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Chief Minister Pervez Khattak inspecting work on Jalozai Dam in Cherat, District Nowshera.

KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak laid foundation stone of an important Barani irrigation dam construction scheme at Jalozai Khwar. The project on completion will irrigate and raise water level of thousands acres of fertile land wherein besides seasonal crops horticultures in the area will boost. Similarly dam will also introduce fish farming as well as increase environmental and touristic attraction plus enhancing job opportunities in the area. Provincial Irrigation Minister Mehmood Khan, Minster Excise Mian Jamsheduddin KakaKhel, CM Advisors Amjad Afridi, Mian Khaliqur Rehman Khattak, MNA Dr. Imran Khattak and other elite of the area were also present on the occasion.
The Irrigation department authorities told the CM that presently Rs 50m have been allocated for this vital ADP scheme that will cost Rs 632.15m and will be completed in two years. It will be useful irrigation source for 63 years whose length will be 958 ft and height 74 ft while it will have capacity of storing 1277 acre ft water while the additional flood water will be detoured through adjacent spill way. On completion of the dam project, ensured perennial irrigation supply will be provided to barren but fertile lands measuring about 900 acres with design discharge of 3.28 cusecs which will be distributed through irrigation channel having 20480 ft length. The dam will bring prosperity in the area by introducing new trends of agricultural produces and will improve the socio-economic conditions of the locals.
The Chief Minister directed the authorities to ensure the time and quality completion of this important project. He said it would greatly help in restoring confidence of people on institutions that was shattered in the past due to corruption and substandard works of the departments. Talking to media on this occasion he said conspiracies against PTI-led coalition govt would result into total failures. “PTI Chairman Imran Khan and my provincial govt are struggling for rights of the people. When the intriguers and opposition parties found nothing against us then they started negative propaganda and baseless allegations to just keep themselves in the arena of politics. But it is also fail attempt because people are with us and opposition will realize about their stature during forthcoming elections”, he exclaimed adding that if opposition is so popular among the masses as they claim it then why they are making alliances after alliances against our provincial govt.
Pervez Khattak vowed a new era of corruption free and welfare oriented good governance was ushering in KP that would especially ameliorate lot of the poor. He said adhoc-ism in all public sectors would go for good and everything would come under a proper mechanism with proper legislation cover so that it could not be reversed in future due to vicious forces. He said he would bring his home district on speedy road to progress and prosperity but not at cost of other districts. “Those who did commit such mistakes also faced the consequences so I will never repeat it but will ensure uniform development process all over the province”

Road to progress: KPK set to introduce ‘school adoption’




Road to progress: KPK set to introduce ‘school adoption’ – The Express Tribune
“Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) will introduce a school adoption scheme in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to provide missing facilities at public schools and improve education standards,” said PTI chief Imran Khan on Sunday.
He was addressing at a ceremony at Beaconhouse National University.
Khan said there were 10,000 schools in the province lacked rooms.
“We will seek support of oversees Pakistanis and ask them to adopt schools to promote education. The only road to progress is through education,” Khan said.
Khan said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government had allocated a large budget for education.
Imran also stressed the need to demilitarise the society.
He said the people of Pakistan desperately needed peace and the only way to achieve it was by pulling out of the War on Terror.
“I have travelled across Tribal Areas. The people I met were loving and hospitable. By fighting them, you cannot win them over,” he said.
Khan said after his party had come to power, he had realised that the situation so bad.
Khan said Pakistanis were tolerant people.
“When I was growing up, I didn’t see religious discrimination around me. This menace forms a part of our recent history, when our government decided to participate in proxy wars,” he said.
Khan said Pakistan needed to come out of its state of war and invest heavily in education.
“We must learn from our mistakes and stop and disarm the militant groups as no country could progress without peace,” he said.
BNU Board of Governors chairperson Nasreen Mehmood Kasuri and Vice Chancellor Shahid Hafiz Kardar also spoke on the occasion.
Syed Babar Ali, Razzaq Dawood, Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, Kasim Mahmud Kasuri, Shamim Khan and Khaliqur Rahman were also present.
Also present were deans of BNU Schools Gulzar Haider, Mehdi Hasan, Tariq Rahman, Dr Ruhi Khalid, Dr Khaver Zia and former dean of BNU School of Liberal Arts Mrs Navid Shahzad.
Talking to The Express Tribune, former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri said, “Government needs to appoint a full-time foreign minister. The people of Pakistan are uncomfortable with the prime minister’s closeness with heads of other countries.”
“Elections in Afghanistan and India will have a huge impact on Pakistan. The government should monitor these elections closely,” he said.
He added that in developed democracies the role of the Army is extended and it is the need of the hour that the government and Army should be on the same page.
Beaconhouse School of Architecture was named after the mother of lawyer Dr Parvez Hassan, Razia Hassan School of Architecture on the occasion. Parvez Hassan is a member of the board of directors of BNU.

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Chinese investors threaten to move capital from KP to Balochistan - DAWN.COM

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The lawful measures taken by PTI government against unlawful activities of Chinese firm are admirable. Such kind of activities should not be tolerated at any cost. We must remain committed to transparency and should not allow our resources to be plundered. The headline of the news is quite misleading.

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Chief Minister Pervez Khattak inspecting work on Jalozai Dam in Cherat, District Nowshera.

KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak laid foundation stone of an important Barani irrigation dam construction scheme at Jalozai Khwar. The project on completion will irrigate and raise water level of thousands acres of fertile land wherein besides seasonal crops horticultures in the area will boost. Similarly dam will also introduce fish farming as well as increase environmental and touristic attraction plus enhancing job opportunities in the area. Provincial Irrigation Minister Mehmood Khan, Minster Excise Mian Jamsheduddin KakaKhel, CM Advisors Amjad Afridi, Mian Khaliqur Rehman Khattak, MNA Dr. Imran Khattak and other elite of the area were also present on the occasion.
The Irrigation department authorities told the CM that presently Rs 50m have been allocated for this vital ADP scheme that will cost Rs 632.15m and will be completed in two years. It will be useful irrigation source for 63 years whose length will be 958 ft and height 74 ft while it will have capacity of storing 1277 acre ft water while the additional flood water will be detoured through adjacent spill way. On completion of the dam project, ensured perennial irrigation supply will be provided to barren but fertile lands measuring about 900 acres with design discharge of 3.28 cusecs which will be distributed through irrigation channel having 20480 ft length. The dam will bring prosperity in the area by introducing new trends of agricultural produces and will improve the socio-economic conditions of the locals.
The Chief Minister directed the authorities to ensure the time and quality completion of this important project. He said it would greatly help in restoring confidence of people on institutions that was shattered in the past due to corruption and substandard works of the departments. Talking to media on this occasion he said conspiracies against PTI-led coalition govt would result into total failures. “PTI Chairman Imran Khan and my provincial govt are struggling for rights of the people. When the intriguers and opposition parties found nothing against us then they started negative propaganda and baseless allegations to just keep themselves in the arena of politics. But it is also fail attempt because people are with us and opposition will realize about their stature during forthcoming elections”, he exclaimed adding that if opposition is so popular among the masses as they claim it then why they are making alliances after alliances against our provincial govt.
Pervez Khattak vowed a new era of corruption free and welfare oriented good governance was ushering in KP that would especially ameliorate lot of the poor. He said adhoc-ism in all public sectors would go for good and everything would come under a proper mechanism with proper legislation cover so that it could not be reversed in future due to vicious forces. He said he would bring his home district on speedy road to progress and prosperity but not at cost of other districts. “Those who did commit such mistakes also faced the consequences so I will never repeat it but will ensure uniform development process all over the province”

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Good for the local economy. For the boosting of horticulture, the Minister saab must bring some reforms in the agricultural department where government inefficiency is evident.

According to a Business Recorder exclusive, the sum total of provincial tax collections during the first seven months of the current year rose to 87 billion rupees in comparison to the 70 billion rupees collected during period of July-January 2012-13. Punjab witnessed a rise in collections of 9 billion rupees - from 36 billion rupees last year to 45 billion rupees this year with a major increase attributed to stamp duty (one billion rupees) and urban property tax (one billion rupees). Sindh collections rose by 4 billion rupees - from 32 to 36 billion rupees with excise and stamp duty the major contributors to the rise. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa collections rose by a whopping 3.9 billion rupees - from 1.8 billion rupees to 5.7 billion rupees and Balochistan witnessed a rise of 370 million rupees - from 483 million rupees to 853 million rupees. In percentage terms Punjab increased collections by 25 percent, Sindh by 12.5 percent, KPK by 216 percent and Balochistan by 76.6 percent. Hence in percentage terms KPK performed a lot better than Sindh and Punjab with Balochistan performing the second best in terms of increasing the provincial revenue generation in percentage terms.

In their defence, the governments of Punjab and Sindh would no doubt point to the fact that they have been proactively engaged in enhancing revenues over and above those that accrue to the provinces from the federal divisible pool and hence their capacity to further enhance revenue is limited especially if taken in conjunction with the revenue generated by the insurgency-ridden KPK and Balochistan provinces. There is no doubt that the government of Sindh, followed a year or so later by Punjab, were extremely proactive in setting up their own revenue boards which then began collecting sales tax on services, a provincial subject as per the constitution. This, in turn, enabled the two provincial governments to credit the money directly to their coffers instead of first being diverted to the federal divisible pool that would then have been distributed according to the agreed National Finance Commission formula. It also ensured that they did not have to pay the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) the 2 percent collection fee. However, few would agree that the provincial governments of the two richest provinces have exhausted all potential avenues of generating tax revenue particularly with reference to farm tax collections.

Past and incumbent federal governments - be they led by military dictators or civilians namely the PML-N or the PPP - have shown no will to amend the constitution that would have enabled the FBR to commence collecting taxes on all sources of income equally. Thus farm income continues to be exempt from tax and the rather illogical justification given by our parliamentarians with heavy representation from the farm sector is that the constitution stipulates that it is a provincial subject. And while provincial governments do tax farm income yet it is hoped that they begin to tax the income of our rich landlords at the same rate as that levied on other sources of income including the productive sectors and salaried class. Equity demands that income from whatever source be taxed equally and it is unfortunate that Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif deemed it appropriate to levy a one off-tax on urban property which may or may not generate income while exempting the rich farmers.

KPK has established a revenue board this year and that may well account for the massive rise in its collections. However, more proactive steps would be required to meet its potential, which include ending the law and order problems that afflict the province today. Balochistan too has increased collections this year, however, the realisation of its potential is linked to the end of insurgency that would enable exploitation of its rich natural resources. However, this requires provincial as well as federal initiative to deal with the socio-political issues that have plagued the province for decades.

Provincial tax collections | Business Recorder

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government will announce a package of incentives to boost local industries and strengthen the province’s economy. The package will include provision of cheap and uninterrupted electricity to industries to attract local and foreign investments, and privatising industrial zones.

These views were expressed by Chief Minister Pervez Khattak while presiding over a meeting regarding infrastructure development at Hattar Industrial Estate in Haripur, here on Friday.

Mr Khattak said energy crisis was the main issue facing the industries, adding that KP was producing far more electricity and gas than its domestic needs. He asked the centre to review its policy towards Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to remove the sense of deprivation and usurpation of their rights among the people of the province.

The chief minister said that it had been decided to set up four new industrial zones at important commercial points in the province, besides establishing oil refinery in southern districts.

Mr Khattak said that a plan had been prepared to set up a modern steel mill in the Hattar Industrial Estate at a total investment of Rs700 billion with a production capacity of 650,000 metric tons per year. “The mill besides catering to the province’s needs of steel will also provide job opportunities to about 35,000 people,” he added.

On the demand of the industrialists, the chief minister ordered formation of a high level committee for the revival of the sick industrial units. He said uninterrupted electricity and gas supply would be ensured to the industrial estate. Similarly, he directed early construction and repair of all roads inside the industrial complex.

Mr Khattak directed that flow of traffic on Hattar and other roads should be regulated on the pattern of the motorway. He also agreed to demands of the entrepreneurs to establish a modern hospital in the estate and provide residential facilities and dowry fund for the workers, besides setting up a medical college and other professional institutions for their children.

He also agreed to grant leases for exploration of local minerals and directed the industries and mineral development department to give priority to local industrialists in that regard.

To a demand regarding exclusion of fuel adjustment charges from electricity bills, he said the provincial government would file an appeal with the Supreme Court seeking extension of the relief not only to sick industries, but also to the poor masses of the province.

The chief minister said the provincial government had decided to meet the electricity needs of the domestic and commercial consumers separately at local levels. “The provincial energy department has chalked out a plan with focus on exploiting the hydel power potential of the northern districts, besides producing electricity through oil, gas and solar means,” he added.

Mr Khattak said his government would provide all the required facilities and guarantees to those desirous to make investment in the province so the badly affected economy of the province could be revived and maximum opportunities of employment and business could be made available to the jobless people.

The chief minister underlined the need for convening joint meetings of local industrialists, investors, representatives of chambers of commerce and high ups of concerned departments to develop partnership between the public and private sectors for reviving industries and overcoming the energy crisis.

PTI MPA from Haripur Akbar Ayub, president of Hattar Industrial Association Malik Mohammad Farid, secretary general Taj Ghani and other office bearers, advisor to CM on economic affairs and investment Rafaqatullah Babar, chairman of CM’s complaints’ cell and focal person for donors’ organisations Haji Dilroz Khan, and other concerned officials attended the meeting.
KP industries to get cheap, uninterrupted electricity: CM - DAWN.COM

MARDAN: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Education Mohammad Atif Khan has said that provincial government has recruited 8,090 teachers so far and measures are being taken to recruit 6,000 more teachers.

Addressing a ceremony held here at Government High School Bekat Ganj No.1 on Monday to distribute uniforms among the students, he alleged that the previous government ignored education sector.

The minister said that it was the mission of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government to create awareness among people about importance of education.

He said that the government was planning to launch different training programmes for teachers to improve their teaching skills. A huge fund would be allocated in the coming budget for the purpose, he added.

Mr Khan claimed that they uprooted the mafias that used to increase marks of weak students through illegal means. He said that from the next year, each primary school in the province would have six rooms instead of two and six teachers would be appointed there.

The minister said that about 0.2 million teachers were performing duty at 28,500 schools in the province. “We are also working on a plan to introduce a monitoring system to ensure presence of both teachers and students in the schools,” Mr Khan said.

SCHEMES: Dr Mehr Taj Roghani, the special assistant to chief minister on social welfare and women development, said here on Monday that government allocated Rs500 million for different schemes to help physically challenged persons and poor widows.

She was addressing a prize distribution ceremony at Special Education Complex, Mardan.

Ms Roghani said that special children were like special flowers and those, who looked after such children were blessed. She said that the government was committed to providing all kinds of facilities to them.

She said that it was collective responsibility of all citizens to come forward and play their due role in helping special people.

“The chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, Imran Khan, has allocated Rs500 million for poor widows and persons with disabilities out of which Rs250 million have already been released on the recommendation of Chief Minister Pervez Khattak,” Ms Roghani said.

About the demands of officials of Special Education Complex regarding provision of books, the special assistant to chief minister said that the provincial government was planning to set up printing press to resolve the issue of book printing.

Ms Roghani said that she would take up the issue with authorities concerned to upgrade Special Education Complex.

Over 8,000 teachers recruited in KP, says minister - DAWN.COM