Decline in the Trend of Terrorist Incidents in the Province After August Is a Positive Development: Chief Minister

NORTH DERA BUGTI (Qudrat Daily) — Chief Minister of Balochistan Mir Sarfraz Bugti has said that the approval of all divisional posts of the Koh Sulaiman Division has been given, and the deployment of officers and staff on them will be carried out very soon. The establishment of small administrative units is indispensable for ensuring the provision of government services to the people of Balochistan at their doorstep; there is also a need to create small divisions and districts along with new provinces in the province so that access of the people to civil government and government departments can be made easier. He expressed these views while addressing a press conference in North Dera Bugti. The Chief Minister said that discussion on the establishment of small administrative units in the country has now begun, whereas he had started work on this process two years earlier, keeping in view Balochistan’s specific conditions and public needs. He said that the administrative structure must be formed in such a manner that the presence of state institutions and civil government is close to the people and people do not face difficulties in matters related to government affairs. Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti said that measures are ongoing to make Rakhni an exemplary division of Balochistan and to give it a prominent place in the field of development. He said that Rakhni should have been granted the status of a division much earlier; however, the development process has now begun. He made clear that strict instructions have been issued to keep development work in Rakhni free from the scourge of the corruption mafia and commissions, while the Department of Communications and Construction is itself implementing development projects to ensure transparency. The Chief Minister said that it is the government’s endeavor to make Rakhni an exemplary division where development projects are completed in a transparent manner and the people receive their benefits. He said that he appreciates the timely action of the security forces in foiling the attempt to target the building of a construction company in Gwadar; the sacrifices and operations of the Pakistan Army, Frontier Corps, and police against terrorism in Balochistan are commendable. He said that the decline in the trend of terrorist incidents in the province after August is a positive development, which is the result of the continuous efforts of the security forces. The Chief Minister said that operations against the scourge of terrorism should continue and prayed that Allah Almighty grant Balochistan a permanent end to terrorism.