Ahmad on the extension project. He was informed
that gas network existed in Gawadar since 2006 which has been
facilitating about 994 domestic and two commercial consumers.
He said that with the extension of the project, all the areas
of city would be facilitated. Chairman Gawadar, Dosteen Jamal-ud-
Din, Chiarman District Council, Babu Ghulab Baloch, Deputy
Commissioner Gowadar Tufail Baloch were also present on the
occasion.