PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has formally approved exemptions from provincial taxes for the merged tribal districts and Malakand Division, according to Provincial Information Minister Shafiullah Jan.
According to Shafiullah Jan, the provincial cabinet approved exemptions for service providers in former FATA, PATA and Malakand Division from sales tax on services, while industries established in these areas would be exempted from withholding sales tax.
The cabinet also increased the size of the Ehsaas Naujawan Programme from Rs3 billion to Rs5 billion.
The cabinet approved the official observance of Ashra-e-Rehmatul-lil-Alameen across the province from the first of Rabi-ul-Awwal and also approved the schedule of events to be held as part of the programme.
The information minister said the cabinet approved funds for schools and colleges in various districts, along with a system of curriculum books according to the semester system for students up to Grade 5.
According to Shafiullah Jan, the cabinet also approved the provision of 100 percent free textbooks to students from Grade 9 to Grade 12.
The cabinet further approved the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public-Private Partnership Authority Bill 2026 for legislation.
