Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government has prioritized uplift of tribal areas with provision of job opportunities to the youth at merged tribal districts.

The prime minister was chairing a meeting in Islamabad to review progress on the development projects in the merged erstwhile tribal areas.

He said people of tribal areas rendered huge sacrifices for the country and faced many difficulties.

The meeting was attended by Leader of the House in Senate Shibli Faraz, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmood Khan, senators Hidayatullah, Aurangzeb Khan, Mirza Muhammad Afridi, Momin Afridi and Sajjad Turi.