QUETTA, Sept 11: The government is extending all possible help to make the local bodies system work and it will be strengthened as councillors became more familiar with the system.

This was stated by Balochistan Chief Secretary Mr K.B. Rind at a training workshop organised by Finance Department under Decentralisation Support Programme for tehsil and town nazims and naib nazims.

He said that in the early days, elected representatives had faced some problems but the government had removed the system’s weaknesses.

of the and introduced reforms for making the system more effective.

“Holding of peaceful local bodies elections in Balochistan was a big success,” Mr Rind said.

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