TAXILA: Former Punjab minister for Baitul Maal and social welfare Yawar Abbas Bukhari promised timely completion of public welfare projects in Attock.

He made the promise while reviewing the re-carpeting of Attock-Haji Shah Road on Sunday.

Focal person PTI Attock chapter Syed Khawar Abbas Bukhari was also present on the occasion.

He said work on a medical social unit had been started on March 19, 2022 with an allocation of Rs9 million. Mr Bukhari said Attock would be a role model for other districts and the general public, especially patients coming from far-flung towns of the district like Jand and Pindigheb, would be facilitated. He said a cardiology and thalassaemia unit will also be established in the district headquarters hospital.

Efforts are being made to complete the work on the multi-million projects in Attock city, especially the mother and child hospital, while additional wards in the DHQ hospital, a trauma centre and medical social services centres were being set up. He said he recently met secretary health Dr Irshad Ahmed and apprised him of the slow phase of work on these projects and he assured him uninterrupted transaction of necessary funds so that these projects could be completed as the per time frame.

He said that during the current fiscal year, the Punjab government has allocated Rs15 million for upgradation of Sanatzar and Rs10 million for establishment of model children home in Attock. Six classrooms would be constructed at Govt Postgraduate College for Women Attock during the current fiscal year with an allocation of Rs19.5 million.

He said that with the completion of this project, the paucity of classrooms would be addressed. He said the construction was remained at a snail’s pace due to non-release of funds due to change of the provincial government. He said that it would be ensured that necessary funds are released for all development projects on time. He said that the 19 km Sojhanda Bagh Neelab Road will be carpeted at a cost of Rs280 million and work on the project will start soon.

Published in Dawn, September 5th, 2022