QUETTA, Oct 5: The reconstruction and renovation work of the torched residency of the founder of Pakistan in Ziarat has been launched at a cost of Rs67 million.

The work is expected to be completed in four months with the help of renowned architects, engineers, designers and other experts.

Ziarat Deputy Commissioner Talha Hussain Faisal and Technical Adviser Abdul Jabbar told reporters that funds for the project had already been allocated by the government.

“In the first phase, the iron material of the building has been taken out from the wreckage and now work on the second phase has been launched,” they said, adding that the Works and Communications Department would supervise the reconstruction.