Balochistan to be provided employment opportunities: PM
Staff Report

ISLAMABAD—Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammadmian Soomro Tuesday said government has been taking steps to provide better employment opportunities to the people of Balochistan Talking to former Senator and editor of two Balochistan dailies Fasih Iqbal here at the PM’s Secretariat this afternoon, the Prime Minister said the federal government would continue taking more steps to provide better employment opportunities to the people of Balochistan.
Soomro said the government would ensure that people from Baluchistan are given their due share at all tiers of federal services. The Prime Minister said the federal government has attached high priority to the development of Balochistan.
He said a strong communication network is being built which is essential for realizing the full economic potential of the province. The Prime Minister said that Balochistan has immense potential in tourism, fisheries, livestock, agriculture, oil and gas, and minerals and the federal government has allocated huge funds to develop and exploit these sectors for the betterment of the people of the province.
Soomro said the government has already launched numerous mega projects which would help providing employment opportunities to the youth of Balochistan. He said the quota of Balochistan in the federal services has already been increased to six per cent to ensure better representation in federal government jobs.
The Prime Minister appreciated the role played by the media particularly the regional media of Balochistan in the development of the province as well as the unity and integrity of the country. Fasih Iqbal thanked the Prime Minister for the steps taken by the federal government to bring Balochistan at par with other parts of the country.
Government taking steps to provide better employment opportunities to the people of Balochistan Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro has said that the federal government would continue taking steps to provide better employment opportunities to the people of Balochistan and would make sure that they are given their due share at all tiers of federal services.
The Prime Minister said this while talking to former Senator and editor of two Balochistan dailies Mr. Fasih Iqbal at the PM’s Secretariat this afternoon. The Prime Minister said the federal government has attached high priority for the development of Balochistan. In this regard, he said, a strong communication network is being built which is essential for realizing the full economic potential of the province.
The Prime Minister said that Balochistan has immense potential in tourism, fisheries, livestock, agriculture, oil and gas, and minerals and the federal government has allocated huge funds to develop and exploit these sectors for the betterment of the people of the province.
The Prime Minister said the government has already launched numerous mega projects which would help providing employment opportunities to the youth of Balochistan. He said the quota of Balochistan in the federal services has already been increased to six per cent to ensure better representation in federal government jobs.
The Prime Minister appreciated the role played by the media particularly the regional media of Balochistan in the development of the province as well as the unity and integrity of the country. Mr. Fasih Iqbal thanked the Prime Minister for the steps taken by the federal government to bring Balochistan at par with other parts of the country.