KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Wednesday said that the government was pursuing multi-pronged strategy for achieving socio-economic uplift of tribal districts and spending hefty funds to the tune of Rs83 billion on its development during the current fiscal year.

Addressing a public-gathering at Khyber district, the chief minister said the government accorded priority to tribal districts that was why he as Chief Minister had undertook more visits to tribal districts than other areas of the province.

He announced to construct Mastak-Bara road at cost of Rs7 billion which would boost trade and economic activities besides linking people of the adjoining areas, he added.

He also announced to restore suspended Khasadar Force in Khyber district. Similarly, he added that Imran Khan was the country's first Prime Minister who had paid visits to tribal districts on number of occasions. He added he had always taken practical measures by undertaking visits to areas concerned and gets first hand information for resolving their problems at the earliest.

He said the government pursed development plan for the tribal belt expeditiously and completed task of FATA merger and holding election in just one year time instead of five.

He dispelled the impression that local jirga system had been phased out under reforms package, saying that Jirga system would continue in shape of dispute resolution council to address local issues amicably.

He said that only tribal people had right to be recruited against posts in their tribal area and added that people of tribal belt would be included in Ehsas programme as well which would remove their sense of deprivation.

He said that he served in Peshawar as deputy of Prime Minister Imran Khan and he would ensure that his orders were implemented in letter and spirit.