MNA says Rs70 million projects for Chitral approved

Report GH Farooqui, Chitral
Member National Assembly and former federal minister Shahzada Mohiuddin has said he has got spproved Rs70 millions for different development projects including roads, bridges, schools, irrigation and water channels in the district.

Addressing a big public gathering at PIA Chowk here, he said Lowari Rail Tunnel will be completed within the stipulated time and it would bring great revolution in development of Chitral. He lamented that the district Nazim of Chital and other politicians were levelling baseless allegations against him regarding opening of the tunnel for traffic in the winter. He said actually the high-ups of National Highway Authority and Sambu Korean Company had decided not to allow any movement inside the tunnel because it would badly affect the ongoing work on the project.

The MNA warned the Pesh Imam of Bazaar Mosque, who is also assistant Qazi at Chitral court, to avoid doing politics otherwise he will lodge complaints to the Chief Justice of Pakistan against him. He said Lowari tunnel was started by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and completed by Parvez Musharaf. He criticized the district nazim for what his said telling lie to the nation on Radio Chitral that he travelled inside the tunnel on the occasion of inauguration of its phase one but he was not allowed to travel in the tunnel because he had done nothing for the project. He also announced his full support for imposing Sharia in Malakand Division and Chitral. He said problem of electricity would be solved on an emergency basis as he was in contact with the chairman Wapda to detail an expert engineer to analyze whether upgradation of the local hydropower station was possible in the present scenario.

A large number of people participated in the public meeting despite cold weather.