Report: Naseem Hassan/ANI
ISLAMABAD –Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met newly elected Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Syed Iftikhar Ali Gilani.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated Syed Iftikhar Ali Gilani on assuming office as Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and expressed his best wishes for his tenure.
The two sides discussed peace, development and ongoing welfare projects in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The Prime Minister said the Government of Pakistan would continue to extend full cooperation to the AJK government for the welfare and prosperity of the people of the region.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated that the federal government would continue taking all possible measures for the development and prosperity of the Kashmiri people.
Syed Iftikhar Ali Gilani thanked the Prime Minister and expressed his resolve to utilize all his capabilities for the development of the region and the welfare of its people.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and Adviser to the Prime Minister Rana Sanaullah also attended the meeting.
