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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ISLAMABAD: Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan Syed Mehdi Shah called on President Dr Arif Alvi and discussed the overall situation in the region including wheat subsidy and other issues.
In the meeting, they also deliberated over the matters related to Baltistan University and Skardu, a President House statement said.
The president told the governor that he had taken up the matter of wheat subsidy with the caretaker prime minister and finance minister and expressed the hope that the problems would be resolved soon.
The elected members of the GB Council had also called on the president on Thursday to discuss the wheat subsidy and other matters.
President Alvi had assured the delegation to take up their issues at the relevant forums.
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ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday approved the appointment of Syed Mehdi Shah as the Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan. The president gave the approval on the advice of the prime minister in line with Section 33(3) of the Gilgit Baltistan Order 2018. President Alvi accepted the resignation of Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon on June 24, … Read more
