By Shafqat Ali
ISLAMABAD, May 9 (Gwadar Pro)- Gilgit-Baltistan will be turned into a modern tourist spot, under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and with the help of Pakistan’s federal government, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said on Saturday afternoon.
In a meeting with Chief Minister Gilgit Muhammad Khalid Khursheed who called on him here, Umar said the federal government was planning to introduce new tourist points in Gilgit Baltistan to promote tourism.
He said CPEC is changing the fate of the region and many projects under the multi-billion-dollar plan will be completed soon. He said the federal government was also supporting the development of Gilgit-Baltistan.