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Lowari tunnel project is neither a choice among many options, nor a luxury to substitute some handy route to travel to and from Chitral. It is rather critical being the only choice to fulfill the fundamental right of people traveling between Chitral and rest of the country. Chitral has no all weather route. The possibility of opening the hazardous Nawa pass - Arandu route through the Kunar Province in winters is as well a remote possibility in the face of the current security situation on the otherwise unruffled borders. The exuberance on the faces of people of Chitral witnessed with completion of first phase of Lowari tunnel project is no more there as the benefactors of Chitral are no more there.
The founder of the project – Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto – left this mortal world untimely while the accomplisher of the project – Pervez Musharraf – left this messy country in self-exile. With that completion of Lowari tunnel project is now a “dream gone sour”. Lowari tunnel project is now politically orphan. Local leadership in Chitral, irrespective of party affiliation, has proved to be lacking both the capability and the acumen to handle this vital issue. It is for that reason Engr Amir Maqam had to raise the issue in Parliament the other day. Though the Prime Minister announced release of two billion rupees for Lowari tunnel project but who will now believe. Senator Zahid Khan’s expression of his deep anguish over the diversion of funds of three road projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including the Lowari tunnel to Multan, which had sent a shockwave across the valley, has now proved to be factual with practical winding up of Lowari tunnel project by the peoples government in the centre.
The people of Chitral, as their last hope, are now looking towards President Asif Ali Zardari who with his political acumen may realize the sufferings of people of Chitral and right away get involved to save the project from complete disasterr. People also look towards Pakistan Army to intervene in the matter for the sake of their security forces and their civilian people.
—Islamabad
The founder of the project – Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto – left this mortal world untimely while the accomplisher of the project – Pervez Musharraf – left this messy country in self-exile. With that completion of Lowari tunnel project is now a “dream gone sour”. Lowari tunnel project is now politically orphan. Local leadership in Chitral, irrespective of party affiliation, has proved to be lacking both the capability and the acumen to handle this vital issue. It is for that reason Engr Amir Maqam had to raise the issue in Parliament the other day. Though the Prime Minister announced release of two billion rupees for Lowari tunnel project but who will now believe. Senator Zahid Khan’s expression of his deep anguish over the diversion of funds of three road projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including the Lowari tunnel to Multan, which had sent a shockwave across the valley, has now proved to be factual with practical winding up of Lowari tunnel project by the peoples government in the centre.
The people of Chitral, as their last hope, are now looking towards President Asif Ali Zardari who with his political acumen may realize the sufferings of people of Chitral and right away get involved to save the project from complete disasterr. People also look towards Pakistan Army to intervene in the matter for the sake of their security forces and their civilian people.
—Islamabad
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