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RAKHNI, Jan 29 (APP):Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti has announced a comprehensive development package for the newly established Koh-e-Suleman Division, pledging that its creation will not remain symbolic but will be accompanied by the provision of basic facilities and infrastructure to ensure long-overdue progress in the region.
Addressing a large public gathering in Rakhni, declared as the divisional headquarters, Sarfraz Bugti said the region had remained neglected for centuries and the government was now fully committed to taking responsibility for its development.
“The mountains of Koh-e-Suleman are not just a geographical landmark as it represent the history, honor, and homeland of brave tribes,” Sarfraz Bugti remarked, calling the division’s creation a major step toward ending backwardness and ensuring good governance.
Expressing satisfaction over Rakhni’s elevation from a union council to a divisional headquarters, the chief minister announced several key development initiatives. These include the establishment of a 50-bed hospital, completion of a residential college, completion of the Naharkot Dam, granting Rakhni the status of a municipal committee, immediate commencement of work on the Rakhni Model Bazaar, establishment of a Rakhni Press Club, launch of a housing scheme, and renaming the municipal committee as Municipal Committee Dera Khetran.
He emphasized that the purpose of establishing a divisional headquarters was to accelerate development and improve service delivery for the people. “The districts of this division are bound together like brothers, and just as Koh-e-Suleman stands tall, so do the people of this region,” he remarked.
The Chief Minister strongly criticized attempts to push Baloch youth into what he termed a “futile conflict”, warning of conspiracies aimed at alienating them from the state.
“Baloch and Pakistan are inseparable, and our survival and prosperity lie together,” he said, urging youth to focus on character, education, and hard work rather than slogans.
Sarfraz Bugti assured the public that every commitment made would be fulfilled, stressing that resentment against the state is unacceptable despite governance challenges.
The rally was attended by large numbers from the Khetran, Bugti, Zarkoon, Buzdar, Gharshin, and Leghari tribes, along with political leaders including MPAs Zark Khan Mandokhail and Haji Ali Madad Jattak, PPP leader Mir Baz Muhammad Khetran, former minister Naseebullah Marri, National Party leader Abdul Karim Khetran, District Chairman Dera Bugti Wadera Ghulam Nabi Shambani, District Chairman Kohlu Mir Nisar Ahmed Marri, and Sami Khan Zarkoon.