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  "path": "/latest/govt-ppp-reach-deal-on-budget-balochistan-to-get-larger-development-share/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-08T12:04:33.000Z",
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  "textContent": "ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz-led federal government and its key ally, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), have reached a deal on the upcoming federal development budget, with Balochistan set to receive the largest share.\n\nFederal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said on Monday that the two sides reached a consensus on the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the upcoming fiscal year.\n\nUnder the finalised framework, he said, the federal government will tilt its development expenditures significantly toward underdeveloped regions, with Balochistan taking the largest chunk, followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while Punjab will receive the lowest allocation.\n\nIqbal said that the federal government will spend Rs265 billion on development initiatives in Balochistan, which includes major transport networks.\n\nHe said that Sindh will be allocated Rs195 billion for federal projects, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will receive Rs98 billion.\n\nPunjab, the country’s most populous province, has been capped at the lowest share of Rs72 billion, he said.\n\nAdditionally, he said the federal government has earmarked Rs150 billion to be split contextually between Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.\n\nThe agreement effectively unlocks funding for several high-profile infrastructure projects that had been a point of friction between the coalition partners.\n\nAhsan Iqbal confirmed that the long-delayed Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway will officially break ground this year with federal financial backing.\n\nHe said that the federal government will formally lock in capital allocations to expedite the Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme, commonly known as K-IV, to address critical water shortages in Pakistan's financial hub.\n\nHe said that the federal funding will also focus on the rehabilitation of regional highways, roads, and irrigation canals.\n\nThe breakthrough comes as the government faces tight fiscal constraints while preparing its annual budget, navigating strict spending curbs mandated by international lenders alongside the competing infrastructure demands of its political allies.\n\nThe post Govt, PPP reach deal on budget, Balochistan to get larger development share appeared first on HUM News English.",
  "title": "Govt, PPP reach deal on budget, Balochistan to get larger development share"
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