ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Planning and Development Makhdum KhusroBakhtyar has revealed that the Emir of Qatar will be visiting Pakistan soonto further cement the existing brotherly relations between the twocountries.
says Finance Ministry has entered into an agreement worth 3.4 billiondollars with Asian Development Bank for budgetary support.
Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Saturday, he said a sum of 2.1billion dollars will be released this year under the agreement.
Replying to a question, he said foreign policy of the country isindependent and there is no pressure whatsoever from any country on us.
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The Minister told a questioner that under CPEC’s Western Corridor, work onQuetta-Zhob road has started while the work on Sukkur-Hyderabad on EasternCorridor will be completed soon.
Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar said eighty billion rupees have been spent oncompletion of Kacchi Canal project and eight billion rupees have beenallocated on the project in the new budget.
