Payment Of NHP Under AGN Qazi Formula Soon, Says Mahmood Khan

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan revealed that the Prime Minister Imran Khan has assured him the payment of the share in head of net hydel profit (NHP) under the AGN Qazi formula.

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Dec, 2018 ) :Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan revealed that the Prime Minister Imran Khan has assured him the payment of the share in head of net hydel profit (NHP) under the AGN Qazi formula.

The province would get its dues and transfers of resources soon. The provincial government would be backed by the Federal government in the whole merger of erstwhile FATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, he added.

He was presiding over a meeting on FATA merger at Chief Minister's House Peshawar.

Provincial government Spokesman Ajmal Khan Wazir, Chief Secretary, Naveed Kamran Baloch, Additional Chief Secretaries Sikandar Qayum, Shahzad Bangash, administrative secretaries Arshad Majeed, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Muhammad Israr, Secretaries Homes and Law attended.

The meeting focused on the overall mainstreaming of the seven new districts of the erstwhile FATA, the developmental strategy, the projects approved so far, the transfer of resources for the whole mainstreaming process and the creation of posts, the early completion of quick impact projects including education and health within six months, the legal aspects of the transfer of assets both moveable and immovable, the working of the anomaly committee, the pledged three percent of the NFC award and the tracking and putting into the implementation phase, all decisions both taken at the federal cabinet level and under the amendment into the Constitution for the smooth merger of erstwhile FATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The meeting was informed that the formal flow of resources would continue and the three percent share of the erstwhile FATA was an additional arrangement for the rapid mainstreaming of FATA and transformation of developmental and welfare activities in the seven new districts.

The province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is willing to shoulder the additional burden of development required for the mainstreaming of new districts but we cannot ignore the weak financial base of the province.

The federal government would have to put its share in the overall mainstreaming process and that should be immediate in nature and visible in essence.

The meeting agreed to the creation of 7000 posts in different departments and asked the federal government for the provision of resources.

The much needed areas should get more focus and the rest should be taken care of. Chief Minister directed for the quick impact projects to be put on ground after proper prioritization.

He said that the provincial government would take care of the all legal aspects to legally facilitate the transfer of assets adding that the employee's related issuescould be resolved at the forum of anomaly committee. He said his government wasat the advanced stage of mainstreaming the seven new districts.