Overview
- The government will build a four-lane Karachi–Chaman (N‑25) highway at an estimated cost of Rs300 billion.
- Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed a pledge to wipe out terrorism in Balochistan, alleging foreign backing for militants and praising security forces’ sacrifices.
- Five Daanish Schools were announced for the province alongside additional projects worth billions of rupees in education and infrastructure.
- He cited resource flows under the NFC award, noting Punjab’s Rs11 billion yearly transfer to Balochistan and a cumulative Rs175 billion over 16 years.
- In meetings with provincial leaders in Quetta, he congratulated Sarfaraz Bugti on becoming chief of the Bugti tribes and invoked last year’s confrontation with India under Field Marshal Asim Munir’s leadership.