No notable projects for Quetta included in Rs106 billion development budget, says HDP

The Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) has rejected Balochistan's new provincial budget of 106 billion rupees, calling it a 'crude joke' on the people. The HDP criticized the provincial government, alleging it is pushing the resource-rich province backward into medieval times instead of modernizing it, and that the budget offers no relief to the poor. Expressing deep concern over Quetta's condition, the party stated that not a single significant project for the provincial capital was included in the substantial development program, leaving its citizens deprived of education, health, clean drinking water, basic facilities, and employment opportunities. The HDP further claimed that funds allocated to Quetta's members for 'tough tiles' would be wasted on theft and corruption due to 'contractor budgets' in the absence of genuine public representatives.