Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that deprivation which led to the backwardness of Balochistan could be alleviated through collective efforts and diversion of energies and resources.

Addressing a ceremony after performing groundbreaking of the dualization of Khuzdar-Kuchlak section of Quetta-Karachi National Highway in Quetta, he regretted that despite gifted with huge natural resources and geographical location, the province faced different challenges.

He said the people of the province were not given their due benefits in the past.

The Prime Minister said true potential of Sandak, Reko Diq, coal mines, and reserves of gold and copper could be the harbinger of the development and prosperity of the country.

He stressed upon a collective decision-making power which could remove all the hurdles and enable them to confront the emerging challenges.

Shehbaz Sharif expressed the confidence that dualization of road project at a cost of 200 billion rupees would bring economic prosperity.

He also directed the authorities concerned to complete the project within one and half year.

Source: Radio Pakistan