The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to exempt doctors from the professional tax this year in recognition of their services during the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to sources, the doctors and frontline workers in KP will not have to pay this year’s tax following their heroic services since the pandemic began.
On the other hand, After KP Health Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra, Balochistan Awami Party’s (BAP) Bilawal Afridi and Shafiq Sher attended an iftar party and violated the guidelines issued by the government.
During the iftar party, the attendees spotted violating coronavirus safety measures.
Earlier, Taimur Jhagra was booked for violating COVID-19 protocols after he attended an iftar dinner at a restaurant.
Jhagra attended an iftar dinner at a restaurant despite a ban on indoor and outdoor dinings to control the virus spread.
The province is currently facing the worst conditions under the third wave of coronavirus.