Prime Minister Azad jammu and Kashmir Sardar Abdul Qayyum Niazi says the government is encouraging public-private partnerships to promote tourism to put the state on track of speedy development.

He was talking to the Executive Chairman of a Kashmir-based non-government social organization, MTBC Mehmood ul Haq in Muzaffarabad today.

Sardar Niazi said some special projects in the tourism sector would be incorporated in the 500 billion mega-development package.

The government is pursuing comprehensive planning for the development of tourism, Information Technology, and other sectors to create job opportunities for the youth.