Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has ordered the restoration of the Panjra bridge in the Bolan area of Balochistan, on the poetic appeal of local singer Gul Meer Jamali.

The bridge was swept away in July 2022 as biblical floods swept across Pakistan.

“Orders have been issued to the institutions concerned for the reconstruction of Panjara Bridge,” the interim PM wrote on his official X handle on Friday.

Kakar ordered the restoration of the bridge after listening to the song sung by local singer Gul Meer Jamali.

The song went viral on social media, with the singer appealing to the PM to restore the bridge and “fulfil his responsibility towards Balochistan”.

The Panara Bridge was used to pass the Bolan River on the Quetta-Sukkur Highway.

پنجرہ پل کیلے بلوچستان کے گلوکار کی اپیل pic.twitter.com/iAEofYTKG7

— Guhram shareef (@Gwahram_Baloch) August 24, 2023