Balochistan's, Socioeconomic Development | Updates & Discussions

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I will use this thread to update the development happening in Balochistan.

Break Down of Population of Balochistan

*45% Pashtuns
*40% Baloch
*15% Bruhie and other Makrani People

Cheif Minister of balochistan: Abdul Malik baloch
Governor:Muhammad Khan Achakzai

By Agencies / Our Correspondent


ISLAMABAD:

In a groundswell of support for Balochistan, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced on Thursday a massive infrastructure development package worth up to Rs18 billion to address the sense of deprivation felt by the people of the province.

Initiating three highway projects during his visit to Quetta, the prime minister pledged that the government would accelerate and maximise all development projects in the province.

Some Rs8 billion has already been earmarked for the completion of the Gwadar-Rato Dero and Khuzdar-Naag highways, which are scheduled for completion within a year. Another 10 billion rupees will be allocated for the Kalat-Chaman project, the premier said.

Travelling to Quetta Cantt via army helicopter, the premier spoke at the Corps Headquarters, saying security forces were playing their role to ensure peace and stability in the province.

He discussed steps for improvement in the law and order situation with the provincial authorities and the military leadership. At the same time, he advised the civil and military leadership to devise a common strategy for the country’s security and the safety of the people.

PM Nawaz paid tribute to the martyrs of the army, Frontier Corps, police and district administration while laying a floral wreath at Yadgar-e-Shuhada. His visit came in the wake of an attack that left 21 pilgrims dead in Mastung earlier this month and the prime minister expressed grief over the attacks, adding that travel arrangements for the devotees by air and sea were under consideration.

The problem of terrorism, he said, is not confined to Balochistan and the government is determined to eliminate acts of terrorism and sectarianism across the country at all cost. Earlier, Commander Southern Command Lieutenant General Nasser Khan Janjua briefed the PM on the province’s law and order situation. Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, Balochistan Governor Mohammad Khan Achakzai, Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch and federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan were also present on the occasion as well as Pashtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party Chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai, National Party leader Mir Hasil Khan Bezinjo, Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti, Balochistan Chief Secretary Babar Yaqoob Fateh Mohammad, IG Mushtaq Sukhera and Frontier Corps IG Major General Aijaz Shahid.

Meeting with parliamentarians from the province, the prime minister announced that 90 per cent of the benefits of the Pak-China Economic Corridor would be funnelled into Balochistan in the form of employment and other economic opportunities. Addressing the province’s energy woes, he said that studies to determine the feasibility of solar power projects in the province’s rural areas were being carried out.

“This programme will address power shortage problem for the domestic consumers, while providing sufficient power for agricultural purposes.” He also directed that Hajj flights be initiated from Quetta. He expressed his desire to meet with the province’s youth in connection with the Youth Business Loan Scheme, saying, “I assure the youth of Balochistan that their right in this scheme will not be shared with any other province.”

Three highway projects – the Kalat-Quetta-Chaman N-25 highway project, Surab-Khushab N-35 project and Gwadar-Turbat-Khushab N-8 project – were initiated in a ground-breaking ceremony at the Governor House.

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http://tribune.com.pk/story/665713/highway-development-pm-injects-rs18b-into-balochistan/

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Gwadar Airport Expansion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwadar_International_Airport

http://app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=168201

New Gwadar International Airport to be completed by 2014
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ISLAMABAD, Dec 2 (APP): The under construction New Gwadar International Airport,which was due to be completed by end of 2013, would now be completed by December 2014 According to official sources here, the PC-1 of New Gwadar International Airport Project was approved in September 2008 with implementation schedule of 48 months.The initial Site Protection Work was started in January 2009 with a planned completion time of 10 months.
However, due to law and order situation of the area and frequent interruption extensions have been granted to the contractor. Consequently, the progress remained slow and the project schedule was affected adversely.
Presently, only 27.73 percent progress was achieved with regards to Site Protection Work by Frontier Works Organization (FWO).
The remaining works on the airside infrastructure, terminal building, cargo and allied services are at planning stage with consultant M/s NESPAK.
The sources informed that considering the uncertainty associated with the project, no definite date for completion of this project can be ascertained.
The planning of the project depends on successful launching of remaining works, provided peace and harmony prevailed in the area and subject to completion of Site Protection Work, amicable resolution of land disputes with the locals, remaining works can be planned to be completed by December.

a terminal of 1 million passengers capacity
a 3,600 m x 60 m runway and its associated taxiways
approximately 62,000 sq.m of parking area
a cargo terminal with a capacity of 50,000 t per year
a parking lot for 800 vehicles
a control tower
the associated buildings and services
In association with NESPAK, ADPI will provide design consultancy services to CHEC

UnderConstruction Site







Meanwhile

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Summary Information
Ownership: Byco
Website: Byco
Wiki Page: Baluchistan Refinery
Location: Baluchistan Pakistan
Capacity: 6.0 million tons/annum & 120,000 bbl/day
Nelson Complexity:
Project Stage: Completed
Budget: $450 million

The Project
Project Type: The project is the relocation of a refinery from the UK
Project Summary:
Main Contractors:
Ailsbury are handling the dismantling, transport and rebuilding
Refining Units

Atmospheric Distillation
Isomerization Unit
Cogeneration Unit
Terminal Capacity
Crude Oil:
Refined Products:
Total: 1,550,000 cubic meters of storage capacity
Crude Supply
Crude is supplied from vessels to a single point mooring installed 10km into the Arabian Sea for direct discharge to the Refinery storage tanks
Products Produced
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History
2006 - Byco Oil Pakistan Limited was formed to build the refinery
2012 - Baluchistan Refinery Project completed
Other Information
The refinery was the Gulf Oil Milford Haven Refinery, which was purchased by Petroplus in 1998, for use as a terminal

Gwadar port: China approves nine projects worth $1.8 billion, Senate body told


China has approved nine projects worth $1.8 billion in a bid to fully develop Gwadar port, which will be completed in next 2-3 years, said chairman Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) Dostain Khan Jamaldini. China has prepared its master plan for Gwadar port where five companies are ready to invest, however all these would be possible on handing over the remaining free zone area of the port, said chairman GPA while briefing the senate standing committee on Ports and Shipping after his return from China while attending the 2nd meeting of the Joint Co-operation Committee (JCC) of Pak-China Economic Corridor, held in Beijing (China).

The committee, which met with Sardar Fateh Muhammad Hassani in the chair, was informed that in the light of decision taken in the meeting of Senate Standing Committee on Ports & Shipping held on December 19, 2013, the total area of land and its cost in Pishukan have been worked out again by Commissioner Makran Division, the Government of Balochistan as per the prevailing market value. The PC-I has been initiated by Gwadar Port Authority through the Ministry of Ports & Shipping for the approval of the Planning Commission along with allocation of funds from the PSDP in the fiscal year 2013-14 amounting Rs 474.87 million, the chairman GPA added.

A summary has also been submitted to the Prime Minister''s office for approval of the recommendations made by the Senate Standing Committee held on January 13, 2014 seeking his approval for handing over the remaining land at Gwadar port. The chairman GPA further informed the committee that a decision was made by Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) on December 2, 2008 for importing wheat, fertilizer and coal through Gwadar port. Regrettably, the decision was not fully implemented by Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP). During last 5-6 years, not a single ship carrying wheat and coal has been routed through Gwadar Port. Further a significant share of fertilizer is being imported through KPT/PQA; The ECC in its meeting held on August 23, 2011 also took serious note on breach of its earlier decision.

It was further revealed that total cargo imported through Gwadar Port including total wheat imported via 26 ships was 963,609.140 tons, urea imported via 136 ships 4,800,483.956 tons and total wheat & urea 162 ships 5,764,093.096 tons. However, the committee expressed serious reservations over the ECC decision about the reducing share of Gwadar port in handling the imported urea, saying that if the port is not fully operated by extending all road and railways links and required land, how it would be developed. The committee also expressed serious concern over the absence of Chairman Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) from the meeting and directed him to ensure his presence in the next meeting. The committee was informed that cranes worth million dollars are becoming outdated, as no commercial ship arrived the port since it was made operational.

Gwadar Port Authority has made its stance clear that all ships importing wheat, fertiliser and coal may be diverted to Gwadar Deep sea port as already directed by Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC). Full operationalisation of Gwadar port has been hampered as the ECC decision was not implemented, therefore, the Government of Pakistan may implement the ECC decision, the chairman GPA added. Expressing serious annoyance over the absence of Secretary Water and Power, the committee moved privilege motion against him and sent his case to privilege committee.

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Literacy rate of balochistan Jump to 50% from 42% Within 5years.

Rs61bn Balochistan Education Sector Plan prepared: Dr Malik

Feb 24, 2014

QUETTA: Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch has said that the Balochistan Education Sector Plan has been prepared at a cost of Rs61.35 billion as an instrument to manage prioritisation, planning, execution, monitoring and review of education policies in the province.

Addressing the last session of a two-day international forum titled “Turkey educational challenges: international experience in education policy & search for solutions” in Istanbul the other day, he said the Pak-Turkish International Educational Foundation was delivering quality education to students in Pakistan.

According to a press release issued here on Monday, the chief minister said that almost 1.3 million children were out of school in Balochistan. A high dropout rate, wide gender disparities in education indicators, poor quality of teaching and low access of children to school had emerged as the biggest challenge in the province, he pointed out.

He said Balochistan faced the most unique situation in Pakistan as a large number of settlements (approximately 10,000 out of a total of 22,000) were without schools, where 81pc of the population was catered by the public sector, 9pc by the private sector and the rest by madressahs.

He said ties between Turkey and Pakistan were rooted in shared history, a common cultural heritage and reflected the aspiration of people of both countries.

“Pakistan and Turkey are extending cooperation to each other in diversified fields and the relations between them are bolstering with each passing day,” he said.

http://www.dawn.com/news/1089250/rs61bn-balochistan-education-sector-plan-prepared-dr-malik

Still alot of work to be done.By 2020 Balochistan should have atleast the literacy rate of 70-75%.Which is quite possible to happen

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Construction of 100 Dams in balochistan





Part of Package 1??(?)


100 Bed hospital in Balochistan by Pakistan army

MEDICAL FACILITIES

Jinnah Naval Base Ormara has a 100 bedded hospital “PNS DARMAAN JAH” with specialist available round the clock. The cadets are afforded this facility with respect to both indoor and outdoor patients. In addition, ambulance and nursing staff is also available in the accommodation area round the clock to facilitate cadets and staff.

Mangi Dam is located near Ziarat in Balochistan, Pakistan. has a height of 18 m (59 ft) and storage capacity of 130,000 m3 (105 acre·ft). It was constructed at a cost of US$ 36.88 million

MANGI DAM Project Ziarat

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...AerialView.jpg

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[QUOTE]Balochistan govt to set up 2,000 girls schools


Reference:
Balochistan govt to set up 2,000 girls school with UNICEF help - Pakistan | ReliefWeb

QUETTA: Balochistan government has decided to establish 2,000 girls schools across the province with the technical and financial support of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) and Global Partnership.

Girls schools would be established in Balochistan's backward and far-flung areas.

"Global Partnership has already decided to provide 34 million dollars in this regard", Sanaullah Panezai, Unicef's Balochistan chief on education told Dawn.com on Tuesday.

Moreover, adviser to the Chief Minister Balochistan on Education, Sardar Raza Muhammad Bareech stated that the education department has evolved a strategy with the financial and technical support of Unicef other organisations to make sure provision of education to children of the province.

"Our government's priority is education", he said, adding that all out efforts were being made to ensure early childhood education in the province.

He stated that Global Partnership has committed the amount to educate kids of Balochistan.

Sardar Bareech said that the recently prepared Balochistan Education Sector Plan was endorsed by all donor agencies and organisations working for the promotion of education in the country.

"We are decentralising powers to districts to solve issues relating to the education on priority basis", he added.

"We are striving to open new schools and make functional the dysfunctional schools", he said that under the new plan 300 primary and middle schools would also be upgraded.

According to government of Balochistan 2.3 million children were still out of schools in the province, plagued by continued Baloch insurgency and growing sectarianism.

"These schools would be set up within three years time", Panezai said.

The Balochistan education department has already prepared an education sector plan to ensure implementation of article 25-A of the Constitution.

Girls schools under the proposed program would be established within 2 kilometres of each other to make sure maximum enrollment of girls.

Mr. Panezai said a third party would conduct survey regarding establishment of new schools to ensure transparency in terms of merit.

Under the plan, school can only be established in those area where there are local girls teachers and the enrollment is 25 to 30.

"The data about schools would be web-based so that everyone could access it", the Unicef education chief stated.

The amount would also be spent on establishment of shelters of schools and provision of clean drinking water to kids in the province.

Apart from this, Mr Panezai informed that Unicef was developing a Human Resource Information Data, Education Management Information System and Geological Information System of Balochistan Education Department as part of ongoing reforms and ensuring transparency.

Balochistan legs behind other provinces in terms of ten key social indicators including education, health, sanitation and clean drinking water among others.

Chief Minister Dr Malik Baloch-led-government has for the first time in the history of the province, allocated 24 per cent budget for education sector to bring it at par with other parts of the country.[/QUOTE]

http://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/balochistan-govt-set-2000-girls-school-unicef-help

Alot of work is being done by arab countries in Balochistan

Few examples



Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Hospital Under construction

Balochistan govt spends Rs 350m on development schemes

Balochistan government has released 350 million rupees for the development of Duki Tehsil.

This was stated by MPA Muhammad Nasir, while chairing a meeting to review the ongoing and new development schemes at Loralai.

He said the amount would be spent on education, health, drinking water, construction of farm to market roads, and irrigation schemes.

He said that Duki would be made a model tehsil to enable the people to enjoy all basic facilities.

Duki to have 50-bed hospital soon

6th April, 2014

Federal Government will build a 50-bed hospital Duki tehsil of Loralai district, Balochistan MPA Sardar Dur Mohammad Nasar said on Sunday.

During his visit to the Civil Hospital Duki, he said Rs 41 million have been allocated from his MPA fund for the repair work of hospital and the work will start soon.

He said ECG, X-ray and ultrasound machines will be provided to the hospital soon.

http://radio.gov.pk/newsdetail/66391/9

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Such Project are Good for Agrilculture in Balochistan

Punjab-Balochistan 500-km long Kachhi Canal Project

Phase I, II, III : Completion by 2015

Districts: Muzaffargarh, D.G. Khan & Rajanpur of Punjab
Districts: Dera Bugti, Naseerabad, Bolan and Jhal Magsi of Balochistan.

Will irrigate 713,000 acres of land.