Islamabad, Dec. 21 -- Amid intensifying political debate over the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award, Pakistan's federal government on Saturday rejected claims of outstanding dues to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province (KP), stating that it has transferred PKR 7.8 trillion to the province over the past 15 years, including more than PKR 1.4 trillion in excess of its NFC share, The Express Tribune reported.

Pakistan's Ministry of Finance said there are no pending liabilities towards the KP government and confirmed that the latest NFC tranche of PKR 46.5 billion was released on December 17.

"The federal government releases provincial NFC shares on a fortnightly basis, and no outstanding liabilities exist in this regard," the ministry said...