PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) government has failed to utilise the Annual Development Budget (ADB) allocated for merged districts of the fiscal year of 2019-20, documents available with Pakistan Today have revealed. There is no development work in conflict challenged areas since integration into KP even though the provincial government had extended all its departments to merged districts. “We will carry out development work in tribal districts at a high pace now,” he added. Similarly, Finance Minister Timur Saleem Jhagra also gave assurances saying that both the premier and CM are focused on uplifting tribal districts. “In 10 years, more than Rs1,200 billion will be spent in tribal districts, enhancing the living standard of people living there,” he promised.

Source: Pakistan Today February 03, 2020 16:52 UTC