PM, army chief to visit Quetta today

QUETTA: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will arrive in Quetta on a two-day visit on Wednesday. Sources said that during his stay in the provincial capital the prime minister would preside over a meeting of the Balochistan Apex Committee and review implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) in the province. They said Chief of the Army Staff General Raheel Sharif and other military officials and federal ministers were expected to come to Quetta for the apex committee meeting. Balochistan Governor Mohammad Khan Achakzai, Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch and members of the apex committee will attend the meeting. According to the sources, the provincial government will inform the prime minister about the pace of implementation of NAP and the steps needed to implement the plan. Mr Sharif will also hold a meeting with coalition partners in the provincial government and PML-N leaders and legislators to discuss the upcoming Senate elections. Published in Dawn February 18th , 2015