ISLAMABAD, July 5: President General Pervez Musharraf said on Tuesday that Balochistan’s mega projects, including the recently-constructed Mekran Coastal Highway and the under-construction Mirani Dam, Gwadar Deep-sea Port and Kacchi Canal were in the interest of the country and the people of Balochistan.

Presiding over a meeting at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, the president said the benefits of these projects were beginning to emerge in the form of greater employment for the people, poverty alleviation and access to modern facilities.

In addition to mega projects, the president also spoke of the assistance being given by the federal government for the improvement of watercourses, health, education and other programmes in the social sector.

The governor and chief minister of Balochistan gave a detailed presentation about the various initiatives taken by the government for ensuring law and order in the province, progress on development projects and other steps in order to bring it at par with other developed areas of the country.

Pakistan Muslim League president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and secretary-general Mushahid Hussain Sayed briefed the participants on the working of the parliamentary committee on Balochistan.—APP