PESHAWAR (Web desk) – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi said on Sunday that the provincial government will participate in the upcoming meeting of National Finance Commission (NFC).
“The parliamentary party meeting has decided to ensure participation in the upcoming National Finance Commission (NFC) meeting and will safeguard the province’s right,” said the Chief Minister while addressing a press conference here.
Chief Minister Afridi said the KP government will fight for the rights of the merged districts and for the province. He emphasised the need to hold talks with all political parties to advocate for the province’s rights.
“Everyone must work together to fight for the province,” he said, highlighting that the fight for the NFC share and provincial rights required collective action.
He claimed that KP’s due share in NFC Award since 2018 has been awaited. The KP CM said that Centre owed the province Rs1,350 billion under the NFC Award over the past seven years.
