Shehbaz orders inquiry into ‘criminal’ Gwadar Breakwater Project delays

Islamabad (HRNW) Infuriated at delays, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday ordered an inquiry into the criminal delays in the Gwadar Breakwater Project as he blamed the previous government, led by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as responsible for the inordinate delay.

In a series of messages posted on the microblogging site Twitter, Shehbaz took exception to the inordinate delay in the project.

“In a meeting today, I ordered an inquiry into the criminal delay in the Gwadar Breakwater project,” he wrote.

“It baffles the mind how PTI govt ignored it despite the availability of $445 million grant, $484 million soft loans and feasibility,” he said.

“From energy to infrastructure, every project under PTI suffered costly delays,” he lamented.

The premier continued that the project is not just about infrastructure development under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

“It has political, economic and strategic value,” he said, adding, “Turning Balochistan’s backwardness into prosperity is our collective responsibility and my mission.”