Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Saturday inaugurated the one-kilometre-long Faiz Ahmed Faiz Flyover, built at a cost of Rs1.984 billion in the Adalat Garha area of Sialkot.
Khawaja Asif inaugurates Faiz Ahmed Faiz flyover
SIALKOT, Jul 18 (APP): Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Saturday inaugurated the one-kilometre-long Faiz Ahmed Faiz Flyover, built at a cost of Rs1.984 billion in the Adalat Garha area of Sialkot.
Punjab Minister for Labour and Human Resource, Muhammad Mansha Ullah Butt, MPA Chaudhry Faisal Ikram, Deputy Commissioner (DC), Owais Mushtaq and other officials attended the inauguration ceremony.
Speaking to media persons after the ceremony, Khawaja Asif said the flyover would help reduce traffic congestion in the city and provide a major facility to residents of Sialkot and surrounding areas.
He said the project had been a long-standing demand of the people and thanked Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz Sharif for its completion.
The defence minister announced that work on the first phase of the Sialkot Ring Road would commence soon.
He said the project would connect Wazirabad Road, Daska Road, Eminabad Road and Pasrur Road, improving connectivity across the city.
He added that the flyover would eventually be linked with the Ring Road, making travel easier for citizens, boosting industrial activity and improving access to Sialkot International Airport.
Khawaja Asif also announced that the contract for the Rs.250 billion Kharian-Rawat Motorway project had been awarded to the Frontier Works Organization (FWO), describing it as an important project for regional economic growth and national defence.
He said Sialkot had long remained deprived of major infrastructure projects, adding that the motorway would be a historic milestone for the city.
The minister said he had worked to fulfil his responsibilities as a representative of Sialkot during his current term and would present details of development projects completed during his tenure before the next elections.
He also urged the newly appointed deputy commissioner to ensure close coordination with elected representatives and provincial authorities for timely completion of ongoing and proposed development schemes.
Khawaja Asif said the flyover was named after Faiz Ahmed Faiz, describing the renowned poet as one of Sialkot’s greatest figures whose work continued to inspire generations.
