QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan Alyani on Friday announced that the government would build eight jetties in coastal areas of the province next year to boost fisheries sector.

Talking to journalists in Hub, the chief minister also announced some other measures for benefit of fishermen. The steps include introduction of a green boats scheme, establishment of a trust and a cooperative society.

He said that such steps would not only benefit fishermen of Lasbela and Gwadar and increase their income, but would also generate badly-need revenue for the provincial government, which had been facing shortage of funds.

He also said that RCD Highway from Quetta to Hub would be made double carriage road for better flow of traffic and for avoiding road accidents.

He said the federal government had approved construction of Winder dam and making Quetta-Karachi National Highway a double carriage road and work would soon begin on the project.

He said the construction of Winder dam would bring thousands of acres of land under cultivation and would benefit people of the area.

He said the government would also introduce a new law to protect rights of workers.

He said the government would soon set up an industrial zone in Hub with a capacity of 100 industrial units.

In reply to a question about possibility of a no-confidence motion being moved against him by the opposition, Mr Alyani said he was not afraid of such threats of the opposition as it had been trying to do so since he was made the chief minister.

Mr Alyani said that all partners of the coalition government were united and they all were pursuing the one-point agenda and that was development of the province.

Meanwhile, the chief minister celebrated Eidul Fitr in the provincial capital and offered Eid prayers at the Governor House.

He also visited Quetta Police Lines and laid floral wreaths at the memorial of martyred policemen and offered fateha.

He also met families of the martyred policemen and pledged that the government would never leave them alone.

Inspector General of Police Mohsin Hassan Butt and DIG Abdul Razzaq Cheema accompanied the chief minister during the visit.

On Eid day the chief minister also met ordinary people as doors of the Chief Minister House were open for the public.

The chief minister also visited Quetta Civil Hospital and took rounds of different wards, met patients and distributed flowers and cash among them as Eid gifts.

Published in Dawn, June 8th, 2019