Islamabad: The federal cabinet would take up the matter pertaining to the proposed provisional province status for Gilgit-Baltistan after Prime Minister Imran Khan approved in principle to change the status of GB, a new source reported. Several recommendations in this regard were tabled before the prime minister.
Law Minister Farogh Naseem, Attorney General of Pakistan Anwar Mansoor Khan, GB Governor Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak and other prominent figures attended the meeting at the Prime Minister’s House.
The prime minister approved the recommendations and directed Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Ali Amin Gandapur to present the summary of the recommendations in the cabinet meeting.
Earlier, the committee formed to bring constitutional and structural reforms in G-B held its second meeting, which was attended and presided by Gandapur in Islamabad. During the meeting, the lower committee presented its recommendations, after which committee members met PM Imran at the Prime Minister’s Office.
Sharing its boundaries with Afghanistan and China, Gilgit-Baltistan is the northmost administrative territory in Pakistan. It comprises of three divisions, further divided into 10 districts.
