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PM directs to retrieve state land, carry out forestation under Kashmir Development package
October 30, 2021

Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a review meeting in Islamabad on Kashmir Development Package.

The meeting was attended by Kashmir Affairs Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, Advisor on Finance Shaukat Tarin, Prime Minister of AJK Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi, AJK Finance Minister Abdul Majid Khan and other senior officers.

The participants of the meeting were briefed on the proposed projects and their cost estimates under the Kashmir Development Package, as well as other ongoing uplift works there and administrative reforms introduced by the AJK government.

The package comprises the construction of highways, bridges and tunnels and projects of urban management.

The Prime Minister Imran Khan directed the authorities concerned to retrieve the state land in a fair manner and carry out forestation after recovery.

The Prime minister said along with the promotion of tourism, the protection of forest cover was also equally essential.