QUETTA: Issuing directives for timely completion of all ongoing development projects, Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri has promised judicious utilisation of allocated funds.

Chairing a meeting held to review the Annual Development Programme, he said the provincial resources belonged to the masses and their proper utilisation was the responsibility of the departments concerned.

Mr Zehri asked the planning and development, finance and other relevant departments to play their role in completing and implementing development pro-jects as per schedule.

He called for giving priority to timely completion of projects and suggested daily meetings of a sub-committee of his cabinet for important and inevitable amendments to the schemes.

Chief Secretary Shoib Mir assured the participants ofissuance offunds,pace of development projects and their timely completion in accordance with the guidelines.

Additional Chief Secretary Dr Umar Babar and Finance Secretary Akbar Hussain Durrani informed the meeting about the progress in the release of funds.

Provincial Ministers Sardar Aslam Bezinjo and Dr Hamid Achakzai were also present.