FY2026-27: KP CM presents deficit budget for province (opens original article in a new tab)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi presented the province's deficit budget for FY2026-27, stating it will be funded from local resources without loans and aligns with federal receipts.

• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi presented the provincial budget for FY2026-27 in the KP Assembly
• The budget has a deficit of Rs48bn and will not seek loans from anyone
• The budget aligns with federal government receipts of Rs1,526 billion and excludes grants for the Centre