Overview
- Addressing a Balochistan workshop, Shehbaz Sharif said all provinces are one family and that Balochistan must be an equal partner in national development.
- He warned that terrorism, declared eliminated in 2018, is re-emerging in Balochistan and other regions, urging introspection and praising daily sacrifices by security forces.
- He highlighted that the province’s sparse population, weak road links, and limited access to electricity and clean water are major obstacles to growth.
- He outlined plans to convert the locally dubbed “bloody road” from Karahi to Chaman into a safer corridor, estimating Rs350 billion and citing a decision to divert up to Rs180 billion annually when petrol prices decline.
- He invoked the 2010 NFC Award, noting Punjab’s prior concession as a model for provincial consensus to strengthen the federation.