Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday met Gilgit-Baltistan Governor Syed Mehdi Shah and Caretaker Chief Minister Yar Mohammed, as he arrived in Gilgit on a day-long visit to inaugurate multiple development projects.

In separate meetings with the prime minister, the governor and chief minister discussed the progress of ongoing development projects in Gilgit-Baltistan, the law and order situation, and other administrative matters.

Earlier, upon arrival, the prime minister was received by Governor Syed Mehdi Shah and Caretaker Chief Minister Yar Mohammed.

Prime Minister Shehbaz is accompanied by federal ministers Ahsan Iqbal, Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari, Attaullah Tarar, Amir Muqam, Abdul Aleem Khan, Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Adviser to PM Rana Sanaullah, and Special Assistant Talha Burki.

During the visit, the prime minister will inaugurate solar power and safe city projects, the laptop scheme, and the youth business and agriculture loan scheme for Gilgit-Baltistan.

He will also lay the foundation stone for four Daanish Schools in the region.