Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah met with Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Amjad Hussain Azad at CM House on 27 October to formalise cooperation in healthcare, revenue, and housing. Shah assured Azad of support to improve healthcare facilities and strengthen the revenue system in Gilgit-Baltistan.
The Sindh Chief Minister also pledged to help rebuild homes for families affected by floods in the region. Azad requested assistance to upgrade a cardiac hospital in Gilgit-Baltistan, prompting Shah to order the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases to provide technical and institutional support.
Shah suggested that the Gilgit-Baltistan government sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases. Regarding fiscal matters, the two chief ministers discussed creating a Revenue Board in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Shah instructed the chairman of the Sindh Revenue Board to provide full assistance to the Gilgit-Baltistan government. Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari directed the reconstruction of 200 homes for flood-affected families in Gilgit-Baltistan.
A team from Sindh People’s Housing for Flood Affectees has already begun survey work in Gilgit-Baltistan. Shah ordered SPHF chief Khalid Shaikh to ensure that construction work in Gilgit-Baltistan commences in January or February.
The meeting included Sindh Minister for Home Ziaul Hassan Lanjar, Special Assistant Syed Qasim Naveed, PSCM Agha Wasif, Chairman Karachi Port Trust Rear Admiral (retd) Shahid Ahmed, Secretary Health Tahir Sangi, and NICVD Professor Dr Asad Bilal.
