{"id":3553,"date":"2026-10-30T21:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T16:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3553"},"modified":"2026-10-30T21:04:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T16:04:00","slug":"pm-shehbaz-orders-faster-work-on-gilgit-baltistan-projects-timely-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3553","title":{"rendered":"PM Shehbaz orders faster work on Gilgit-Baltistan projects, timely funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday ordered ministries and departments to speed up federal development projects in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and ensure funds arrive on time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He chaired a review meeting on the projects, a Prime Minister\u2019s Office news release said. He directed officials to remove all bottlenecks on a priority basis and improve coordination among institutions.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister also ordered regular monitoring of projects, especially in the energy sector, so GB residents see the benefits at the earliest. He specifically instructed authorities to complete the 100-megawatt solar power project launched by the federal government for the region.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting reviewed progress on ongoing hydropower, infrastructure and solar energy projects, including the Naltar Power Project.<\/p>\n<p>It also discussed strengthening counterterrorism capabilities and installing digital infrastructure in the region.<\/p>\n<p>A committee formed in July 2026 on the prime minister\u2019s directives presented its report.<\/p>\n<p>The report outlined the status of federal projects, obstacles to their implementation and steps needed to finish them on time.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister reaffirmed that the development of Gilgit-Baltistan, basic facilities for its people and better living standards remain federal government priorities.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting paid tribute to the people of Gilgit-Baltistan, who mark November 1 as the day they won liberation from Dogra rule in 1947 and later acceded to Pakistan. The prime minister is expected to visit the region on November 1 to join the commemorations.<\/p>\n<p>GB Chief Minister Amjad Hussain attended as a special participant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday ordered ministries and departments to speed up federal development projects in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and ensure funds arrive on time. He chaired a review meeting on the projects, a Prime Minister\u2019s Office news release said. He directed officials to remove all bottlenecks on a priority basis and improve coordination among institutions. The prime minister also ordered regular monitoring of projects, especially in the energy sector, so GB residents see the benefits at the earliest. He specifically instructed authorities to complete the 100-megawatt solar power project&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3553\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}