PM urges KP govt to fulfill its responsibilities for law and order, health, education sectors

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday assuring the federal government’s support for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s uplift, urged the provincial government to fulfill its responsibilities to establish law and order in the province, besides providing education and health facilities to its people.

The prime minister, in a meeting with Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sohail Afridi here, emphasized cooperation between the federal and provincial government for the development and prosperity of the KP’s people, calling it essential for provincial law and order too.

The prime minister stressed the need to further intensify the provincial government’s efforts to establish peace and security and strengthen its institutions to combat terrorism.

He said that the federal and provincial governments would continue joint efforts to eliminate terrorism, urging the provincial government to fulfill its responsibilities for establishing law and order in the province as well as for public welfare.

The prime minister said that as the KP government was empowered to ensure the uplift of the education and health sectors, it should take the required measures.

Calling the KP province an important unit of the federation, he said the federal government had always been striving for the betterment of the KP’s people and would continue similar within its jurisdiction.

Emphasising close relations and effective coordination between the federation and the provinces as key to national progress and public service, Prime Minister Shehbaz also assured cooperation within the federal framework for development projects in KP, improvement of basic infrastructure, education, health, and increasing employment opportunities.

He said that the federal government was committed to taking all provinces along and acting on the vision of uniform development, saying that the goals of national unity, stability, and prosperity could only be achieved
through mutual consultation and collaborative action.