Kakar directs to accelerate rehabilitation of Balochistan’s flood-hit families, reconstruction of their houses,
Properly educated people can transform society: Anwar ul Haq
Quetta(Ghulam Yaseen)_ Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar has declared his belief in the bright future of Pakistan, foreseeing increased political stability and economic opportunities in the days to come,
Kakar on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to accelerate the rehabilitation process of the flood-hit families of Balochistan as well as the reconstruction of their damaged houses. The prime minister, in a meeting held to review the administrative affairs of the province, was briefed about the ongoing reconstruction of the infrastructure damaged by the flood in 2022, He instructed the relevant authorities to immediately ensure the water supply to all the deprived areas of the province.
The prime minister was given a briefing on the water reservoirs of Balochistan, the construction of houses, communication infrastructure, law and justice, fishing, and other sectors. The prime minister, who was given a briefing about the mining sector, said the future of Balochistan’s people was linked with the domestic and foreign investment in the mining and mineral sectors of the province.
Prime Minister Kakar instructed to improve the transportation system in the country and introduce a mechanism of safety certificates, besides establishing a database for issuance and verification of the licenses. He also directed the relevant authorities to raise a special patrolling force to curb illegal trawling in the coastal areas. He said a similar force comprising local people should also be formed in Gwadar to do away with illegal trawling.
Caretaker Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki, Caretaker Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Murtaza Solangi, Caretaker Federal Education Minister Madad Ali Sindhi, provincial ministers, and senior officers of the provincial administration attended the meeting.
Earlier,
Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Tuesday pointed out the seriousness of out-of-school children issue which warranted collective efforts for its redressal as properly educated people could transform a human society. He said in the future, no society would be able to exist without education and knowledge, and stressed that students should have realization for the changes shaping the human societies.
During an interaction with the students of different universities of the Balochistan province, PM Kakar said that the out-of-school children issue was a social issue which had two aspects and according to his view, they required to ponder as to what steps should be taken to make the education accessible to such kids.
He stressed upon utilization of existing infrastructure and enhancement of teachers’ capacity building, besides increasing the outreach of education.
The prime minister suggested that about 10 million Pakistani diaspora, living in different parts of the globe, could play their part in overcoming the out-of-school children issue. If they gave commitment to educate at least five children with their minimum donation, that amount could prove huge for catering to the needs the uneducated children. With such initiative, the other countries and stakeholders would look towards the move as positive and would be supplementing in those efforts, he opined. The caretaker prime minister, to another query, replied that career counseling should be introduced at universities, keeping in view the contemporary needs of the local industry and particularly in the region, and cited the massive construction work being undertaken in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which required skilled manpower.
He also expressed the hope that the upcoming government would focus and improve the skill development capacity of the people by taking different steps. The caretaker prime minister, referring to the trade and economic potential of the region, said trillions of dollars trade was expected in the region. For example, the member states of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) had the population of about 500 million, which meant about half of the quarter of world’s population resided there which gave it a central position in the world.
To a question, he opined that political stability would be achieved after the upcoming parliaments completed their respective stints. The democratic system would settle down and amplify the economic strength in future, he said, adding the functional democracy was linked with the economic strength. He also underscored the significance of the efficient system for collecting and spending taxes.
The prime minister expressed the optimism that he was very much hopeful that different challenges faced by the country would be addressed in a gradual and rational manner, and the students would be the main ingredients in the achievement of those goals. Prime Minister Kakar encouraged the students of the province, saying that they possessed huge potential and could compete and excel when compared with other developed areas of the country and even with the best educational institutions of the world.
He stressed that they should evaluate their efforts as to what they had contributed towards the betterment of the society. Responding to a question, he said in the Constitution of Pakistan, no person or group could set up any militia and on the basis of religion, sectarian or lingual base could spread violence in the society.
He said the Constitution had given the liberty of carrying out political activities in a peaceful manner and there was no restriction on any citizen to participate in the political activities.
