ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar Sunday said the federal government will jointly work with the newly elected government in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) for the development in the region.
Asad Umar, in a tweet, said that after historic federal packages for Karachi and South Balochistan, now work will start on the package for Gilgit-Baltistan.
Voting underway for the general elections of Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly amid tight security.
The polling started at 8am and will continue until 5 pm without any break. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Muslim League (Q), Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) are among the parties contesting for the 23 constituencies of the GB assembly.
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