The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is committed to the uniform development of the province, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is implementing public interest projects under the Sustainable Development Plan.
Two projects worth over Rs 8 billion approved for the upgradation of 16 major highways of the city under the Peshawar Revitalization Plan
On the directions of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Khan Afridi, two projects for the upgradation and improvement of major highways of Peshawar city were approved in the 20th PDWP meeting.
These projects will provide safe, convenient and quality travel facilities to the citizens of Peshawar and the city’s infrastructure will be improved according to modern requirements.
On the directions of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Khan Afridi, approval has been given to provide dialysis services to kidney patients in 7 DHQ hospitals of the merged districts.
Under the project, dialysis services will be provided to kidney patients in DHQ hospitals Khar Bajaur, Miranshah North Waziristan, Ghalnai Mohmand, Parachinar Karam Upper, Wana South Waziristan, Landi Kotal Khyber and Masti Mela Orakzai.
This project is an important step in providing health facilities to the people of poor and backward areas, improving access to treatment and reducing the burden of referral to big hospitals.
The twentieth meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party was held under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary Planning and Development Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mr. Islam Zeb.
The meeting was attended by PDWP members and officers of the concerned departments. The forum approved 21 important projects related to local government, education, primary, secondary and higher education, board of revenue, health and forests for the development of the province.
The approved projects include feasibility study and development, improvement, rehabilitation of infrastructure for upgrading Pakistan Forest Institute to a degree awarding institute, feasibility study for conservation of non-timber forest produce through other effective area-based conservation measures in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, provision of dialysis services in DHQ hospitals of merged districts, construction of district headquarters of Upper Chitral district, construction of district secretariat of Kolai Pals Kohistan district, feasibility study, design and construction of Central Jail Malakand, feasibility study and implementation of additional works for upgrading District Jail Kohat to Central Jail Kohat, upgradation and improvement of major roads and routes of Peshawar City, construction of Level-2 flyover at Ring Road-GT Road intersection.
In addition, the projects included include improvement and blacktopping of 15 km of roads, construction and blacktopping of Sawari Bypass Road Buner, and construction, expansion and blacktopping of Batara Akhon Kalay Road via Kozh Shamnal Buner, which also includes the cost of land.
An integrated development package has been approved for District DI Khan. While approval has been given for the construction of tehsil buildings in Haripur, Shabqadar, Charsadda and Bakakhel Bannu.
Two projects of the Higher Education Department have been approved, which include making newly constructed and established colleges functional in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and providing transport facilities as per the requirement, while a project for Pak-Austria Fakhushola Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology is included.
A project for the improvement of Girls Cadet College in Mardan is included under the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. A project for the implementation of the management plan of Sheikh Badin National Park in the forest sector has also been approved.
The scheme for operational preparedness for Monsoon 2026 for Rescue 1122 has been approved and in addition, a scheme for research studies, consultancies, surveys, detailed designs and feasibility studies has also been approved, which includes fire response vehicles in difficult areas, integration of municipal fire units into Rescue 1122, expansion of emergency services for rescue operations in mines and implementation of safety measures.
