Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday inaugurated a state-run National Health Programme providing health care to about 76,000 families in four districts of Balochistan.
The government-funded programme will benefit the underprivileged residents of Quetta, Kech, Loralai and Lasbela.
The PM launched several development projects, including a 220KV transmission line from Dera Ghazi Khan to Loralai and a gas project for Qilla Abdullah and different parts of Mastung, Kalat and Khuzdar.
The prime minister also performed the groundbreaking of seven projects, including three for the infrastructural development of Quetta.
Nawaz was accompanied by Balochistan Governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai, Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Zehri and other prominent government officials during the inauguration ceremony.
During his one-day long visit to Quetta, the prime minister will be briefed about the law and order situation in the province and development projects which are a part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) at Governor House.
