Rs5 billion fund
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Sohail Afridi here Thursday said that the provincial government has accelerated the northern bypass project by providing Rs 5 billion from the provincial budget. The Chief Minister said that the security forces are our protectors and we are proud of them. Addressing cabinet meeting here, CM said the promised funds for Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) are awaited, and that the provincial government has so far spent Rs 7.5 billion from its own resources in this regard. The Chief Minister said a special committee of the provincial assembly has been constituted to investigate the Radio Pakistan May 9 incident, adding one meeting was already held. Staff Reporter
