Peshawar: The Senate Standing Committee on Communications called upon the government on Thursday to release funds worth PKR 400 million for the completion of the Shabzoi-Taunsa Road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), a news source reported.
Senator Hidayatullah Khan chaired the meeting held at the Parliament Lodges. The meeting discussed the project’s completion status. The relevant officials informed the committee that the project was approved in 2013, and the cost was divided in a 60-40 ratio between the federal and provincial governments.
The officials told the committee that work on the project officially began in 2017. The federal government has so far released 20% of the funds due from its part. Meanwhile, the provincial government has issued PKR 1.25 billion out of a total of PKR 1.75 billion payable on its behalf.
The committee has now directed the government to issue the remaining funds worth PKR 400 million, which were allocated in the financial budget 2019-20 for the completion of the project. It also referred the matter to the Planning Ministry so that the ministry’s secretary could help with resolving any issues.
