PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly has unanimously approved a resolution that urges the Hajj flights from Bacha Khan International Airport to be started for the convenience of the pilgrims from the province.
The government lawmaker Abdul Salam Afridi presented the resolution to demonstrate how government Hajj program restrictions create challenges for pilgrims. Pilgrims from KP districts must travel to different provinces and airports in order to reach their flights which creates additional costs and travel difficulties.
Direct Hajj flights from Bacha Khan Airport will provide pilgrims with major travel benefits while decreasing their travel time and operational costs, according to the resolution.
The KP Assembly requested that the federal government and relevant authorities take immediate steps to establish direct Hajj flights from Bacha Khan International Airport for the official Hajj program.
The assembly members supported the resolution because they believed it would bring major advantages to the people of KP while improving Hajj operational efficiency.
KP assembly unanimously passes three key bills
Earlier, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday unanimously approved three important bills related to different sectors.
Under the KP Universities Amendment Bill 2026, the name of the University of Computing Science and Technology, Swat, has been changed to the University of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Swat.
The bill, presented in the house by Provincial Minister for Local Government and Higher Education Meena Khan Afridi, was approved by a majority vote.
In the meeting, the bill to make 214 ad hoc lecturers permanent under the KP Ad Hoc Lecturers Regularisation of Service Act was also approved by the house. This bill was also presented by Provincial Minister Meena Khan Afridi and was approved by a majority vote.
In addition, Provincial Minister for Health Mian Khaliq-ur-Rehman presented the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Medical Teaching Institute Reforms Bill 2026 in the assembly, which was approved by the house. This bill aims to ensure reforms and improvements in the quality of medical educational institutions of the province.
