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PESHAWAR, Dec 02 (APP): Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information and Public Relations, Shafi Jan on Tuesday underscored the urgent need for full financial integration of merged districts to ensure effective governance, service delivery and long-term stability in the region.
He expressed these views in a debate at Pakistan Population Summit 2025 in Islamabad, said a release issued here.
Speaking at the forum, he said that while the administrative merger of former FATA regions with KP in 2018 marked a historic step but the financial merger remains incomplete resulting in major governance and development gaps.
He said that KP government is currently catering to the needs of the people in the merged districts through its own. Highlighting the broader challenges faced by the province, Shafi Jan pointed to the surging threats of terrorism and the adverse impacts of climate change on the mountainous border region.
These factors, he emphasized, pose additional challenges to the provincial government’s ability to prioritize investments in essential services and development projects.
The persistent threat of terrorism and the mounting impacts of climate change had further strained the province’s limited financial resources.
He said that marginalized populations can finally be uplifted and brought at par with the national mainstream through adequate resources and appropriate financial allocation.