President stresses need to explore GB's potential in Mining, Agriculture & tourism sectors

President Dr Arif Alvi declares that Gilgit-Baltistan possesses remarkable potential in the Mining, Agriculture, and Tourism sectors, which ought to be fully explored to promote regional development.

He expressed this while addressing members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly in Gilgit, asserting that exploiting the region's natural resources requires a workforce of talented and skilled individuals to achieve prosperity.

As an ambassador of Gilgit-Baltistan, I have advertised the beauty of the province at various forums to attract tourists to the region, President Dr Arif Alvi said.

He said Gilgit Baltistan is tax free but a small Taxation system should be set up to collect tax from tourists visiting the region.

Our Gilgit correspondent Sher Muhammad reports that the president interacted with elected representatives and assured to address their problems.