Chitral Times Report
PESHAWAR: A high level meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa House Islamabad to review progress made so far on various ongoing developmental projects in communication sector of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Besides, Federal Minister for Communication Muraad Saeed, Federal Secretary for Communication, Chairman National Highway Authority, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Secretary C&W Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Commissioner Malakand and other Federal and Provincial high ups attended the meeting.
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The meeting was informed that completion of Swat Expressway Phase-I is in final stage which will formally be opened for general traffic in June this year. The Chief Minister stated that the completion of Swat Expressway would be prove a milestone for the speedy development of Malakand Division and added that the project will also help boost tourism in the region. The Chief Minister directed the concerned authorities to complete the 1st phase of Swat Expressway without compromising on the quality of civil work.
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The meeting was also briefed about the progress made so far on the repair and rehabilitation of other roads infrastructure throughout the province including Kalam and Naran to facilitate easy access of local and foreign tourist destination of the province.
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The Chief Minister directed the concerned authorities to take all necessary steps to ensure that these roads are completely repaired before the start of the upcoming season.
