PESHAWAR:

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Sunday said the federal government had yet to release the province’s dues for the merged districts, lamenting that K-P continued to face financial discrimination.

He made these remarks while launching a wide-ranging beautification project for Peshawar aimed at restoring the historic character of the provincial capital.

Addressing the inauguration ceremony, the chief minister said that “some ill-informed individuals” questioned the one per cent share K-P receives under the NFC Award for the war against terrorism, adding that they overlooked the fact that the province had made the greatest sacrifices in that fight.

He said other provinces were receiving more funds under various heads, while K-P remained deprived.

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