The opposition benches in the provincial assembly have once again threatened to stage a walkout if the development funds are not released. Opposition Leader in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Assembly Akram Durrani warned Speaker Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani during a meeting on Saturday. Several other opposition and treasury benches lawmakers were also present during the meeting. An opposition leader familiar with the development told The Express Tribune that the opposition leader informed the speaker that after their protest during the 11th session of the provincial assembly, the government had promised to release development funds, however, the government has yet to release the funds. The opposition leader added that during the past three years, the opposition lawmakers have been provided only Rs30 million uplift funds each while members of the treasury benches have been provided up to Rs200 million development funds.

Source: The Express Tribune October 25, 2020 04:41 UTC