Govt decides to build airport in AJK

MUZAFFARABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz-led federal government has decided to build an airport in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on the demand of overseas Pakistanis.

Building an airport in AJK was a long-standing demand of overseas Pakistanis.
In this context, a letter from British Members of Parliament of Kashmiri origin has also surfaced, supporting the demand.
British MPs had written to the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, urging the construction of the airport.

In Islamabad, the Airports Authority has published an advertisement to hire a consultancy firm for the project.
According to the Airports Authority, eligible consultants can participate in the tender process as per the prescribed procedure.