ABBOTTABAD: Adviser to the chief minister on information Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani has expressed annoyance at the slow execution of different development projects in Abbottabad, including Murree Road, and ordered the completion of work by June ahead of the tourist season to the relief of visitors.

He also asked the project executing agencies not to blame the delay on each other and focus their attention on the early completion of the respective work.

The CM adviser was speaking during a meeting here at the commissioner’s office, where the representatives of the district administration and government departments were in attendance.

During the meeting, the adviser also ordered the construction of three bridges on the Murree Road in a month’s time by ensuring round-the-clock work.

Published in Dawn, April 1st, 2017

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