Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced a development package worth Rs160 billion for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to the province’s information adviser, Samar Haroon Bilour. Of the total, 70 per cent will go to the merged districts and the remaining 30 per cent to the other districts.
Bilour gave the details by phone after a meeting of the federal apex committee. She said the session was held in a cordial setting, with the prime minister, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir and other officials talking about how to move forward. She added that the federal government would cover the province’s needs from its own resources.
New schools, a technical institute and police support
Bilour said the prime minister also announced Danish schools in Bajaur, Lakki Marwat and Chitral, along with a technical institute in Dera Ismail Khan. She said the government would strengthen police capacity to fight terrorism. The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) would also receive priority support alongside police needs.
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Tribute paid to martyrs during apex committee meeting
During the meeting, the prime minister referred to the families of Bilour and Amir Muqam in the context of the fight against terrorism. Bilour said tribute was paid to the martyrs of both families. She said it was her first federal apex committee meeting and that she was impressed by the proceedings, adding that Munir gave a detailed account of the threats facing the country.
