Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Raja Farooq Haider Khan and his team including Chief Secretary AJK and other senior functionaries at the PM office on Tuesday.

The meeting was attended by Minister for Kashmir Affairs Muhammad Barjees Tahir, Minister for Law Mahmood Bashir Virk, Secretary to PM, Federal Secretaries for Finance, Power division and Kashmir Affairs and other senior government officials.

A detailed presentation was given to the PM Abbasi about the development projects and activities being undertaken in AJK for socio-economic uplift of the people and for promoting tourism in the area.

Discussing developmental programs, initiated under the vision of PML-N leadership, the AJK government appreciated enhancement of budget for AJK from Rs. 12 billion to Rs. 22 billion under the present federal government.

The azad jammu and kashmir government also lauded initiation of various landmark projects including Mirpur-Muzzaffrabad-Mansehra Expressway and establishment of Mirpur Special Economic Zone under the CPEC project.

The meeting was informed that enhanced support from Government of Pakistan has enabled AJK government to take up rehabilitation of all major roads for provision of better connectivity with Pakistan at inter district/tehsil level besides revival of productive sectors.

The Prime Minister reiterated federal government’s continued support for socio-economic uplift of the people of AJK, development of infrastructure and promotion of tourism in the area.