A major fiscal shift has emerged in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as the provincial leadership moves away from a full-year budget plan, triggering debate over governance and federal relations. The decision signals a rare departure from standard financial planning practices.
The provincial government will now present a three-month interim budget instead of a complete annual financial statement, focusing only on immediate expenditures and essential administrative needs. Officials link the move to ongoing delays in federal response to provincial financial and administrative demands.
Chief Minister Sohail Afridi informed members of the parliamentary party of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf that the step is aimed at applying democratic and institutional pressure on the federal government.
He stated that Article 125 of the Constitution allows a limited-duration financial plan similar to caretaker arrangements. The chief minister also confirmed that legal experts including Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and Salman Akram Raja have been consulted for a final legal opinion.
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