Islamabad, July 14, 2021 (PPI-OT):Prime Minister Imran Khan has said development of tribal districts is the foremost priority of the government. He made the remarks whilst chairing a meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday which reviewed the ongoing development schemes of tribal districts.
He said the people of these areas rendered immense sacrifices for the country. He said we highly regard these sacrifices. He asked the provinces to contribute as per the promise for the fast track development of the districts merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The meeting was informed that a budget of about 130 billion rupees have been earmarked this fiscal year for the merged districts. It was informed that the federation is fully abiding by the promises made with the people of erstwhile FATA for the development of their areas.
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