Rs1.45b set aside for minorities

PESHAWAR:

The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday was informed that the provincial government was taking measures to provide all kinds of facilities to minorities at their door step and a hefty amount of Rs1.45 billion was allocated in this regard.

Responding to a question of Naeema Kishwar of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Minority Affairs Wazir Zada said an amount of Rs9 million has been allocated for Shamshanghat, Rs12 million for a graveyard for Christian community and Rs7.5 million for the purchase of cemetery for Christian community in Kohat.

Similarly, Rs17.5 million has also been allocated for purchase of land for graveyard in district Dir Lower, Swabi and Mardan respectively for the minorities’ community.

He further said that Rs3.5mn has been allocated for Shamshanghat in district Hangu, Rs3 million for Nowshera and Rs7 million each for graveyard in district Lower Chitral and Swat.

Meanwhile, the Speaker Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani directed Commissioner Bannu to send a report regarding funds allocation and expenditure of Commerce and Industries Department at North Waziristan and personally submit it within three-day.

Earlier, Leader of the opposition, Akram Khan Durrani said that the law and order situation in K-P especially in southern district was becoming worst and urged the government to take notice.

He added that power and gas load shedding has become a routine matter for the people of K-P while inflation has made life miserable for the common man.

Durrani further said the treasury members did not take K-P Assembly proceedings ministers don’t even respond to questions of opposition legislators.

 

Published in The Express Tribune, January 4^th, 2022.