Only 45pc of annual KP development budget utilised till June: CGPA

E-Paper | June 24, 2026

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has utilised only 45 per cent of total Annual Development Programme (ADP) funds allocated to the province with less than a month left till the close of fiscal year 2014-2015 (FY14-15), a press release from the Centre for Governance and Public Accountability (CGPA) revealed.

Of the total KP ADP allocation of Rs139.8 billion, only Rs62.9bn had been utilised as of June 5, 2015 ─ despite the release of Rs124.1bn in ADP funds.

Education

Only Rs9.3bn of the total development budget of Rs19.9bn for elementary and secondary education had been utilised as of June 5.

The CGPA says 2.5 million children are out of school in the province, and that the KP government's inability to spend the development budget is exacerbating the situation.

Roads

The utilisation of the budget allocation for roads in 2014-2015 was Rs17.3bn, of which Rs7.4bn or 43pc was utilised by June 5.

Regional development

Approximately 41pc of the regional development budget or Rs6.7bn of Rs16.4bn was utilised. The budget covers some discretionary funds.

Health

Of the Rs11.2bn allocated for health in the ADP 2014-2015, only Rs3.7bn or 34pc of the total allocation was utilised by June 5. The CGPA demanded that more funds for the provision of medical equipment and medicine to hospitals be allocated, which it said could improve the performance of KP's health sector.

The CGPA noted that although the provincial government had done well at expediting development during the fourth quarter, 55pc of funds for the year were yet to be utilised.

The CGPA urged the KP government to expedite utilisation of budget funds under the ADP in order to improve social indicators in the province and to avoid transfer of allocated money for public service delivery to next year.

CGPA Programme Manager Malik Masood demanded the KP government "ensure efficient and accountable mechanisms in order to improve ADP spending".

Speaking to DawnNews, KP Finance Minister Muzaffar Syed said that by June 30, 70-90pc of the ADP budget will have been utilised. He added that the hiring of consultants for projects, as well as the creation of feasibility reports had caused delays and under-utilisation of the budget.

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Shakil

Jun 11, 2015 07:13pm

So they are doing it efficiently then, not wasting funds. They can better use the funds through newly elected local bodies now.

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Good Pakistani Girl

Jun 11, 2015 07:17pm

So they are just making wrong claims that they have improved health and education in the province. I remember they were saying during the sit-ins (dharnas) that all of the budget should be spent on Health and Education and nothing should be spent on Motorways and Metros.

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Kaka Siphai

Jun 11, 2015 07:17pm

45 % is utilised and 55% saved from corruption , thats why its still there !!

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Salman

Jun 11, 2015 07:23pm

Any other province has such accountability, I don't think so that any other province would have accountable budget then KP. It's KP that has accountability and cent to cent utilization figures.

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Azeem

Jun 11, 2015 07:28pm

Please check Sharifs and zardaris bank accounts if you want to see how other provinces funds have been utilized

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Stone khan

Jun 11, 2015 07:33pm

Thanks pti and Imran khan for bringing kpk to an exemplary province for all the others to learn. Very soon you folks will see a very different kpk from the rest of the sub continent.

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R.S. Menon

Jun 11, 2015 07:33pm

So Imran Khan's team did not utilize the full 50 overs but could survive only twenty two and half overs(45%). R.S. Menon, Bangalore

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Danish Anjum

Jun 11, 2015 07:35pm

Great thing is transparency and accountability exists. Excellent. Next step.. make corrections and continue improving lives of KPK people. Thank you IK and team.

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Ahmed

Jun 11, 2015 07:38pm

Commendable transparency. KPK can always ramp up development efforts as long as the funds are there and not lining pockets of corrupt politicians as we see in other provinces.

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Sharique

Jun 11, 2015 07:45pm

@R.S. Menon they chased the target in half over Good job Khan.. in full 50 Overs, they can achieve ,much more provide no match fixing we are proud of our captain!

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Unshackle Pakistan

Jun 11, 2015 07:47pm

Budget is supposed to be for the entire year. It's not expected to be spent in the first quarter of the year. That's when one's forced to beg. Only use funds for opportunities that add value. Even if not all is used so what. For a change there can be a surplus of funds to be used when the opportunities arrive.

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atif khan

Jun 11, 2015 07:47pm

there are two things which one needs to understand 1:: the project initiation was difficult why because every submit document and proposal for a certain project was under strict scrutiny and had flaws as every one is after making money ,kpk officials were sending it back for corrections and it took time and fund lapsed. kpk gov didnt just blindly start project where money is spent in millions and actual work done is of thousands. 2:: if fund are allocated then throwing is down the drain just because june 30 is closing up is not wise.this has been happening for the last 68 years, that efficiency is judged just by whether money allocated has been used or not..no matter how its used. if fund lapse atleast they are not wasted why is this always the case that we dont think or take in a way that previous year we had 10 rs for a project but we saved and now we can get into bigger project of 20 rs. i am not PTI fanatic i am one who will stop me from going abroad for a job

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Bajwa

Jun 11, 2015 07:47pm

What about other provinces?

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Obaid K2

Jun 11, 2015 07:50pm

I can bet SINDH utilized more than 100% and need more as there are many projects build on papers and money goes to Namaloom Afrad

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YASIR

Jun 11, 2015 07:53pm

@Good Pakistani Girl Health and Education ahs improved, Visit KPK and see it :)

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Haider

Jun 11, 2015 07:54pm

Now government will spend its development funds via local bodies they didnt want funds to go Mna and mpa's pockets.They wanted to do Local bodies due to conflict of biometric system with Ecp.now they did it bcz they couldn't afford to spend more time @Good Pakistani Girl It took time to make reforms.Even IK said they took time to have health and education reforms. Spending money in old system was like wasting money.They have money now will spend now.Atleast not corruption took place

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Haider

Jun 11, 2015 07:54pm

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A Ali

Jun 11, 2015 07:55pm

well knitted plan to oust PTI from KPK and politics, well done PMLN.

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kashif

Jun 11, 2015 07:56pm

@R.S. Menon - He has chased the target in 22 and 1/2 hours. that's called spending it like your own money rather than wasting.

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Rahil

Jun 11, 2015 07:58pm

Would you put a similar report for Punjab Sindh....

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atif khan

Jun 11, 2015 08:01pm

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Nadeem

Jun 11, 2015 08:06pm

In Punjab / other provinces, the actually used money is same and even less, but the rest is lost in corruption.

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Sumair

Jun 11, 2015 08:11pm

Is the CGPA exclusive for KPK? Their website certainly seems to suggest so and the majority of the articles are Peshawar based. Do no such transparency measures actually exist for other provinces? In that case a negative and maligning piece can very easily be converted into a great positive as the only province with a transparency mechanism

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Tariq Amir

Jun 11, 2015 08:12pm

And day and night they demand more from the federal government and blame them for lack of development. Another lie of PTI.

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Tariq Amir

Jun 11, 2015 08:17pm

Very interesting comments by PTI supporters. They are calling the inefficiency of this government as transparency. This what a person do when he is in trance. Many are waking up but still is seems that many have closed their eyes. Who is stopping the KP government from spending all the funds with transparency?

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ALI RAZA

Jun 11, 2015 08:19pm

I support PTI. But non-utilization of the budget either means bad planning (which may not be the case) or inefficiency in execution of projects (most likely). Considering the state of the country I doubt that this was not spent because 'it was not required to be spent right now'. The government machinery should be run by elected and dedicated people, and this team should not indulge in day-to-day politics, they focus on development work.

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Ali

Jun 11, 2015 08:26pm

They had no planned projects for the province. So, more than half of budget been sitting idol. So, it is bad performance. Inshallah they will do better next year. More easy explanation will be that KP need lot of development plans and more budget allocation on education and security in province. I wonder where they put there brains during this time. In my opinion Khattak is as useless as Sindh minister. Pti can think about changing leadership in KP. i think most development plans have been done in Blochistan province in 2014-2015.

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Taimoor

Jun 11, 2015 08:34pm

Why isn't this analysis done for every province. Its always KP.

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Iqbal Khan

Jun 11, 2015 08:35pm

is there any parameter to compare any year of the last govt with the current govt where the former have utilised 100% of funds with that of 45% of the later. Definitely the positive utilization graph of 45% may exceed the 100% that of the last govt, which means 45%=145%

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Iqbal Khan

Jun 11, 2015 08:36pm

45%=145%. 45% of current govt is equal to 145% of the last govt

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Arman Zain

Jun 11, 2015 08:38pm

I have to give it to PTI supporter and Commentators! Kudos !!! They really know how to put a positive spin on everything that comes from PTI. Now yes one can argue that money was saved due to lack of corruption but on same note one can say that money was not well spend or poorly managed. There is no point of having money in bank account if it is not being used for welfare of people. In simple maths People of KPK are not being benefited from the money in bank they rather have new schools, roads and better healthcare. Money is only good if you know how to spend it. Now I am all ready for PTI assault. Regards

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KeyPoints

Jun 11, 2015 08:39pm

Why money is not utilized yet to benefit needy people of the area? Who is responsible for such a snafu?

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Israr Khan IsmailZai

Jun 11, 2015 08:40pm

A few important things are, 1. funds are still available, 2. there is an accountability process, 3. Improvement in health and education sector ( not billions wasted on metro or any other crazy adventure). Big achivements for a new govt. Lets start the same analysis for all the provincial and federal govts, shall we??

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Iqbal Khan

Jun 11, 2015 08:46pm

@Tariq Amir because they demand only their due share hydro-power profit, no begging as status quo are used to. Utilising 45% of budget still kpk surpassed other provinces in education, health, police, etc. KPK 45%=145% of Punjab and Sindh

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Aqal-e-Kul

Jun 11, 2015 08:46pm

@Good Pakistani Girl - You are toooo good. If total utilisation of funds was equal to good performance Pakistan should have been one of the most modern countries in the world and Punjab would have already had the bullet train from Raiwind to Cheechon ke Maliyan.

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conservative

Jun 11, 2015 08:46pm

any attempt to gear ip utilization of fund during the last month may lead to corruption and ineffective spending. it is better to carry forward funds to the next financial year if feasible and try to spend them transparently effectively and efficiently.

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Muhammad waqas khan

Jun 11, 2015 08:47pm

Its surmounts to criminal inefficiency to not utilize the meager budget allocated. Specially in education and health sector in which my province is lagging behind. IK made tall claims of reform in these sectors, claiming to have done all his homework in advance, providing relief in a matter of months but alas. Nonutilizatin of these funds means giving it back to federal government in the end. Even a Metro bus project in peshawar would have been better than giving more than half of our budget back to the people in center.

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Ali

Jun 11, 2015 08:48pm

@ALI RAZA you are the first PTI supporter who understood the budgeting process. IK needs to focus on delivery otherwise he will be history by the time next elections are over. though it will not be a bad outcome for our country.

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Muhammad waqas khan

Jun 11, 2015 08:49pm

@Shakil they can not use it in local bodies as Nonutilizatin means giving it back to the center.

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Aurangzeb

Jun 11, 2015 08:52pm

that means KP has the check & balances unlike other crooks

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Nash

Jun 11, 2015 08:52pm

Where are the budget utilization for other provinces? Did anything got done where 100% budget has been utilized?

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Iqbal Khan

Jun 11, 2015 09:00pm

@Tariq Amir compare the development of institutions of KPK with those of Punjab and other provinces. Nobody can throw money blindly in obsolete and corrupt system as others used to do before. If you want to build up a system and then use resources for the welfare of people, not Zardaris, Sharif and Co., then you have to wait. It is observed widely that there is no ostentatious projects in kpk, like metro buses in Lahore or Islamabad, but it can be proudly said that the institutions of KPK are far better and raising high while in other provinces those are going down. For example, the Lahore massacre, killing of two brothers, everyday crimes news, etc; similar is the condition of Sindh.

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Zafar

Jun 11, 2015 09:02pm

I want to know how the rest of the provinces spend their money, and where are the results to show for it. Being careful with public funds and putting them to best possible use should be applauded. Money shouldn't be spent just because it is there, but only after due diligence, and after viable projects and planning is in place.

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Zafar

Jun 11, 2015 09:05pm

@atif khan Your circumspection in use of public money for viable projects and after careful planning is a diversion from the normal practices of the government. Pakistan would be better off if every public ruppee is spent by the government like it was their own.

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Zafar

Jun 11, 2015 09:07pm

@Tariq Amir You need to go and check where Billions of dollars of public money in the name of development is spent around the country and why we have no results to show for it. Why Karachi has no water, the entire country no electricity, and why our schools and hospitals lack in providing basic services.

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Zafar

Jun 11, 2015 09:09pm

@Nash The question to ask is not if they spent 100% of their budge, but where that money was spent?

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Imran

Jun 11, 2015 09:14pm

At least the rest of the money is saved from corruption. In other provinces they don't even achieve 45% and whatever is left is sent abroad to their bank accounts

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Lakhkar Khan

Jun 11, 2015 09:35pm

@Unshackle Pakistan, Actually, it works in quarters not years. Do you know how many quarters are in a year?

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malik101

Jun 11, 2015 09:37pm

What happens, when you don't waste money on VIPs you get a surplus.

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pak47

Jun 11, 2015 09:46pm

Can all these PTI supporters point to any corruption by PML-N in Punjab and Federal ? Waiting for evidence...

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Lakhkar Khan

Jun 11, 2015 09:54pm

@Arman Zain, Right on. Administration has to plan projects first in order to utilize allocated funds. Looks like this administration is overwhelmed with doing work on conspiracies, poll rigging and has no time for planning and executing constructive projects.

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Lakhkar Khan

Jun 11, 2015 09:58pm

@Imran, Gotta love the optimism. The is no down side for anything PTI does.

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Tariq Amir

Jun 11, 2015 10:25pm

@Iqbal Khan We have seen the efficiency and performance of KP police during the local elections recently.

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Xnain

Jun 11, 2015 10:41pm

@Stone khan Its been almost three years and time is running out quick....

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Xnain

Jun 11, 2015 10:43pm

@Shakil These funds are gone now.....Time to do the same with this year's funds...

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Wonder

Jun 11, 2015 11:14pm

Spending less than half of the amount planned for current financial year (although 25 days still remain) does not show transparency, it rather shows poor planning since the schedule of work and spending on projects is prepared by the KPK govt. Hence, they simply failed to plan well or could not handle the execution/implementation part of the planning. KPK needs development programmes' more than any other province of Pakistan, since we are backward in many a sectors. Should the spending reach around 70%, can be understood for KPK governance team being inexperienced and can be tolerated this year. But this should not happen for the next financial years and every penny available for the poor people of KPK should be spent on their welfare. Transparency and efficiency should go hand in hand.

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Imran

Jun 11, 2015 11:19pm

@pak47 LDA plaza caught fire because it had proofs of metro bus lahore project. They are experts in hiding proofs. If you think PMLN is not doing corruption, at least they should have changed the fate of the people in 30 years. No change in the position of the people!

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ak18

Jun 11, 2015 11:36pm

kpk police is still better than anywhere else in pakistan. emergency health care is free which the other provinces can only dream of. ghost teachers & schools r being eliminated under a foolproof system while girls are paid a stipend to remain in education. something the great mian brothers have not been able 2 do in 7 terms of office. patwari system is miles ahead of rest of pakistan. bribes & corruption r actually being caught & stopped. all this with a budget surplus. when local govt elections will b resolved it will be up 2 them 2 spend the budget rather than the mpa/mna

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Common man

Jun 11, 2015 11:37pm

Most probably this 45 percent of budget will be spent on salaries, allowances and commissions to these pure and honest people. For education they spend less than 50 percent because Ik opened school in D chowk and providing free education therefore no need to spent on education. Roads: Ik do not believe on roads. With roads people become more mobilized and productive which decrease. I hope once he become PM he should dismantle all metros, motorways and roads. Health: spend 34percent. No need to spend on health. Ik is going to build cancer hospital in Peshawar. So why should they spend more. This is province of super clean people ruled by ultra clean leader- enjoy it

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Common man

Jun 11, 2015 11:44pm

@Stone khan We have seen one example during LB polls 2nd example is GB poles People of KPK deserve Ik - congratulations

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sajjad

Jun 11, 2015 11:55pm

inefficient buracracy, and planning are the root cause. They said they will build new Pakistan. No sign of it as yet but looking at the PTI supporters, they want to believe in him still more. Go ahead, please.

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Juliana Fitzwater

Jun 12, 2015 12:03am

@Shakil Do you know how budgets work? These funds will be lapsed not 'carried forward' to next year, Einstein.

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Mustafa

Jun 12, 2015 12:04am

If the funds are available then more of it be used transparently on poor awaam. Alternately, please channel all those additional funds into health and education for 2-3 years.

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MAX

Jun 12, 2015 12:10am

@Good Pakistani Girl : This could also mean that 55 % of the budget that goes to bureaucrats and politicians pockets has been saved. They are able to do the same work in 45%.

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Rana

Jun 12, 2015 12:18am

Since when spending insensibility became an ok thing to do. Waiting and spending wisely with a plan would be a better thing to do. Let the newly elected local bodies decide where the funds should be spent.

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Shahid

Jun 12, 2015 12:19am

PTI supporters do their spin but the matter of the fact is that it is incompetency on Khtak governments part to use lesser than half of the development funds in a province which could use whatever is available. If Punjab and Sindh are corrupting their budgets and filling their own pockets even then it does not justify KPK's inability to use their funds. Why boast of having the highest budget for education among provinces when you are only going to use a fraction of it. The problem is that our hero Imran Khan has no time for any other issue than extra ballots and form 15. He can't balance his politics as he can only concentrate on one thing at a time.

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sher khan

Jun 12, 2015 12:28am

Incompetent govt

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Anon

Jun 12, 2015 12:36am

@Good Pakistani Girl Improvement doesnt necessarily involve expenditure.... doesnt take money to get doctors to show up to work theyre already being paid for.... doesnt take money to stop truanting teachers .....

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Fauzia

Jun 12, 2015 12:43am

Sheer incompetence of kpk government when so many sectors needs massive improvements they don't have any capacity to execute any project.

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Common man

Jun 12, 2015 01:30am

@Haider Wait for next 17 year when Ik will start working and quite his agitation

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fahad

Jun 12, 2015 02:02am

PTI is not wasting money unlike other provinces. They are striving to spend every rupee on KP people efficiently. They must have been waiting to allocate money to elected candidates in LB election, so that it goes directly to common people rather in Minister's pockets!

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Ali

Jun 12, 2015 03:00am

Firstly we need proper prespective from KPK govt. Secondly what exactly this parameter means? PM house spent more than 100% of allocated budget, should we celebrate this?

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Zain

Jun 12, 2015 03:44am

This only shows that funds are being used efficiently and effectively. This could also indicate that money is really being spend on projects and development rather than filling their personal pockets, and as result they are left with unused funds. In either way only time will tell.

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Naim

Jun 12, 2015 04:09am

That's worry You won't eat as it can make you fat All fund will go back to federal govt so they will waist on laptop and metros Better plan and do something Business as usual won't work

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Imran Qadri

Jun 12, 2015 05:47am

How to expect any positive development from the provincial government that wasted most of the year in Dharnas and then forced rigging in Local Bodies election... It is good that the people of KPK have now seen worst government. That's why nobody is willing to give PTI "chance" any more and it is fast losing.

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M. Saeed Awan

Jun 12, 2015 06:19am

Naya Pakistan is going to be Purana Pakistan in KPK. How popular PTI is there, one can see the results in LG polls. And in rest of the country there are being defeated everywhere. Inexperienced team and foul language by Khan will further lead to disaster.

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muhammad alu

Jun 12, 2015 06:58am

Its is the poor performance of PTI that they could not plan how to utilize the fund.

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muhammad alu

Jun 12, 2015 07:03am

Its worrying that so much big amount in health and education still not used!

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Sufian

Jun 12, 2015 07:15am

@R.S. Menon, Bro what did we all get in last 68 years ? Govt utilized all the budgets? Anything changed? Get real dude, its the first time a Govt. is facing all except the corruption charge, not even from its worst enemies. The Ground reality is that they did not receive the funds mentioned in the news. So these 124 billions are in documents only and not in real.

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