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QUETTA, Aug 01 (APP) - Strong Balochistan is a base of strong and invincible Pakistan. The patriotic people of Balochistan should foil the nefarious designs of anti peace elements that never cared for the solidarity of the country and always pursued their ulterior interests.
This was stated by the Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani while addressing the inaugural ceremony of Garrison Sports Complex and Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences here at Quetta Cantonment on Monday.
Balochistan Minister for Sports and Culture Mir Shahnawaz Marri, Health Minister Ainullah Shams, Minister for Revenue Abdul Khaliq Achakzai, Education Minister Tahir Mehmood, Commander Southern Command Lieutenant General Javed Zia, tribal notables and civil and military official were also present.
The masses in Balochistan are patriotic Pakistanis and possess great attachment with their motherland, COAS reiterated adding it is our combine responsibility to assist government and Army in their efforts to develop Balochistan and foil the nefarious designs of the people who have nothing to do with the prosperity of the country.
He emphasized that the Pak Army was striving hard to extend full cooperation to the provincial government for the completion of the uplift schemes launched in Balochistan.
Several projects have been launched in the fields including health, education and sports to provide best facilities to the people of Balochistan.
General Kayani maintained that the initiation of Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences and Garrison Sports Complex is yet another landmark achievement which would usher new era of development in the arena of sports and medical sciences here.
About five hundred students would be accommodated in the second medical college of the province established by the Army for the youth of Balochistan, he said and added in view of the need in the education sector, 80 percent quota has been earmarked for the youth of Balochistan.
In the field of education presently 23,322 students from Balochistan are studying in Army- run schools, over 4000 Baloch youth are getting benefit from Chamalang Beneficiary Education Program, while over 1700 students have been taught technical education in BITE, he added.
He stressed that the Kasa marbal project is the continuation of Pak Armys endeavors for the development of Balochistan, adding in line with the Kasa Marble project , Mosakhail Coalmine project would also be launched before 14 August in Balochistan.
Balochistan Minister for Health Ainullah Shams on the occasion lauded the efforts of Pak Army for the development of Balochistan. Be it a catastrophe or development work Army has always assisted provincial government, he added.
He also extended his gratitude to the Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yusaf Raza Gilani for his announcement of two medical colleges for Balochistan.
Earlier, Commander Southern Command Lieutenant General Javed Zia gave detailed briefing on the Garrison Sports Complex and Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences projects.
COAS was also accompanied to the various sections of the sports complex and medical institute.
This was stated by the Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani while addressing the inaugural ceremony of Garrison Sports Complex and Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences here at Quetta Cantonment on Monday.
Balochistan Minister for Sports and Culture Mir Shahnawaz Marri, Health Minister Ainullah Shams, Minister for Revenue Abdul Khaliq Achakzai, Education Minister Tahir Mehmood, Commander Southern Command Lieutenant General Javed Zia, tribal notables and civil and military official were also present.
The masses in Balochistan are patriotic Pakistanis and possess great attachment with their motherland, COAS reiterated adding it is our combine responsibility to assist government and Army in their efforts to develop Balochistan and foil the nefarious designs of the people who have nothing to do with the prosperity of the country.
He emphasized that the Pak Army was striving hard to extend full cooperation to the provincial government for the completion of the uplift schemes launched in Balochistan.
Several projects have been launched in the fields including health, education and sports to provide best facilities to the people of Balochistan.
General Kayani maintained that the initiation of Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences and Garrison Sports Complex is yet another landmark achievement which would usher new era of development in the arena of sports and medical sciences here.
About five hundred students would be accommodated in the second medical college of the province established by the Army for the youth of Balochistan, he said and added in view of the need in the education sector, 80 percent quota has been earmarked for the youth of Balochistan.
In the field of education presently 23,322 students from Balochistan are studying in Army- run schools, over 4000 Baloch youth are getting benefit from Chamalang Beneficiary Education Program, while over 1700 students have been taught technical education in BITE, he added.
He stressed that the Kasa marbal project is the continuation of Pak Armys endeavors for the development of Balochistan, adding in line with the Kasa Marble project , Mosakhail Coalmine project would also be launched before 14 August in Balochistan.
Balochistan Minister for Health Ainullah Shams on the occasion lauded the efforts of Pak Army for the development of Balochistan. Be it a catastrophe or development work Army has always assisted provincial government, he added.
He also extended his gratitude to the Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yusaf Raza Gilani for his announcement of two medical colleges for Balochistan.
Earlier, Commander Southern Command Lieutenant General Javed Zia gave detailed briefing on the Garrison Sports Complex and Quetta Institute of Medical Sciences projects.
COAS was also accompanied to the various sections of the sports complex and medical institute.