Political statement: Govt showering development projects on AJK: PM
Haider said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will greatly benefit the entire area
Nawaz tasks AJK govt, PML-N to reach out to APHC in IOK. PHOTO: INP
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Farooq Haider on Thursday enumerated the development projects PML-N government has approved for AJK.
The federal government under the leadership of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is working hard for the development of AJK, he said while addressing a press conference in Muzaffarabad.
Haider said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will greatly benefit the entire area. Apart from the corridor project, he said the federal government has approved a development package worth Rs125 billion for the uplift of roads network in AJK under CPEC.
He said construction of an expressway from Lower Topa to Kohala, a medical college in Poonch, Leepa Tunnel and extension of Muzaffarabad and Rawalakot Airports have also been approved.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 13th, 2017.
The federal government under the leadership of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is working hard for the development of AJK, he said while addressing a press conference in Muzaffarabad.
Haider said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will greatly benefit the entire area. Apart from the corridor project, he said the federal government has approved a development package worth Rs125 billion for the uplift of roads network in AJK under CPEC.
He said construction of an expressway from Lower Topa to Kohala, a medical college in Poonch, Leepa Tunnel and extension of Muzaffarabad and Rawalakot Airports have also been approved.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 13th, 2017.