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KP Chief Minister Visits Bara After Tirah Attack as UK Signals New Social Programme

The British High Commissioner indicated a follow-on programme to extend UK-backed welfare work in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Overview

  • Ali Amin Khan Gandapur met Bara Political Alliance leaders in Khyber district, offered condolences over the Tirah attack, and pledged government support to maintain peace.
  • Reports from the meetings said the Tirah incident claimed around two dozen lives.
  • Provincial and national lawmakers from the district joined the session alongside the KP chief secretary, the Peshawar commissioner, and other officials.
  • In a separate meeting in Peshawar, British High Commissioner Jane Marriott and the chief minister discussed regional security and ongoing UK-supported welfare and development projects.
  • Both sides agreed to deepen social-sector cooperation, with a new programme indicated after SEED and SNG, as Gandapur outlined priorities including flood reconstruction, climate resilience, jobs in merged districts, digitization, and assistance for returning Afghan families.