KP Govt to officially celebrate 26 minorities' festivals in two years: CM's aide.

PESHAWAR -- Special Assistant to the Chief Minister for Minority Affairs Wazirzada on Tuesday said that the provincial government has decided to officially celebrate 26 minorities' festivals in next two years.

Addressing annual Easter dinner here Wazirzada said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government under the leadership of Chief Minister Mahmood Khan carried out unprecedented work for welfare and development of minorities in the last four years.

He said for the first time the government has set aside Rs 2.45 billion for minorities, adding that scholarships have been initiated for thousands of minorities' students while Rs 10,000 per month would be given exclusively to widows.

Tehsil Chairman Nowshera Ishaq Khattak Ishaq Khattak said that the minority community has played an...