Gwadar East Bay express project to enhance regional connectivity: Minister

Author: APP

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Housing and Works Maulana Abdul Wasay Saturday said that the Gwadar East-bay Expressway project would enhance regional connectivity, strengthen the economy and its Free Zone with the network of National Highways would ensure fast transportation of transit goods.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated Gwadar East Bay Expressway which was a milestone initiative to increase connectivity with Balochistan, he said while talking to Radio Pakistan’s current Affair program.

The project would have a positive impact upon completion, he said, adding, that the Prime Minister also announced the provision of free-of-cost boat engines to 2000 fishermen that will support the locals to earn their living.

The government is also focusing on providing clean drinking water to the people of Gwadar, he mentioned.

Share
Leave a Comment

Recent Posts

  • Pakistan

Top Chinese military official lauds Pakistan’s counter-terror efforts

General Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), has commended the Pakistan…

56 mins ago
  • Pakistan

Punjab CM thanks people for rejecting ‘disruptors’

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed her gratitude to the people of…

56 mins ago
  • Pakistan

Belarus president winds up 3-day Pakistan visit

President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko on Wednesday departed after completing a three-day official visit to…

57 mins ago
  • Pakistan

Kurram tribal clashes rage as death toll surges past 100

The recent clashes between the two warring sides in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Kurram district continued…

57 mins ago
  • Pakistan

US lawmakers, Amnesty decry ‘crackdown’ on PTI protesters

A number of United States' lawmakers along with Amnesty International have voiced support for demonstrators…

60 mins ago
  • World

Hamas signals willingness for ceasefire in Gaza after Lebanon

Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a senior official in…

60 mins ago