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Dual-carriageway to link Lahore and Narowal * CM says road will cost Rs 900m, cut journey time to 75 mins NAROWAL: The Punjab government will build a dual-carriageway linking Narowal and Lahore, Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi announced at a public meeting in Degree College on Saturday. “The road will be of international standard, and will be constructed at a cost of Rs 900 million,” the chief minister said. The new road will cut journey times between Narowal and Lahore to an hour and fifteen minutes, he added. He said the government had also decided to provide Sui gas to Narowal and President Pervez Musharraf would soon visit the district to inaugurate the project. Earlier, addressing a function at Sughra Shafi Memorial Hospital, the chief minister said providing healthcare to the common man was the foremost responsibility of the government, but it needed help from the private sector. Elahi impressed upon the private sector not to use hospitals and healthcare centres to make money. He praised Sughra Memorial Centre for providing medical services to poor families and urged other institutions to use this as a role model. He said the Punjab government would spend Rs 6 billion on building and upgrading basic healthcare centres and rural healthcare centres. “It is our hope that institution such as Sughra Memorial will give a helping hand to the government so that the best results can be achieved from the government’s health infrastructure.” He praised singer Abrarul Haq for setting up the hospital and his other charity work. agencies Link: www.dailytimes.com.pk