Bahawalpur: Commissioner Bahawalpur Division Asif Iqbal Chaudhry has said that some 461 development projects are underway in the Bahawalpur division that would be completed soon with a cost of over PKR 9 billion.

While addressing a meeting of Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners, and other officers of the Bahawalpur Division at his office, he said that the government was committed to the socio-economic development of the region.

He further mentioned that the fruitful results of these development projects must reach the masses. He also directed the concerned officers to ensure field visits of the sites where the development projects are underway for the timely completion and maintain the quality of work.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Bahawalpur Shozab Saeed, Deputy Commissioner Bahawalnagar Shoaib Jadoon, Deputy Commissioner Rahim Yar Khan Ali Shahzad, Additional Commissioner Coordination Aftab Peerzada, Assistant Commissioners of tehsils, and other concerned officers of various involved departments.