Chief Minister KP paid a day long visit to District Tor Ghar , inaugurated different development projects
Chitral Times Report
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan on Thursday paid a day long visit to district Tor Ghar where he performed ground breaking of multiple development projects and addressed a public gathering. The chief minister laid foundation stone of Rescue 1122 building to be completed at a cost of Rs. 60 million. He also performed ground breaking of 9 km long Goryard to Danda Japeet road and 11 km long Shagai to Kalish road which would be completed at a cost of Rs.185 million. Similarly, he inaugurated a project to supply electricity to Mada Khel area of district TOR Ghar. The project has been completed at a cost of Rs 120 million. The chief minister also visited the martyr’s manument in Police Line Jadba and laid a floral wreath at the manument. During his visit, the chief minister also condoled with the bereaved families of Jatka incident in which 12 precious lives were lost.
Later on addressing the public gathering at Tor Ghar, Mahmood Khan announced a number of development projects for the district. He announced a special developmental package worth Rs.300 million for the construction of approach roads, water supply schemes and other development projects in the area. He assured for immediate operationalization of NADRA and Passport offices in Tor Ghar and directed the Deputy Commissioner to present details of all the crucial issues of the district so that they could be resolved as soon as possible. He said that all the problems of district Tor Ghar would be resolved on priority.
“Incumbent provincial government believe in the uniform development of all the parts of the province”, he said and added that District Development Plan worth Rs.62 billion had been introduced for the sustainable development of backward districts. The chief minister said that each and every penny of public resources was being spent on the welfare of public adding that merit and transparency was the vision of our leader Imran Khan and manifesto of the party as well which would be implemented at all cost. He made it clear that no compromise would be made on the quality of development projects across the province. He added that due to miss-planning of development sectors in the past, now the country was facing difficult situation and huge economic problems however he said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was striving day and night to bring the country out of this difficult situation and to give maximum relief to vulnerable segments of the society.
He said that incumbent government had launched Ehsas Program for the purpose under which multiple initiatives have been taken like Ehsas Panagah, Ehsas Lunger Khana, Ehsas Amadan, Ehsas Cash Emergency and other people friendly programs. In order to provide free treatment facilities to people, provincial government had launched Sehat Card Plus scheme which was undoubtedly a flagship project of the provincial government. Similarly, Kissan Card had been launched to provide financial assistance to the farmers of the province under which manures, pesticides and other essential items were available on concessional rates. Besides work on Rashan Card Project was also in progress to provide financial assistance to deserving households of the province through which free Rashan would be provided to poor families on monthly basis.
Similarly, he said that education card would soon be introduced for the financial assistance of intelligent and deserving students of the province. He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had no concern for election or power but he was thinking and working for the better future of the nation adding that previous rulers had plunged the country into a quagmire of external debts whereas Imran Khan was striving hard to bring the country out of this quagmire. Mahmood Khan said that purpose of the visit of Tor Ghar was to condole with the affected families of Jadba and Jatka incidents. MPA from Awami National Party Laeeq Muhammad Khan also addressed on the occasion and acknowledged the record development works of incumbent provincial government adding that whenever he took the issue of Tor Ghar to the Chief Minister, he resolved the issue on priority and never disappointed them. He said that incumbent chief minister has taken a number of initiatives for the development of Tor Ghar district which would be remembered for ever by the people of Tor Ghar.
Special Assistant to Chief Minister Ahmad Hussain Shah, MNA Salih Muhammad, MPAs Fareed Salauhuddin, Mufti Obaidullah and others also addressed the public gathering.