Times of Islamabad

PM Imran Khan to lay foundation stone of Jalalpur Sharif-Jhelum canal

PM Imran Khan to lay foundation stone of Jalalpur Sharif-Jhelum canal

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will lay the foundation stone ofJalalpur Sharif-Jhelum canal on December 26 during his upcoming visit toJhelum’s Pind Dadan Khan Tehsil, said federal minister Fawad Chaudhry onTuesday.

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry announced thatPM Imran Khan will pay a visit to Pind Dadan Khan on Thursday where he willlay the foundation stone of the Jalalpur Sharif-Jhelum canal.

He said it will be the first visit of Imran Khan to Jhelum after becomingprime minister from where he will initiate his public contact campaign. Thepremier is likely to make announcements of megaprojects and also address apublic gathering.

The organisers have commenced preparations to welcome PM Khan upon hisarrival and also established a helipad at the site of public gathering.

It is pertinent to mention here that PM Imran Khan had also scheduled his visitto Karachi link onFriday, December 27, sources close to the government quarters disclosed onSaturday.

The prime minister will be apprised with development efforts underway inthe metropolis in a formal briefing by the ministers, sources claimedfurther.