UNDP Pakistan offers $26 million to assist FATA

Government of PakistanUNDP Pakistan offers $26 million to assist FATA

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Chief Technical Specialist, FATA Governance Project, UNDP Pakistan Skye Christensen has said that the UNDP Pakistan has offered US$26 million for next four years to assist FATA for promoting cultural ties, education, social economic assistance and improving law and order situation.

In a meeting with the Federal Minister for Law and Justice Syed Ali Zafar in Islamabad on Monday in which, the both sides discussed the issues pertaining to the merger of FATA/PATA into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Skye Christensen said that UNDP Pakistan is enthusiastic for solving the issues of people of FATA/PATA and is working for the rapid fusion of FATA/PATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Skye Christensen appreciated and cherished the efforts of Syed Ali Zafar for the rapid merger of FATA/PATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.UNDP Pakistan offers $26 million to assist FATA

Syed Ali Zafar said that the challenges beyond the amalgamation and unification will be handled carefully and the issues coming in this way will be resolved on urgently and on priority basis.

The minister also said that same kind of amenities to the people of FATA will be given that are available to the people of the other regions.

The federal minister apprised Skye Christensen Chief Technical Specialist, FATA Governance Project, UNDP Pakistan about the Federal and Provincial Committees constituted by the Prime Minister for facilitating FATA/PATA’s merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Officials from the ministry of law and justice also attended the meeting.

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