QUETTA:Chief Minister Balochistan, Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, has accorded approval for construction of service areas on Quetta-Taftan highways to facilitate pilgrims, according to a statement issued by Chief Minister’s Secretariat on Friday.

Approval for construction of service areas on Quetta-Taftan highway for facilitating pilgrims was accorded on the summary initiated by Religious Affairs Department, Government of Balochistan.

Religious Affairs Department requested Chief Minister Balochistan for according approval to allocate government land for construction of service areas on Quetta-Taftan highway at Padak, Nokkundi and Dalbandin areas of district Chagai in Balochistan province in order to facilitate pilgrims. Service areas in Quetta-Taftan highway for facilitating pilgrims would be constructed in line with Pilgrims Management Policy of the federal government.