Expeditious uplift of Faisalabad Division is on top of my agenda and in this connection a progressive strategy has been evolved to resolve administrative as well as development problems on daily basis, said Divisional Commissioner Faisalabad Ishrat Ali.

Addressing a meeting of the business community in Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI), he appreciated the role of Faisalabad in strengthening national economy and told that provision of funds for development projects is directly linked with enhanced economic activities and he is trying his optimum best to facilitate the industrial and business sectors of this division.

Regarding the further improvement in basic infrastructure facilities, he told that Punjab government has released a tranche of Rs200 million and hopefully one side of under construction Kashmir underpass on canal road would be opened for traffic within a month. "Efforts are also being made to complete this project positively ahead of 30th June this year", he told and added that government has paucity of funds but despite of this fact three important roads linking Faisalabad with Jaranwala, Faisalabad-Chiniot and Faisalabad-Samundri roads have been included in annual Maintenance & Repair program of the Communication & Works Department. He was optimistic that work on those roads would be started positively in June this year. About Jaranwala-Khurrianwala road, he told that he had taken up this issue with Chief Secretary Punjab to build it under public-private partnerships mode, however, he is not in a position yet to clearly explain its factual status.

Regarding linking Faisalabad with Lahore-Karachi motorway, he told that in this connection three different sites have been identified, however, he will prefer construction of interchange at the site which would maximum trim the journey between Faisalabad and Lahore. "This project will also require federal or provincial grant" he told.