Pakistan, June 13 -- Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, while highlighting development priorities of the government, said here on Thursday that Balochistan has been put on accelerated development path for which Rs230 billion have been earmarked in the federal budget 2025-26.

Addressing a press conference here, the minister said, development of Balochistan was being treated as a national responsibility, in line with the directives of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. The initiative aims to transform the socio-economic landscape of the province over the next two years through targeted investment in critical infrastructure projects to improve connectivity.

A key highlight of the...