Staff Reporter
Peshawar
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Wednesday said that the government was pursuing multi-pronged strategy for achieving socio-economic uplift of tribal districts and spending hefty funds to the tune of Rs83 billion on its development during the current fiscal year. Addressing a public-gathering at Khyber district, the chief minister said the government accorded priority to tribal districts that was why he as CM had undertook more visits to tribal districts than other areas of the province.
He announced to construct Mastak-Bara Road at cost of Rs7 billion, which would boost trade and economic activities besides linking people of the adjoin areas, he added. He also announced to restore suspended Khasadar force in Khyber district. Similarly, he said that Imran Khan was the first country’s prime minister who had paid visits to tribal districts on number of occasions.
He said that he had always taken practical measures by undertaking visits to areas concerned and get first hand information for resolving their problems at the earliest. He said the government pursued development plan for the tribal belt expeditiously and completed task of FATA merger and holding election in just one year time instead of five.
He dispelled the impression that local jirga system had been phased out under reforms package, saying that Jirga system would continue in shape of dispute resolution council to address local issues amicably.
