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Former prime minister and PML-N President Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday arrived in Gilgit-Baltistan for a brief visit as the party gears up for the upcoming June 7 elections.
General elections in the region are scheduled for June 7, after a four-month delay attributed to harsh winter weather.
Nawaz reached Gilgit on a one-day visit, where he would meet with party ticket holders contesting the polls.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Inter-Provincial Coordination Minister Rana Sanaullah, Punjab Senior Provincial Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, senators Pervaiz Rasheed and Anusha Rahman, and MPA Kazim Ali Pirzada are accompanying Nawaz, state-run PTV said.
