PM Imran Khan to address public gathering in Khyber Agency today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is reaching Khyber Agency on Friday (today) on a day-long visit, ARY News reported.

As per details, the premier will address a big public meeting at Jamrud, where all pertaining arrangements have been finalised.

Mr Khan is expected to announce a number of development projects for the area.

Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan had launched Sehat Insaf Card scheme in tribal districts of erstwhile FATA.

Addressing tribal elders at Ghalanai, the Headquarters of Mohmand district this afternoon, he had said the holder of the card will be entitled to get treatment in any hospital up to seven hundred and twenty thousand rupees annually.

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The had PM said tribal districts will be developed. Education and job opportunities will be created for tribal youth.

He vowed that government is mulling over how to spend development funds in the tribal districts to uplift living standard of the tribesmen.

Imran Khan had said tourism will also be promoted in tribal districts. He said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has great potential for tourism and this has helped in reduction of poverty during the last five years.