Army chief inaugurates 2 megaprojects in South Waziristan

ISLAMABAD: Army chief Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa inaugurated two megaprojects in South Waziristan on Thursday, reported Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Pakistani military’s media wing.
The projects have been executed by army engineers in collaboration with government institutions, and are part of a socioeconomic uplift program for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
One of the projects is an agriculture park in Wana that includes a state-of-the-art pine nut processing plant, a 1,000-ton-capacity cold storage facility, warehouses and 128 shops.
The other project, the Makeen Market Complex, has 728 shops, facilities and a children’s park.
Bajwa told a group of tribal elders that the area had suffered a lot due to religious militancy, but it is being developed and stabilized.
He urged them not to allow anyone to jeopardize the peace that has prevailed, as Pakistan paid a heavy price in blood and money to achieve it. The army is getting full support from the tribal population, Bajwa said. 
The tribal elders thanked the military for restoring peace and launching development projects in their area.
Bajwa was accompanied by the commander of the Peshawar Corps and other senior uniformed officials.