Work on Jaglot-Skardu Road will complete by October 30: Murad

Minister for Communications and Postal Services Murad Saeed announced that the construction work on Jaglot-Skardu Road would be completed by October 30.

According to a press release, the minister said that work was also underway on road construction along with public welfare projects under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan has also approved Chitral and GilgitBaltistan highways for the promotion of tourism. While the work on this major highway will begin in December.

Gilgit-Baltistan was the gateway to China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which was the guarantor of the region's development, he added.

He said this major highway will boost tourism in the area and start economic activities. Meanwhile, three projects in Chitral would be launched by the end of this year. He said that NHA is completing the ongoing project in a faster and more transparent manner.

Murad further said that NHA was launching new projects in a timely manner and advancing CPEC in a better way. He said JCC, the largest forum of CPEC, promised development of these areas by including Chitral Dir, Swat Motorway and Peshawar Dera Ismail Khan Motorway in CPEC. "The decisions regarding last week's JCC CPEC will usher in a new era of development and prosperity in Pakistan," he added.

Meanwhile, President Dr. Arif Alvi has sent letters to media houses and journalists in the country, urging them to join hands with the government and civil society in raising awareness about breast cancer.

The president asked the media organizations to create awareness through public welfare messages, talk shows and newspaper articles during the entire month of October, the President Office said on Monday.

President Alvi in his letter mentioned that breast cancer accounted for 44 percent of cancer cases among women in Pakistan and fifty percent of them died due to lack of early diagnosis. He said early diagnosis could provide 98 percent chances for the women patients to get rid of the disease.

He said the subject remained a taboo in the society and restricted the women to get themselves the required medical consultation.