ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif reiterated the government’s resolve to the development of Gilgit Baltistan saying that prosperity and welfare of the region’s people was the government’s top priority.

He said this during a telephonic conversation with Governor Gilgit Baltistan Syed Mehdi Shah.

During the conversation, the two leaders exchanged Eid-ul-Azha greetings and best wishes for each other.

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Earlier,   Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar visited Jagran-1 Hydropower Plant in Neelum District.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar made a surprise visit to Jagran-1 Hydropower Plant in Neelum district, Azad Jammu Kashmir.

The deputy PM expressed satisfaction at the smooth functioning of the 30.4 MW Jagran-I which was conceived, approved and financed during the 1997-1999 tenure of former Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif when Senator Ishaq Dar was the Finance Minister of Pakistan.