PM arrives in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani arrived here on a daylong visit. Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will announce tax exemption for war torn areas of FATA and NWFP. Earlier, Governor NWFP Owais Ahamd Ghani and Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti received prime minister at Peshawar Airport. Accompanied by ministers for Information Qamar Zaman Kaira, Finance Shaukat Tareen and Interior Rehman Malik, Gilani will meet the provincial leadership and discuss the ongoing operation against militants. Prime Minister Gilani on Thursday visited the residence of Federal Minister for Communications Dr. Arbab Alamgir Khan soon after his arrival in Peshawar to condole the demise of his mother, and wife of former Chief Minister NWFP (late) Arbab Jahangir Khan.