TIMERGARA: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Wednesday paid a one-day visit to sub-division Timergara and Bajaur and inaugurated several development projects worth billions of rupees.
Addressing the public gathering on the occasion, he said that the provincial government was working under a comprehensive strategy to address the deprivations of the people of the backward districts, especially the merged tribal districts.
Despite financial issues, he said the KP government had increased the budget of the tribal districts from 24 billion rupees to 64 billion rupees and was taking steps beyond its capacity to fulfill the promises made to the tribal people.
The CM criticized the federal government’s role towards the province and said that the funds of merged districts were stopped while the outstanding amount under net hydel profit was also not being paid.
On the occasion, the CM laid the foundation stone for the construction of 52.5 km long roads at six different places in the Bajaur district, besides establishing 12 primary schools and upgrading six primary schools to the middle, 17 middle to high schools and 17 high schools.
He also inaugurated the completed Hockey Astroturf and Football Ground and Hostel at Sports Complex in Khar, Sports Stadium in Mohmand and Rescue-1122 building in Navagai, up-gradation of Category D Hospital in Maidan to Category C, Kimber Bypass Road, Maidan to Brawal Tunnel, Jheel Chowk to Timergara Chowk Road and laid foundation stone construction of two bridges. APP
