QUETTA: Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri said on Monday that his government was taking concrete steps to improve education and health facilities in the province, adding that budget for the two sectors had been doubled for the purpose.

He was talking to Base Commander of Samungli Airbase Air Commodore Muhammad Nadeem Sabir who called on him.

Mr Zehri said the provincial government valued services of armed forces of the country for bringing improvement in education and health sectors of the province.

The chief minister said the government would extend all-out cooperation to Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in all its plans to promote literacy rate and provide better education facilities to children.

The base commander invited Mr Zehri to attend as chief guest an air show to be organised by the PAF on Nov 20 in collaboration with the Chinese air force.

The chief minister accepted the invitation and assured the base commander that he would attend the air show along with members of his cabinet.

The base commander on this occasion informed the chief minister that a large number of local young people had been employed in various sectors of the Samungli airbase.

Published in Dawn, October 17th, 2017