MoPD Directs To Expedite Work On Development Projects In Gilgit-Baltistan
Islamabad: Federal Minister Asad Umar has directed Gilgit-Baltistan to expedite work on the structure and feasibility of P3 power projects.
A meeting on development projects in Gilgit-Baltistan was held under the chairmanship of Planning Minister Asad Umar, in which progress on the development project in Gilgit-Baltistan was reviewed. The construction of various priority sectors included in the Gilgit-Baltistan development package was also discussed in the meeting by the Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives.
The meeting of Additional Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan and Planning Commission officials was informed in the briefing that PC-1 and feasibility report (PC-II) of 10 projects were approved by including them in Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP).
He said that the objective of the Gilgit-Baltistan development package is to make it a well-developed region.
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