Hafeez Shaikh reviews social, economic needs of tribal districts
Hafeez Shaikh said govt will work for social and economic development of merged districts of FATA.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said that federal government would extend all possible assistance to merged districts of erstwhile Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) to fulfil its needs and support the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in its endeavors to work for the social and economic development of the merged districts of FATA.
Abdul Hafeez Shaikh stated this while chairing a meeting held in Islamabad on Monday to review the social and economic needs of erstwhile FATA. He assured the meeting that Ministry of Finance would timely process releasing of funds for the merged districts.
The meeting was also informed that the Federal Government had disbursed sufficient funds on the rehabilitation of temporarily displaced persons (TDPs) of the former tribal agencies.
The meeting was attended by Adviser on Establishment, Mohammad Shehzad Arbab, Finance Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Taimur Saleem Khan Jhagra, Secretary Finance, Naveed Kamran Baloch and other senior officials of Finance Ministry.
