Naqvi assures Gilgit-Baltistan of federal support on security, development
The interior minister told Chief Minister Amjad Hussain that tourist arrivals in the region have risen sharply and that tourism promotion would create local jobs.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Amjad Hussain in Islamabad and assured him of full federal support for the region's development and its law and order, Economy.pk reported on 12 November.
According to the report, the two discussed the overall situation in Gilgit-Baltistan, law and order, and other matters of mutual interest.
Naqvi said the number of tourists visiting Gilgit-Baltistan has risen significantly. Promoting tourism would strengthen the local economy and create more jobs for people in the region, he said.
The interior minister told the chief minister that the federal government would provide all possible support for the region's overall development and for maintaining law and order.
The report did not give the date of the meeting or name the other officials who attended. It also did not quote any written statement issued afterwards by the interior ministry or by the Gilgit-Baltistan government.
Economy.pk put the meeting and the tourism remarks in its lead, and carried no figure for visitor numbers or for the federal funds involved.
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