PM reviews KP’s merged areas’ development projects
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan chaired a review meeting on the issues related to energy, higher education, health, and development projects of merged areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Monday.
During the meeting, the prime minister said that the development of merged areas of KP and bringing them at par with other parts of Pakistan is government’s top priority.
“Some elements are trying to disturb peace of these areas, but we have to defeat such elements by keeping the people of these areas informed about the development process,” the premier added.
Minister for Power Omar Ayub, KOP Chief Minister Mehmood Khan, the federal finance secretary and other senior officers attended the meeting. He was informed that the required funding from the Ministry of Finance has been ensured for development projects in the merged areas.
Regarding efforts to provide uninterrupted power supply to the people of the merged areas, Pm Khan was apprised that the Ministry of Energy is paying special attention on strengthening the transmission infrastructure in these areas.
Talking about cleanliness in these areas, the prime minister directed authorities to formulate a national policy in collaboration with provincial governments for solid waste management. He also directed to complete the clean drinking water projects in these areas on priority basis.
He also agreed with the proposal of provincial government that ongoing sixteen development projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa should be completed at the earliest.