The Senate was informed today that the National Highway Authority (NHA) earned record revenues during the last fiscal year.
Minister for Communications Abdul Aleem Khan told the House during the Question Hour that NHA earned fifty billion rupees more during this period as compared to the previous financial year. He expressed the determination to accelerate work on road infrastructure projects.
Abdul Aleem Khan said construction of Karachi-Quetta-Chaman Expressway is amongst the top priority projects of the government.
He said the Prime Minister has constituted a steering committee to follow up progress on this project and allocated dedicated funds for this project from the Petroleum Development Levy.
Abdul Aleem Khan said the Federal Government has written letters to the provincial governments including Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan, offering to reconstruct the roads at the tourist spots. He noted that better road infrastructure at picturesque places will also promote tourism in those areas.
Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar said the government is pursuing the policy of making recruitments in departments on merit. He said the provincial governments should also focus on improving the standard of education.
