Pakistan, May 1 -- Provincial Information Minister Azma Bokhari has announced that there will be no "no-go areas" in Punjab, stating that the Kacha Area will now be fully transformed into a developed and secure region. She said that, after 76 years, the writ of the state has been firmly established in these areas and the era of dacoits has been brought to an end.

She revealed that Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has approved a major development package worth Rs 23 billion for the uplift of the Kacha Area. Under this initiative, 14,500 acres of government land will be provided free of cost to local farmers for cultivation, enabling them to become self-reliant under the "Apna Khet Apna Rozgar" program.

The comprehensive development plan inclu...