ADB plan for upper Sindh districts

Published April 30, 2008

SUKKUR, April 29: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) in collaboration with the private sector has finalised a package of $300 million to improve the living standard of people of Sukkur, Larkana, Khairpur and Shikarpur districts.

This was stated by the Programme Director of Asian Development Bank, Ms. Kathy M Julian, at a two-day training workshop held under the aegis of ADB at a local hotel on Tuesday.

Nazims, naib nazims, taluka municipal officers and other concerned officers belonging to Sukkur, Larkana, Shikarpur and Khairpur districts attended the workshop.

The package is aimed at to improve the standard of living of the people of the four districts.

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