Pakistan, July 21 -- With a staggering Rs 964 billion claim on the Federal Consolidated Fund (FCF), the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has filed a constitutional petition in the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), challenging the continued extension of the 7th National Finance Commission (NFC) Award despite the merger of the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas into the province in 2018, it emerged on Monday.

In its petition, the KP government asked the FCC to determine whether its share under the NFC should be increased to reflect its expanded size and responsibilities following the 25th Constitutional Amendment, which merged the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) into the province.

The petition argues that the merger s...