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• Orders protection of province’s rights in the project
• Also approves major decisions aimed at improving public welfare, strengthening law and order
QUETTA: The Balochistan cabinet on Wednesday approved the construction of a $14 billion tri-state gas terminal in Gwadar with investment from Turkmenistan and directed the senior member of the Board of Revenue to ensure that the province’s rights were fully protected in the project.
Addressing a press conference after the cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti, provincial ministers Mir Zahoor Buledi and Mir Ziaullah Langove said the proposed terminal would also supply natural gas to the districts of Gwadar, Panjgur, Chagai and Washuk.
