"We have embarked upon the road to progress and the country will usher in an era of prosperity," said a press release issued by the Prime Minister''s Secretariat. It said the development projects will not only create millions of job opportunities in the country but also raise the living standards of our people. The Prime Minister said this while presiding over a meeting to finalise PSDP allocations for fiscal year 2014-15 at the Prime Minister''s House on Friday.
He told the participants that each penny in our kitty is a public trust and emphasised upon efficient use of public money. The meeting was attended by Minister Finance Ishaq Dar, Minister Planning Ahsan Iqbal, Hamza Shahbaz MNA, Captain Safdar (Retd) MNA and senior officials of the concerned ministries. The Prime Minister was given a detailed briefing on PSDP projects included in the next year''s budget. The PM was told that each project, whether small, medium or large, has been evaluated with reference to cost, importance, priority and timeframe.
The PM directed that the initiation of work on Lahore- Karachi Motorway be expedited. He was told that the work on this project will be started by end of current year. The meeting approved the allocation for construction of Diamer Bhasha Dam (4500 MW), Dasu Hydro Power Project (2160 MW), construction of Faisalabad - Khanewal M-4 Motorway 57 km and Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus project.
The meeting also discussed and approved the initiatives of Feasibility study for Construction of New Rail Link from Islamabad to Muzaffarabad via Murree, Feasibility study for construction of New Rail Link from Havelian to Pak China Border, Feasibility Study to Connect Gwadar with Karachi through rail, Approach Roads to New Islamabad International Airport, New Gwadar International Airport project, Jetty and Infrastructure development at Gaddani, Gwadar Port Economic Free Zone project and Pak-China Technical & Vocational Institute at Gwadar and Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park at Lal Sohnra Park Phase-II (600 MW).