President Asif Ali Zardari said the alliance between PPP‚ MQM‚ and ANP would be further strengthened as it had blocked the way of non-state actors.

He was addressing here after laying foundation stones of various development projects across the province.Earlier‚ President Zardari laid foundation stone of 44-kilolmetre Garho-Shah Bandar Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Expressway in Thatta.

The 4-lane expressway will be completed at a cost of over 4.25 billion rupees in 2 years. An interchange will also be constructed at Dandhiari Point. On completion‚ it will facilitate the people as well as farmers in the area.

The president also laid foundation stone of Benazir Housing Scheme under which 50‚000 plots measuring 120 square yards will be distributed among the poor and deserving people in all twenty three districts of the province.

President Zardari also laid the foundation-stone of the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Health scheme under which 39 taluka hospitals will be upgraded while 41 trauma centers set up in all districts of the province. He also founded a trauma center at the Badin and Shikarpur talukas each.