Manan Mandokhail:
QUETTA: Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Quddus Bizenjo expressed the hope that Punjab as an elder brother would provide 600,000 bags of wheat to the province to bring an end to the prevailing flour crisis. He expressed these views while talking to provincial ministers on Wednesday.
CM’s comments have come after the flour prices skyrocketed and a 20 kg bag of flour is being sold at Rs.2600 in the open market in Quetta and other parts of Balochistan. This has compounded the problems of the downtrodden, poor, and middle class of society.
We have approached the Punjab government about the provision of what to the Balochistan government to overcome the flour crisis in the province, Mr. Bizenjo said. He said the federal government would play its role in addressing the financial issues of Balochistan and bringing an end to the wheat and flour crisis here.
CM asks Islamabad to provide one percent extra share in NFC on account of security to Balochistan
The Chief Minister demanded of the federal government to provide one percent of an extra share in the national finance commission award to Balochistan on account of security. “We are maintaining the security of half of Pakistan”, Mr. Bizenjo said. He stated that Balochistan was facing security and financial challenges and expressed the hope that the federal government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would address all grievances of the province.
Bizenjo asks PPL to pay Rs.34 billion rupees
He informed that currently Balochistan’s outstanding against Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) was more than 34 billion rupees. He asked the PPL to make sure of timely payment of the outstanding amount of Balochistan so that the province could overcome its prevailing financial crisis.
Mr. Bizenjo reiterated that his government has taken a number of initiatives to improve the living standard of the people of Balochistan and for this purpose, billions were allocated under the Public Sector development program. He directed the concerned departments to step up efforts to make sure timely and quality construction of all projects.