Govt focusing on FATA uplift, Qadir tells Sindh governor

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Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Lt-Gen (retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch called on Sindh Governor Mohammad Zubair here on Friday.

The on-going situation, CPEC project, economic and financial development was also discussed at the meeting held at the Governor House here. The governor said that provision of basic facilities as well as welfare of the people was the top priority of the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

He stated that the province was benefitting more as a result of the economic policies of the Prime minister. With the active role of the financial sector including the private sector job opportunities were being created for the people and this was also contributing towards the poverty alleviation, he added. Mohammad Zubair was of the view that the province would benefit more from the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Qadir Baloch apprised the governor of the performance of his ministry. He said that higher education opportunities were being made available to the students in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Special attention was also being paid towards development projects in FATA.