KP Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi chaired the 60th provincial cabinet meeting, where decisions were taken on CTD funding, medical seats, social welfare and development projects.

PESHAWAR (Roshan Khan): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi, approved a series of decisions covering counterterrorism infrastructure, sanitation, medical education, social welfare and development financing during its 60th meeting.

The cabinet approved an additional Rs5,333.50 million for the district-level setup of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and the construction of the Peshawar Regional CTD Headquarters.

It also approved the expansion of the Village Councils Cleanliness Programme in rural areas at an estimated cost of Rs7,660.590 million.

The cabinet approved forwarding Joint Resolution No. 283 of the provincial assembly to the federal government concerning an incident involving the chief minister.

For students from the merged districts, the cabinet approved the policy for distribution of reserved medical and dental seats for the 2026-27 academic year. Under the decision, 42 reserved seats were allocated for Upper and Lower South Waziristan, with 21 seats for each district.

The cabinet further directed that 10 seats each be allocated to candidates from Upper and Lower South Waziristan in private medical and dental colleges. The provincial government will bear the associated expenses.

Financial assistance was also approved for the treatment of 81 deserving patients suffering from prolonged, chronic and complex medical conditions.

In social welfare-related decisions, the cabinet approved the transfer of 4 kanals and 17 marlas of land in Swabi to the Social Welfare Department for establishing a treatment and rehabilitation center for people affected by drug addiction.

Another 25 kanals of government land in Dera Ismail Khan was approved for transfer to the Social Welfare Department for establishing a Child Protection Unit and Social Welfare Complex.

On sugar exports, the provincial cabinet recommended that the federal government consider allowing exports after the start of the new crushing season and once new production becomes available and prices stabilize.

The cabinet also approved obtaining $250 million in financing for the World Bank-funded KP READY project, subject to applicable financing terms and conditions.