ISLAMABAD (PID AJK) The Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi has said that mega developmental projects have been launched for sustainable development in Azad Kashmir which will change the economic and social map of the region.
He was talking to senators Dilawar Khan and Ahmed Khan and different delegations here on Saturday.
He said the federal government has approved the construction of Lahore Ghali Tunnel which is part of the mega project of five hundred billion rupees and with the construction of Lohar Gali Tunnel will make the journey to Muzaffarabad Division easier . He said it will not only help boost tourism in the area but would create job opportunities for the local peoples.
The Prime Minister said that In the light of the vision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, the dream of construction and development will be realized.
The Prime Minister said that implementation of the economic and development package of 500 billion rupees has started and with the Completion of Lohar Gali Tunnel will also open the way to Muzaffarabad for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa tourists. The Prime Minister also expressed his determination that construction activities on major projects in all major cities would be completed during the PTI government.
He said special attention will be given to the development of the backward areas to bring about socio economic changes in the lives of the people of the state. The Prime Minister said that along with Lohar Gali Tunnel, a 25 km bypass road which will pass through the tourist destination of two constituencies of Muzaffarabad will create new job opportunities. He said that better travel facilities would be made available to the people and new economic opportunities would be created for the common man. He said under the directions of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan fast track development activities have been started in Azad Kashmir therefore the government is taking concrete steps for the improvement of infrastructure in Azad Kashmir and also taking revolutionary steps for the improvement of health and education facilities in the state.
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