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Shehbaz Unveils Chitral Development Push, Credits Trump With India-Pakistan Ceasefire

The visit paired local projects with a pledge of federal backing for KP’s security effort.

Overview

  • Shehbaz Sharif vowed full cooperation with newly elected KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi to maintain peace and eliminate terrorism.
  • He performed the groundbreaking for a Daanish School in Chitral, promising free boarding education and modern facilities for underprivileged students.
  • The prime minister announced a package for Upper Chitral that includes a gas plant, a hospital and a university, with instructions to address local electricity tariff concerns.
  • He set timelines for key links, targeting completion of the Chitral–Booni–Mastuj–Shandur Road by next December and the ChitralAyunBamburet Road by May, and noted the northern route of the Lowari Tunnel is complete.
  • He praised military leadership and described May’s four-day hostilities with India as a decisive Pakistani victory.