PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has decided to present the budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 on June 19, while the Finance Department has also prepared a summary for convening a budget meeting.
According to sources, the Finance Department has prepared a new summary, which will be sent to the Chief Minister’s House for approval.
Spokesperson Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shaukat Yousafzai also confirmed the budget presentation on June 19 and said that on the instructions of the party leadership, the provincial government is going to present the budget, which was earlier conditioned on a meeting with Imran Khan.
Shaukat Yousafzai said that legal experts were consulted regarding the budget and the experts recommended the provincial government to present an annual budget instead of a quarterly budget.
He said that the party leadership has decided to present the budget for the entire year after consulting with legal experts.
On the other hand, officials of the Finance Department also confirmed the budget presentation on June 19. He said that the Finance Department has prepared the budget for the entire year and had earlier sent a summary to the Chief Minister’s House, in which it was proposed to convene a budget meeting on June 15, however, no response was given by the Chief Minister’s House.
He said that the budget is ready and if the meeting is approved, it will be presented in the assembly after approval from the cabinet.
Bilawal Bhutto directs KP governor to unite parties on provincial issues
Meanwhile, Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has directed the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi to engage all political parties in jointly advocating for the province’s interests.
The directive came during a meeting with PPP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa President Muhammad Ali Shah Bacha and KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi. PPP Central Secretary Nadeem Afzal Chan and Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon were also present.
The meeting reviewed the political and organisational situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Bilawal was briefed on the party’s youth convention in Abbottabad and its public outreach campaign in Mansehra.
Expressing satisfaction over the party’s activities, Bilawal said the organisational performance in Abbottabad and Mansehra had been encouraging.
During the meeting, Governor Kundi informed the PPP chairman about the ongoing wheat crisis in the province.
Bilawal expressed concern over the situation and instructed the governor to play an active role in resolving the issue, similar to his efforts regarding the CNG sector.
The PPP chairman was also briefed on the taxation of the merged districts of former FATA and PATA, as well as the law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Bilawal reiterated his commitment to raising his voice for the rights of the people of former FATA and PATA and stressed the need for collective efforts to address the province’s key challenges.
