Govt needs loans to bridge budget deficit: Sherpao.

PESHAWAR -- Qaumi Watan Party chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said that both federal and provincial governments failed to provide relief to people in the budgets.

Addressing QWP workers belonging to Lower Dir at the party provincial secretariat here on Sunday, he said that rulers would have to seek loans from banks to bridge the budget deficit.

Referring to a protest rally of employees on the day when provincial budget was being presented, the QWP chief said that government should have given relief to the salaried class keeping in view financial problems of people in the aftermath of Covid-19 pandemic.

He claimed that government could not come up to the expectations of the people. It was evident from its `anti-people` budget, he added.

On the occasion, many people belonging to Dir announced joining QWP. The new entrants were led by PTl former tehsil general secretary Qazi Jalaluddin. QWP provincial chairman Sikandar Hayat Khan Sherpao, Lower Dir head Badshah Hussain, Abdul Hameed, Israr Khan, Asif Umar, Ibrahim Khan and Wakil Khan were also present on the occasion.

Mr Sherpao said that government did not take into consideration the financial problems of people while presenting budget. He said that his party would not allow the government to roll back the 18th Amendment at any cost.

He added that those wishing to reverse the landmark legislation would not succeed in their designs.

The QWP leader accused the government of conspiring to slash the share of provinces in National Finance Commission (NFC) award. He said that NFC was a constitutional...