The Federal government has approved four billion rupees for the provision of natural gas to southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
A spokesman of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited told our Peshawar correspondent that the amount will be spent on supply of gas to twenty-five thousand households in Karak, Kohat and Hangu districts.
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Similarly, Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited will also establish regional offices in Bannu and Hangu districts to solve natural gas related problems besides create four-hundred jobs for youth of these areas.
Earlier on December 15, The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government approved five billion rupees for construction of roads for new tourist destinations in the province.
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According to Tourism department, a total of fourteen roads will be constructed in the first phase.
In Hazara division, roads will be constructed to connect Gunnol, Poprang, Shugaran, Kora Bin to Mandi Siran, Komal Gali and Suhra Road in Mahnur Valley, Radio Pakistan reported.
While in Malakand Division, roads will be constructed in Anakar, Marghzar, Burj Banda, Kafar Banda, Madyan, Bashigram, Erin, Darul, Godar Lake and Bahrain.
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Meanwhile, Minister for Tourism Atif Khan has directed the concerned authorities to expedite work on these projects.
