Progress in plan for GB’s development reviewed

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: Chief Minister GB Khalid Khurshid and Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Ali Amin Khan Gandapur jointly presided over 2nd Apex Committee to review progress of GB Development Plan and the projects which needs Apex committee’s intervention here on Friday.
Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan, Additional Secretary GB and representatives from Ministries and Divisions attended the meeting.
The APEX Committee discussed the projects of various departments such as Clean Energy, Transport and Communication, Health, Infrastructure, Water Sanitation and Tourism.
It was informed in the meeting that all the departments are in contact with relevant Federal Ministries/Divisions and PC-Is of the shortlisted schemes are being prepared by the respective departments. The Committee directed all the federal government ministries to expedite the GB Package projects. The Apex Committee meeting directed PTA to finalize the auction of 3G and 4G licenses in GB on priority basis.