PM directs immediate release of development funds to tribal areas

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said the government is committed to prioritizing the development of the merged districts and directed to immediately disburse the funds for the development of tribal areas, ARY News reported.

He was talking to a five-member delegation of the National Assembly (NA) lawmakers from the merged districts that called on him in Islamabad today.

The premier said the government is taking concrete steps for the development of financially weak areas of the country.

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He directed the immediate release of development funds for the merged districts of the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).

PM Shehbaz Sharif directed the relevant authorities to get the approval for the funds required for the schemes from the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet as soon as possible.

The MNAs, including Minister for Religious Affairs Mufti Abdul Shakoor, Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Sajid Tori, Moulana Jamal ud Din, Ali Wazir, and Mohsin Dawar informed the prime minister about the problems and the ongoing development projects in their constituencies.