KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has decided, in principle, to construct Sindh House in Gilgit-Baltistan and own a tunnel in the area as “Sindh Tunnel” which is one of the routes of CPEC there.

Shah announced his decision talking to Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister Hafiz Hafeez Rehman who called on him here at the CM House on Friday.

The Sindh CM said that it was PPP’s federal government that made Gilgit-Baltistan as province and with the passage of time it would emerge as full-fledged province with a constitutional cover.

“Our government sowed the seed of making Gilgit Baltistan as a province and definitely it will grow and the life of poor people of the area will change your tourist industry that will flourish with the development of infrastructure,” he said.

Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister said that he had offered to all the provinces of the country to build their provincial houses in Gilgit-Baltistan.

“I would allot you (Sindh) land if you construct Sindh House as you have constructed in Islamabad,” he said.

Murad Shah appreciating his spirit accepted the offer to construct Sindh House there because this would help in interaction with the people of Gilgit Baltistan.

The GB Chief Minister also said that there were five natural tunnels from which CPEC route has been taken out. He offered Shah to own a tunnel and develop it according to the culture of Sindh and Sindh Tunnel would represent the people of Sindh in Gilgit-Baltistan.

The CM Sindh accepted the offer and directed his principle secretary Naveed Kamran Baloch to put up a proposal and send a team to visit Gilgit Baltistan and conceive the cultural work of the tunnel.

It may be noted Punjab Tunnel, Balochistan Tunnel and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa tunnel had already been announced.—APP