Political parties to take up KP’s financial crisis with PM

PESHAWAR: The governmental enactment successful Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has decided to signifier a jirga to conscionable Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and inquire him to steer the state retired of the fiscal crisis.

This was decided during a gathering hosted by caretaker Chief Minister Mohammad Azam Khan and attended by governmental leaders including Sirajul Haq, Akram Khan Durrani, Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao, Aimal Wali Khan, Arbab Alamgir, Amir Muqam, Alhaj Shah Gul Afridi and others.

The participants of the gathering called for associated efforts to fulfil the commitments made to the residents of the merged district.

The participants said that each the governmental leaders should play their owed role, a connection issued by the main minister’s location read. It was pointed retired that the timber lying successful assorted forests of the state could beryllium sold, which mightiness make sizeable gross for the province.

In this respect the section acrophobic was directed to enactment retired the modalities successful accordance with the applicable rules and regulations, the connection said.

Authorities from the concern section apprised the participants of the fiscal constraints and fiscal matters of the state related to the national government.

“So acold Rs180 cardinal of the state are owed to [be paid by] national authorities connected relationship of antithetic national transfers successful the existent fiscal year, whereas, the commitments made to the tribal districts connected the juncture of merger person not yet been materialised,” the connection said.

Addressing the session, the main curate said the practice of each governmental leaders was request of the hr and thanked them for their information successful the consultative league successful the larger involvement of the province.

Published successful Dawn, May 26th, 2023