ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) governments in two provinces, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu Kashmir on Monday stated they have been going through a “monetary crunch” because of the failure of the federal authorities to launch funds allotted to the federating and administrative models.
This was said throughout a joint press convention at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home in Islamabad attended by KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, GB CM Khalid Khursheed Khan, Punjab Finance Minister (FM) Mohsin Leghari, KP FM Taimur Khan Jhagra, AJK FM Abdul Majid Khan, and others.
Talking to reporters, KP CM Khan stated the province didn’t obtain its share of Rs189 billion from the Centre following the “regime change” in April this yr.
He stated there was a must put money into the tribal districts because of the “sensitivity” of the scenario however the funds for the merged districts have been drastically diminished. He stated out of Rs85.9bn required for the tribal districts, solely Rs60bn was allotted.
The CM added that for growth initiatives within the merged districts, Rs55bn was allotted however the authorities sanctioned the discharge of Rs5.5 billion solely. He stated not a single rupee had been allotted for the briefly displaced individuals (TDPs) by the federal authorities within the present monetary yr. He stated the PTI authorities had allotted Rs17 billion for TDPs in FY21-22. The KP CM alleged that the funds for the well being card scheme for the erstwhile Fata area have been additionally abolished.
In keeping with the KP CM, “We’ve not gotten any share from the Nationwide Finance Fee Award and Rs61 billion by way of hydroelectric energy have been additionally not paid [by the Centre].”
“It’s fairly painful that the federal authorities had introduced Rs10 billion for the flood survivors in KP however not a single rupee was launched,” he stated, claiming that the federal authorities was not able to “permit us to get loans from banks”.
CM Mahmood Khan warned that the PTI authorities has been left with “no choice however to march on Islamabad and maintain a sit-in in entrance of the Nationwide Meeting” for the acceptance of their calls for. He added that the KP Meeting members, together with the opposition lawmakers, would maintain the sit-in if their calls for have been ignored.
The GB chief minister stated the price range for the area was diminished from Rs40bn to Rs25bn and added that such a transfer was unprecedented.
Punjab FM Mohsin Leghari claimed that the federal authorities needed to pay Rs176.4 billion to the Punjab authorities. He added that the provincial authorities was being denied funds for the well being card scheme and the flood victims.
AJK Finance Minister Abdul Majid Khan alleged that the Centre did not “pay quite a lot of grants” which has resulted in a “extreme monetary crunch” in AJK.
‘Rightful share’
Later in an announcement issued from PTI’s Central Media Division, the previous ruling social gathering lambasted the federal government for withholding funds. PTI Central Secretary Normal Asad Umar claimed that it was for the primary time in historical past that “4 models have been protesting towards the federation looking for their rightful share”.
Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhary stated the joint presser towards the federal government was “an expression of the non-functionality of the present setup”. He stated that underneath the Structure, the federation was sure to switch the funds collected from taxes to the provinces and models, however the funds weren’t being transferred, inflicting an alarming escalation within the disaster within the respective governments.
Printed in Daybreak, December thirteenth, 2022
