{
  "id": 18778300,
  "title": "CM Bugti's remarks about FWO's performance taken out of context: Balochistan minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/cm-bugtis-remarks-about-fwos-performance-taken-out-of-context",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T19:44:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2042865/cm-bugtis-remarks-about-fwos-performance-taken-out-of-context-balochistan-minister"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Balochistan Planning Minister Mir Zahoor Ahmad Buledi has clarified that Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti's remarks about the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) were taken out of context. This clarification comes over a week after Bugti acknowledged shortcomings in FWO's performance while responding to criticisms from National Party leader Dr Abdul Malik Baloch. In a point of order in the Balochistan Assembly, Baloch had criticized the FWO's contracting process for road projects, alleging that the organization awarded work based on its own preferences. Bugti, in response, expressed his dissatisfaction with the FWO's performance and noted that even roads constructed in his own area had deteriorated. He claimed that the organization handed projects to smaller subcontractors, resulting in poor execution. Bugti also mentioned that security-related challenges affected some road schemes, and the government was addressing those issues. On Friday, Buledi emphasized that the FWO had rendered invaluable services for the construction of highways in Balochistan, recalling the loss of multiple personnel during the construction of the Hoshab-Panjgur-Surab Highway (N-85). He also highlighted the Balochistan government's efforts to prioritize infrastructure development, education, healthcare, and youth employment. Buledi defended the FWO's overall performance in the province, describing it as commendable. He criticized certain political opponents who opposed the province's progress and attempted to create negative narratives around infrastructure projects, citing their opposition to various development initiatives as misleading the public for political gain.",
  "summary": "GWADAR: Balochistan Planning Minister Mir Zahoor Ahmad Buledi has said Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti’s recent remarks regarding the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) had been presented out of context. Buledi’s clarification comes over a week after CM Bugti acknowledged shortcomings in FWO’s performance while responding to remarks made by National Party leader Dr Abdul Malik Baloch, who had also…",
  "key_points": [
    "Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti's remarks on FWO's performance were taken out of context.",
    "Balochistan Planning Minister Mir Zahoor Ahmad Buledi clarified Bugti's statement.",
    "FWO's performance in Balochistan is described as commendable by Buledi."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}