PESHAWAR: Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions (Safron) and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Affairs Eng Amir Muqam here on Tuesday visited Afghan Commissionerate.

It was the first visit of the federal minister since he assumed charge of his office. On the occasion, he was given a detailed briefing about the commissionerate. Officials of Afghan Commissionerate and others participated in the briefing.

Mr Muqam stressed the need for full utilisation of the available resources besides keeping updated database about all affairs of the commissionerate. He said that Afghan Commissionerate should have complete updated details of its assets and services including houses and survey reports about future projects.

After the briefing, he visited different parts of Afghan Commissionerate and reviewed the services provided to people there.

Published in Dawn, April 3rd, 2024

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