QUETTA: Rozi Khan Kakar, the Provincial General Secretary of the Pakistan Peoples Party and Syed Hasnain Hashmi, the party’s candidate from PB-43, Quetta, claimed on Tuesday their party always fought for the rights of the people of Balochistan and launched Aghaz-i-Haqooq Balochistan package under which thousands of jobs were provided to the youth of the province.

Speaking at a gathering in the party’s election office, they said Benazir Income Support Programme had been launched to provide financial help to women and through the passage of 18th Amendment, provinces were made autonomous in financial issues.

Published in Dawn, January 24th, 2024

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