PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a Rs160 billion development package for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with 70 per cent of the funds allocated to the merged districts and 30 per cent to the remaining districts.
KP Adviser for Information Samar Haroon Bilour shared the details while speaking to ARY News by telephone after a meeting of the federal apex committee.
She said the meeting was held in a cordial atmosphere, where Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and other officials discussed the future course of action.
According to Samar Haroon Bilour, the federal government will meet the province’s needs through its own resources.
She said the prime minister had also announced the establishment of Danish schools in Bajaur, Lakki Marwat and Chitral. A technical institute will also be established in Dera Ismail Khan.
The KP information adviser said the government would improve police capacity to fight terrorism. She added that the requirements of the police and the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) would be met on a priority basis.
During the apex committee meeting, the prime minister referred to the families of Samar Haroon Bilour and Amir Muqam in the context of the fight against terrorism.
Samar Haroon Bilour said tribute was paid to the martyrs of both families during the meeting.
She added that it was her first time attending a federal apex committee meeting and that she was impressed by the proceedings. She also said Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir spoke in detail about the threats facing the country. –Agencies
