Pakistan, April 22 -- PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday vowed that, if elected, the party would focus on development in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).

The remarks come ahead of the GB Assembly elections scheduled for June 7, with other parties also ramping up their preparations. Nawaz made the comments in a televised address to the PML-N's parliamentary board for GB, where he highlighted past projects launched by the party in the region.

He said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, his younger brother, had the "same passion" for developing GB as him, noting that the region had massive potential.

The former premier highlighted road projects "worth $60-$65 billion", adding that "24-hour journeys were reduced to 10 hours". He recalled facing crit...