GILGIT: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the government willimmediately make progress on giving provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistanregion and the sense of deprivation of GB people will be removed bydeclaring it a province.

Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Gilgit-Baltistan and attended theoath-taking ceremony of cabinet members. GB governor administered oaths tothe newly-elected members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly(GBLA).



While addressing the event, the premier congratulated the newly-elected GBchief minister and cabinet members. He expressed hopes that the newgovernment will continue its governance on new standards.

Imran Khan said that he is fully aware of the issues of the region. Hevowed that the government will immediately make progress on givingprovincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region. The sense of deprivationof GB people will be removed by declaring it as a province.

He said that the government will immediately constitute a committee forproceeding the necessary legislation for granting provincial status to theregion. The committee will begin its work on a timeline to finalise thelawmaking.

The premier asked GB people to decide on their own regarding the projectswhich they thought are suitable for them. He said that people have theright and authority to make decisions for their future. PM Khan said thatno one could accurately measure the suitability of projects for a specificregion while sitting in Islamabad and the region’s representatives willrecommend fruitful projects as per their requirements.