K-P Approves Rs1.247B Relief, Wage Hike

Peshawar, September 7, 2025, 07:45 PM PKT — The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government has unveiled a robust response, approving a Rs1.247 billion relief package for flood-displaced families in Bajaur and hiking the minimum monthly wage from Rs36,000 to Rs40,000, as part of sweeping governance, welfare, and development initiatives at the 38th cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur. Key moves include 50 new BRT buses, a planned largest safari park in Nowshera, 14,718 acres in Tank’s Banda Piru for reforestation, and Chashma Rest House’s transfer to the Archaeology Department, plus an Arts and Crafts centre in Islamabad.

Police reforms greenlit the Pak Sadd Shaheed Police Lines reconstruction, new stations and posts in Peshawar, and land allocation for a station in Akbarpura, Nowshera. Healthcare advancements upgraded Oghi Hospital, Mansehra, to Category-D, elevated Swabi’s sub-jail to district jail, and sanctioned a Rs6 million kidney transplant grant. Cultural support backed Kalash and Bahá’í festivals, while NADRA office construction in Dera Ismail Khan and K-P’s 2025 National Youth Games participation were confirmed. Financial reforms amended healthcare and women’s commission rules, revised the Stamp Act of 1899, and raised hydropower net revenue shares to 15% for dam-affected districts, with Rs100 million rations for Afghan earthquake victims.

A government communications strategy was approved, and a wheat and grain supply briefing suggested stability, with procurement readiness. The meeting ended with prayers for flood and quake victims. Web context on welfare policies shows past gaps, while posts found on X reflect relief mixed with scrutiny—some praise aid, others question execution. Critically, the narrative of “comprehensive support” may mask implementation risks—web data hints at resource strains, and X sentiment suggests distrust in sustained delivery, pointing to potential challenges.