KP Debt Liabilities Remain Rs331b This Year: Jhagra.

Peshawar -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Finance Taimur Jhagra, while retaliating against opposition statements regarding exaggerated figures of KP debt, has said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Disbursed Loan Liability on 30th June 2022 is Rs 331 billion as reflected in Debt Statistical Bulletin on page 23.

He said that there is no domestic debt liability against the provincial government as of 1st July 2022. He added that foreign currency is used for the financing of specified developmental projects under an agreement between government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and federal government. He said that the re-lending terms and conditions of the foreign loans to the provincial government are the same as those agreed upon by the federal government with foreign lenders.

He reiterated that the loans borrowed are long-term concessional loans for which interest rates range from 0.75 to 2percent for development projects and programs. 'The tenor of these loans is between 20 to 25 years with grace periods of 5 to 10 years. During the grace period, only interest is charged, whereas there are no principal repayments,' he explained.

Referring to the return of loans, KP finance minister told that during the current...