Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated on Friday the upgraded Hasan Abdal Railway Station, located in Hasan Abdal town in Punjab's Attock district.
During the inauguration, the premier was briefed on the enhanced facilities offered at the railway station. He was told that the railway station will now better facilitate Sikh pilgrims.
The upgraded project is also said to help boost tourism in the region.
Among some other recent transportation projects inaugurated by the prime minister was the much-awaited Peshwar BRT system.
Speaking at the ceremony, the premier congratulated the provincial chief minister and his team for completing the project.
“BRT will provide massive relief to the common people, who will be able to afford quality service within fewer charges,” he said, adding that the new transit system will also help reduce traffic in the city.
The BRT is a 27.5 kilometre-long main corridor track with 31 stations, besides seven feeder routes of total 62 kilometres, with 146 stops to facilitate hundreds of thousands of passengers every day.
The inaugural ceremony was attended by Governors of Sindh and Khyber-Pakthunkhwa, federal and provincial ministers, advisers and special assistants, and other senior government officials.
The prime minister also inaugurated the ‘Ehsas Nashonuma’ programme on the same day, August 13, in Bara area of district Khyber.
Ehsaas Nashonuma is the first anti-stunting programme in the country's history. The budget of this year's programme is Rs8.52 billion.
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