Seven GB roads set for federal takeover to boost tourism

• 464km of thoroughfares to be rehabilitated, maintained by NHA• Federal cabinet to consider proposal after approval by GB cabinet• Roads frequently damaged by landslides and flash floods• Tour operators, hotel owners and transporters welcome PM’s initiatives GILGIT: The federal government has identified seven roads spanning 464 kilometres across Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) for federalisation under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s tourism initiative, with the routes to be constructed, widened, rehabili

Source: Dawn