QUETTA: Provincial Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Sardar Saleh Bhootani has said that the provincial government is taking concrete measures to introduce an effective local government system that is not in conflict with tribal customs and local tradition of the province.

Talking to journalists in Uthal during his visit to Lasbela district on Sunday, the minister said that he had consulted mayors, district and municipal committees’ chairmen, officials of the local government and other people to seek their suggestions for changes in the local bodies’ system.

“Traditions and customs of Balochistan are different from Punjab and other parts of the country and we will introduce the new local government system keeping in view our tribal traditions and customs,” Sardar Bhootani said

Referring to financial problems local bodies’ institutions were facing, the minister said that the local government was making efforts to increase development funds of local bodies’ institutions from metropolitan corporations and municipal committees to union councils.

Published in Dawn, January 14th, 2019