Rs17.2 billion project for climate and rural development in Gilgit-Baltistan
Pakistan Observer reported AFD, the EU and the Aga Khan Foundation are partners in the rural development initiative.
A Rs17.2 billion project for climate resilience and rural development in Gilgit-Baltistan has been announced, with the French development agency AFD, the European Union and the Aga Khan Foundation as partners, Pakistan Observer reported.
The newspaper carried two items on the financing. One headline put the figure at Rs17.2 billion; a second described it as a Rs17 billion project. The second report said AFD, the EU and the Aga Khan Foundation had joined hands for the initiative.
Pakistan Observer did not provide details in the available text about which districts of Gilgit-Baltistan would benefit, how long the project would run, or how the money would be divided between climate-resilience measures and rural development programmes.
Without a project document, the specific activities under the reported commitment are not yet clear. Skardu Times could not independently verify the details beyond the Pakistan Observer headlines and standfirsts.
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