ISLAMABAD: Prime Min­i­ster Shehbaz Sharif assured the lawmakers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that the development of the province, particularly its merged districts, is the top priority of the government.

Talking to members of the national and provincial assemblies from KP here on Thursday, the PM claimed that the PML-N government has always given priority to the development of merged districts of KP.

Assuring provision of top standard health and education facilities in the merged districts, Mr Sharif said the government would establish Danish Schools in the area to provide quality education to students of these districts.

He also emphasised the need to stop electricity theft, promote solar energy and provide relief to the poor and middle class.

He said the government is converting agricultural tubewells into solar energy across the country because it would help development of the agriculture sector, increase cultivation of land and save billions of dollars which are otherwise spent on import of fuel.

He claimed the government has recently announced big relief to the poor and mid-dle-income people in electricity bills.

On the occasion, he also announced formation of a committee, chaired by the deputy PM, to find a sustainable solution to problems being faced by elected representatives of KP.