PTI leaders and ministers from Gilgit-Baltistan have welcomed the visit of Prime Minister to Gilgit and termed it a mile stone for the development of Gilgit-Baltistan.

Commenting on the PM visit, Minister for Planning and Development Fataullah Khan said the steps announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan will accelerate the pace of development in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Minister for Agriculture Kazim Mesaum said Imran Khan intend to harness local resources particularly water, minerals and tourism sectors to enable the area to generate to its own resources.

Secretary Information PTI Akbar Hussain Akbar said PM planned to generate 300MW hydropower that will meet the energy requirement of the area and also generate enough electricity to the national gird.