Pakistan, Oct. 31 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the relevant ministries and departments to accelerate work on ongoing federal development projects in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and ensure timely provision of funds for their completion.

Chairing a review meeting on federal development projects in Gilgit-Baltistan, the prime minister ordered that all bottlenecks impeding project implementation be removed on a priority basis and effective coordination among relevant institutions be ensured to expedite progress, a Prime Minister's Office news release said.

He also directed regular monitoring of development projects, particularly those related to the energy sector, to ensure that the people of Gilgit-Baltistan could benefit ...