Nawaz for speeding up road projects

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has asked the authorities concerned to speed up work on development projects of infrastructure so that deadlines are met.

“While accelerating pace of work, transparency and standard of construction shouldn’t be compromised,” he added. Nawaz was chairing a meeting here at the Prime Minister House Thursday to review progress on different road network and transportation projects.

He said road network and transportation projects are vital for economic growth of the country. The meeting was attended by Water and Power Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) Director General Lieutenant General Muhammad Afzal andNational Highway Authority (NHA) Chairman Chaudhary Shahid Ashraf Tarar.

Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Shiekh Ansar Aziz briefed the meeting on progress on Metro Bus access link from Jinnah Interchange to New Islamabad Airport. Secretary to the Prime Minister (SPM) Fawad Hasan Fawad, Military Secretary to the PM Brigadier Akmal Aziz also attended the meeting.

Prime Minister said that road projects will connect far flung areas to urban centers thereby improving socio-economic conditions of the people. He directed that projects should be completed in time without compromising on the quality of work. Mayor Sheikh Ansar Aziz told the participants that the metro linking new Islamabad airport would be completed early next year.