ISLAMABAD: Fulfilling the promise made before elections in November last year, Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved a “historic” development package for the uplift of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) on Tuesday.
According to details, the premier gave go-ahead while chairing a meeting on Gilgit-Baltistan Integrated Development Plan, which is being dubbed as historic.
اجلاس میں گلگت بلتستان کی ترقی کے لئے تاریخی پیکیج کی منظوری
مختلف شعبوں میں ترقیاتی منصوبوں کی بدولت خطے میں جہاں تعمیر و ترقی کا نیا باب روشن ہوگا وہاں علاقے کے مسائل کا موثر حل اور نوجوانوں کو نوکریوں کے بے شمار مواقع میسر آئیں گے۔
— Prime Minister's Office (@PakPMO) March 30, 2021
Addressing the meeting, the prime minister said, “Gilgit Baltistan has a lot of tourism potential and it should be utilized. The development of GB is one of the top priorities of the government,” he added.
The premier also directed Chief Minister Gilgit Baltistan to pay special attention to the environmental protection and promotion of tourism.
وزیرِ اعظم نے اجلاس سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے کہا کہ گلگت بلتستان کی ترقی موجودہ حکومت کی ترجیحات میں شامل ہے
گلگت بلتستان میں سیاحت کا بے شمار پوٹینشل موجود ہے جسے بروئے کار لانے کی ضرورت ہے: وزیرِ اعظم
— Prime Minister's Office (@PakPMO) March 30, 2021
The projects related to clean energy, transport and communication, health, infrastructure, water sanitation and tourism are part of the package.
The package envisaging development schemes in various sectors will usher in a new era of development in the region. This will not only address the problems of the area but also provide immense job opportunities to the youth.
Earlier on November 15, Asad Umar had said the federal government would jointly work with the newly elected government in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) for the development in the region.
The minister took to Twitter and wrote that he had a meeting with Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid. He said that in the next few weeks, through a joint team, they will formulate a historic development package for Gilgit-Baltistan.
وزیر اعلیٰ گلگت بلتستان خالد خورشید کے ساتھ مل کر وفاق اور گلگت بلتستان کی مشترکہ ٹیم بنائی ہے جو چند ہفتوں میں انشاءاللہ گلگت بلتستان کے لئے ایک تاریخی ترقیاتی پیکج مرتب کرے گی. وزیراعظم کی ترجیح وہ پاکستانی ہیں جو کمزور طبقے سے ہیں اور پسماندہ علاقے ہیں. دو نہیں ایک پاکستان pic.twitter.com/13KkrWncys
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) January 14, 2021
According to the minister, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s priority is Pakistanis who are from the lower sections and backward areas. It may be recalled that earlier, the prime minister had said that the path taken by Gilgit-Baltistan would change the lives of the people.
The prime minister in his statement on 2nd December last year said that he wanted to give resources to the people of Gilgit-Baltistan and would form a committee to give provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan.
