Attock - During the next financial year, Rs8 billion will be spent on different development projects in Attock which include establishment of 200-bed Mother and Child Hospital, upgradation of DHQ Hospital, upgradation of nursing school to college level and many other projects. Provincial Minister for Social Welfare and Bait ul Maal Syed Yawar Abbas Bokhari said this while addressing a gathering at village Dakhner and Kot Nawab Khan after the ground-breaking of a carpet road which will be built at the cost of Rs50 million and inauguration of new building of Government Girls Middle School.
He said that the state of the art mother and child hospital will be completed in two years and soon its foundation stone will be laid while the upgradation of DHQ Hospital will be started in the coming August.
He said that a trauma centre will be built in DHQ Hospital and Gondal where all facilities will be available to handle any type of medical emergencies. Bokhari said a house for the orphans will be built at the cost of Rs 400 million in Attock having all facilities and said that Attock to Haji Shah and Jhala Khan Chowk to Bahtar road will be carpeted at the cost of millions of rupees which will benefit thousands of families of the area. He said that Punjab government has given approval for establishment of Attock University and work on this project will be started soon. He said the Punjab government will gradually upgrade eight thousand public sector schools to ensure better educational facilities especially in remote areas. He said a sports stadium will be built in Dhok Fateh and said that hockey stadium has been completed while work on cricket stadium is in progress.
Yawar said this government is committed to give facilities to the people at village level to stop and discourage the trend of migration to cities. While talking about the performance of Punjab government under the leadership of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, he said that when we took over, Punjab was under debt of Rs 2500 billion while today we have Rs 125 billion in surplus and said that by the end of this year, every citizen of Punjab will have Insaf Health Card which is a big achievement of this government. Syed Yawar Abbas Bokhari emphasised upon the people not to believe in rumours, shun sectarianism and remain united for the development of country.