Prime Minister of Pakistan will visit Chitral
After visiting of Chitral by the then Premier Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto second PM of Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday said he would be visiting Chitral in the near future to oversee the reconstruction and rehabilitation work initiated in the aftermath of the torrential rains and devastating floods.
He stated this during a meeting with Minister for Communication Dr. Arbab Alamgir Khan and MNA Asma Arbab Alamgir who called on him at Prime Minister House here.
Mr Gilani directed the provincial government and NDMA to accelerate supply of provisions to the affectees of Chitral keeping in view the approaching winter season.
The Prime Minister asked the Communication Minister to ensure early completion of road reconstruction damaged by the torrential rains and ravaging floods.
He said development and modernization of the road infrastructure is very important for overall economic progress of the country.
He further said delay in repair of damaged roads is creating hindrance in provision of supplies to affectees particularly in the far flung areas like Chitral.
The Minister apprised the Prime Minister of progress of various ongoing infrastructure development projects and also discussed development schemes launched in their respective constituencies.