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Nawaz shares 100-day uplift plan with AJK PM

PML-N leadership urges Gillani to follow Punjab's development model

Nawaz shares 100-day uplift plan with AJK PM

PML-N President Nawaz Sharif presented a 100-day reform plan to AJK Prime Minister Iftikhar Gillani and Speaker Tariq Farooq on Sunday. The meeting, attended by Punjab's Chief Ministers Shehbaz and Maryam Sharif, took place in Lahore. The plan aims to enhance healthcare, education, sanitation, infrastructure, and other sectors in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

The PML-N leaders urged the new government to emulate Punjab's development model, promote innovation, modernization, and sustainable development. They emphasized the urgent need to address people's concerns and improve service delivery in the region. AJK's Legislative Assembly elections concluded on August 10, with the PML-N securing the majority.

Gillani, now the 17th prime minister, pledged to prioritize livelihood opportunities, reforms in education and healthcare, and digitalization of the economy.

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