Gilgit Baltistan’s Provincial Minister stated that Prime Minister Imran Khan would visit Skardu on December 16 and declare Gilgit Baltistan’s interim provincial status.
According to reports, the Provincial Minister said that Prime Minister Imran Khan would also launch the Skardu International Airport and the Jaglot-Skardu road during his visit.
“The Prime Minister Imran Khan will also address a public gathering in Skardu and proclaim the status of Gilgit Baltistan as an interim province,” Raja Zakaria stated.
It must be noted that in September this year, the second draft of the constitutional package for the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region was forwarded to PM Imran Khan, The package was aimed at serious efforts from the federal government for giving provincial status to the federally-administered region, The constitutional package for GB was finalized in line with the United Nations (UN) resolutions and international laws.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led federal government, before this in late July this year, had finalized the draft amendments for a series of legislation including the draft law for declaring Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) a province.
