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07/06/2017

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has approved releasing Rs 1.5 billion from gas royalty for Kohat division comprising districts Kohat,

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has approved releasing Rs 1.5 billion from gas royalty for Kohat division comprising districts Kohat, Karak and Hangu on the basis of “spending resources on any given area as a share on the basis of natural resources produced in that area and that share is ensured to be spent on public welfare and development of that particular area”. He directed that the developmental and public welfare schemes to be financed through the development share of the area, should be reflected in the annual development plan for the year 2017-18. He was chairing a meeting on gas royalty and development of the districts Karak, Hangu and Kohat that was attended by Provincial Minister for law Imtiaz Shahid Qureshi, MPAs Ziaullah Bangash, Dr. Gul Sahib Khan, Secretary Finance Shakeel Qadir, Secretary Planning & Development Shahab Ali Shah, Commissioner Kohat, Deputy Commissioners from the three districts and other concerned authorities. The meeting had a threadbare discussion on the matters relating to gas royalty, its beneficial use for the progress and prosperity of the locals and execution of certain vital developmental schemes in the area. The Chief Minister while formally sanctioning Rs1.5 billion of the gas royalty for Kohat division also assured that more resources would also be provided for developmental purposes on need basis. He asked for preparing and submitting detailed developmental schemes for these districts as per amount of the gas royalty share. He said that provincial government would ensure the judicious and transparent use of developmental funds for improvement of the infrastructure, streamlining the social sector services and overall uplift of the backward districts of Kohat division. Pervez Khattak said that natural resources and reservoirs discovered in southern districts though laid foundation for overall national progress and prosperity however the KP government considered it as policy, essentially preferring those people and areas where the resources generated because only such policy and gesture could ensure development, goodwill and peace in the province, he added. The Chief Minister said that the provincial government was pursuing a uniform developmental strategy all over the province wherein the judicious use of resources was being ensured in every nook and corner of the province. He said sincere efforts were also being made to obtain the constitutional and lawful rights of the province from the federal government. He said safeguarding the genuine rights of the people and ensuring the speedy development of the province was prime obligation of his government. He said that KP government has laid a solid, viable and transparent system for running the government machinery. It would also improve the services delivery system and ensure welfare of the masses especially the poor, he concluded. <><><><><><>