HARIPUR, Dec 30: Minister of State for Finance Omar Ayub Khan has said that development of remote areas is indicative of the economic stability of the country.

Speaking at a public meeting in Padhana village on Saturday, he said that the economy of the country was improving because of the farsighted policies adopted by the government.

The minister inaugurated a street pavement project which was completed at a cost of Rs317,000 by a village organisation in collaboration with the Hazara Development and Advocacy Foundation.

He said the government was committed to accelerating the pace of development in areas like Balochistan and other deprived areas so that the living standard of people could be improved.

Mr Khan said that during the last three years he had got approved natural gas projects worth Rs500 million, and electricity Rs40 million.

He said that a number of villages in the Haripur district had been provided with facilities of telephone, potable water supply, roads and stadium.

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