Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reforms Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar on Tuesday said the federal government has adopted a holistic policy towards Balochistan to bring it at par with other areas of the country. He emphasised that the federal government is considering launching a project to provide electricity, construct dams in collaboration with provincial government to provide clean drinking water to the people of Balochistan as well as enhance financial allocation as part of its Quetta package. The federal minister was talking to a delegation from Balochistan which called on him in Islamabad. Federal Minister for Defense Production. Zubeda Jalal, Members of National Assembly, Members of Provincial Assembly from Balochistan and senior officials of the Ministry were also present in the meeting. The minister stated that the incumbent government is focusing on providing electricity and clean drinking water and is committed to bring socio-economic development in the province for uplift of the people of the area. Published in Daily Times, October 24th 2018.