Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, wearing traditional attire, prays after unveiling the plaque for a branch of the Danish School in Chitral. Photo: INP
PESHAWAR:
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday promised to extend cooperation to the provincial government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to maintain peace and eliminate terrorism from the province.
Addressing a public gathering in Chitral district, the Prime Minister congratulated KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on the election and assured him of full cooperation to fight terrorism and maintain peace. “I hope he will accept my offer and together we will work for the development and prosperity of the country,” he said.
The Prime Minister announced a comprehensive development package for Chitral district covering education, health and energy sectors.
The projects include the construction of a hospital in Upper Chitral, a modern hospital and a university by the federal government, in addition to the completion of major highways, including the Chitral-Mastung-Shandur Road. He added that access to the lower tunnel had also been completed.
The Prime Minister further assured the people that the federal government would address the issue of electricity tariffs in the area while students from Chitral would be included in the federal laptop scheme.
He recalled that a day earlier he had announced 100,000 laptops to youths in Islamabad.
Sharif praised the efforts of the armed forces led by Field Marshal Asim Munir for thwarting India’s nefarious designs recently, while hailing the Pakistan Air Force and Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu for protecting the country’s air borders.
Earlier, the Prime Minister inaugurated the Danish school system in Chitral, spread over 148 land canals, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and separate campuses for male and female students.
He said the initiative was part of his vision to provide quality education and modern facilities to the people of remote areas including Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral.
He added that the school would offer free tuition along with board and lodging facilities to deserving students.
Terming Chitral as one of the most beautiful areas in KP, the Prime Minister lauded the bravery and patriotism of its people and the people of KP and said their contribution to national development would always be remembered.
