President for financially sustainable, viable development projects.

PESHAWAR -- President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday stressed upon the need to undertake financially sustainable and viable development projects, besides reducing pilferage in government departments' expenditures to enhance efficiency and reduce the financial burden on governments.

He said that better planning and implementation of development projects by the trained and qualified development professionals could help improve overall service delivery in the country and help meet people's expectations.

The president expressed these views during a briefing on the development projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), at Governor House, Peshawar, President Secretariat Press Wing said in a press release. Provincial Minister for Health and Finance, Taimoor Saleem Jhagra, chief secretary KP and other senior officials attended the meeting.

Addressing the meeting, the president said that better financial controls and enhanced accountability of government departments would help improve the efficiency and efficacy of development projects, besides help reduce the financial burden on the national and provincial exchequers.

He appreciated the development activities undertaken by the provincial government in KP, and highlighted the need to overcome the gap between people's expectations and service delivery.

He said that necessary infrastructure and basic facilities, particularly in the health and educational sectors, needed to be commensurate with the people's needs, adding that better planning and implementation of development projects could help meet the supply-demand gap.

The president also highlighted the need to focus on the...

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