LAHORE (Kashmir English): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has sought allocation of the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award shares to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) at the earliest possible stage.
He urged the federal government to do the needful even before any formal request is made by the two regions.
Speaking to party leaders from Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir here Friday, the PML-N leader said the NFC Award share should not have to be demanded by GB and AJK, instead, the federal government should take the lead. He also vowed to take up the matter with the prime minister.
Gilgit-Baltistan development initiatives
Highlighting development initiatives, Nawaz Sharif pointed out that more than Rs53 billion had been spent on the Gilgit–Skardu Highway.
Nawaz also underscored the need for selecting the “best possible candidates” for the upcoming GB elections scheduled for January 24.
Nawaz said party tickets must be awarded strictly on merit, adding that adherence to this principle was essential for organisational discipline.
Nawaz was of the view that all party decisions concerning the two regions must be governed by merit, warning that internal disputes at the local level had led the party losing several seats in the past.
Such conflicts, the PML-N supremo warned, would no longer be tolerated adding anyone involved in internal fighting must be kept out. “We cannot allow party affairs to be damaged by bringing such individuals into the Centre,” he said.
