Economic Infrastructure and Communication Lasbela

District Lasbela has national highway roads and provincial roads. The major road is the national highway which links Karachi with Hub, Uthal, Bela, Khuzdar, Kalat and Quetta. There is no link via railway and air.In total there is 322 km of black topped road. The major part of the roads (1095 km) are shingle roads. All parts of the district are accessible throughout the year. Telecommunication facility is also available in all the towns of the area.

Radio and Television

In district Lasbela there are no radio station, TV station or TV booster. However, every second house in the urban areas has a TV set with satellite dish. In the rural areas, upper and middle class people possess television. Hardly 5 to 10 percent of the people obtain their radio and TV licenses.

Banking/Financial Institutions

The Development Financing Institutions (DFI) and all commercial banks have branch offices in the district. Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan (ADBP) has a branch office tool The main function of ADBP is to provide loans to farmers and landowners to promote agricultural activities. These loans are provided on easy instalments. Commercial banks also provide loans for small business activities. The State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan provides insurance facilities in the district. There is no women bank in the district.

 Post offices / Courier Service

In district Lasbela, seven sub post offices are functioning at Hub, Winder, Uthal and Bela. There are three branch post offices at Hub, seven at Winder, one at Uthal and four at Bela. These postal services are under supervision of the main post office at Khuzdar. Uthal and Hub have courier and fax services.

Rest Houses

There are 15 rest houses in the district. These rest houses belong to both the private and public sector. Because of the Lasbela Industrial Estate Development Authority (LIEDA) many people visit Hub and stay in these rest houses. The government rest houses are not maintained properly. The district does not have hotels of any standard. On the RCD road there are many restaurants, where food, snacks and tea is available.

Rail and Airways

No railway and airways services exist in the district.