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CM Mehmood inaugurated the following projects during his one-day visit: PKR 4 billion Staff Colony for Kalam-Gabral Hydropower Project’s employees
• PKR 2.8 billion Shahi Cricket Stadium in Kalam
• Engineering University Kalam Campus,
• Solarisation of mosques and schools
• Government High Schools in Qandil, Gornai
• Seven RCC bridges
In addition to the ongoing initiatives, he announced a PKR 1 billion project for Kalam in addition to the allocation of PKR 36 billion for a power plant.
According to Mehmood, the government would invest more money in tourism development in the area, which is crucial for local job creation. He stated that the administration will consult with locals before starting any new project in the area.
CM Mehmood inaugurated the following projects during his one-day visit: PKR 4 billion Staff Colony for Kalam-Gabral Hydropower Project’s employees
• PKR 2.8 billion Shahi Cricket Stadium in Kalam
• Engineering University Kalam Campus,
• Solarisation of mosques and schools
• Government High Schools in Qandil, Gornai
• Seven RCC bridges
In addition to the ongoing initiatives, he announced a PKR 1 billion project for Kalam in addition to the allocation of PKR 36 billion for a power plant.
According to Mehmood, the government would invest more money in tourism development in the area, which is crucial for local job creation. He stated that the administration will consult with locals before starting any new project in the area.
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A new tourism police force has been launched in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to ensure provision of better security and services to the tourists in the region that is rich with mesmerizing hill stations.
Every year thousands of families from across Pakistan as well international tourists visit the various destinations in the region in summer.
The newly-formed force will only perform duties to facilitate the tourists in the region, an official said, adding that it will work under the provincial cultural and tourism authority.
The move will also relax the local police department that was unable to give exclusive attention to visitors due to burden of work.
On Wednesday, about 180 newly inducted personnel received their tourism police uniforms.
Besides providing security, the force will ensure the smooth flow of traffic on special occasion, including Eid.
The personnel were initially deployed at Swat, Chitral, Abbottabad and Mansehra while the service will be extended to other destinations.
A new tourism police force has been launched in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to ensure provision of better security and services to the tourists in the region that is rich with mesmerizing hill stations.
Every year thousands of families from across Pakistan as well international tourists visit the various destinations in the region in summer.
The newly-formed force will only perform duties to facilitate the tourists in the region, an official said, adding that it will work under the provincial cultural and tourism authority.
The move will also relax the local police department that was unable to give exclusive attention to visitors due to burden of work.
On Wednesday, about 180 newly inducted personnel received their tourism police uniforms.
Besides providing security, the force will ensure the smooth flow of traffic on special occasion, including Eid.
The personnel were initially deployed at Swat, Chitral, Abbottabad and Mansehra while the service will be extended to other destinations.
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KP to spend Rs. 167.9 mln on CPEC-related projects
PESHAWAR, July 14 (Gwadar Pro) - The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government will spend Rs. 167.9 million
KP to spend Rs. 167.9 mln on CPEC-related projects
By Tahir Ali | Gwadar Pro Jul 14, 2022
PESHAWAR, July 14 (Gwadar Pro) - The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Government will spend Rs. 167.9 million on the construction, improvement, rehabilitation, and solarisation of five different projects related to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
The total estimated cost of these projects is Rs. 2.51 billion; however, the rest of the amount will be released beyond the financial year 2022-23.
According to official documents available with Gwadar Pro, the Government has allocated Rs. 87.243 million during FY 2022-23 for the construction of link roads to CPEC highways from the tribal district of the province. The total estimated cost of the project is Rs. 136.124 million. The remaining Rs. 171.986 million for the project will be released beyond the financial year 2022-23.
Similarly, the total estimated cost of the construction of BT Road from Ustrana Area Kohi Bahara to Sherani Tehsil Darazinda and National Highway at Parwara Mughal Kot Road Ph-II (10 Km), CPEC, is Rs. 129 million. For this D.I. Khan-based project, an amount of Rs. 84.209 million was released during the outgoing financial year while Rs. 45.613 million has been allocated in FY 2022-23.
The improvement/rehabilitation project of the three-kilometer-long Mansehra Lassan Nawab Road (CPEC Interchange) will be completed with an estimated amount of Rs. 690 million. Rs. 53.987 million were allocated during the previous fiscal year while Rs. 10 million have been allocated for FY 2022-23; similarly, Rs. 626.13 million will be released beyond FY 2022-23.
The improvement/rehabilitation of the 6.9-km-long Bakrial City Road from CPEC Interchange to Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad (MNJ) Road Mansehra is to be completed with an estimated amount of Rs. 600 million. During the current fiscal year, Rs. 25 million has been allocated for the project while the remaining amount will be released beyond 2022-23.
Likewise, during FY 2022-23, an amount of Rs. 20 million has been allocated for the solarisation of the PHE Department’s existing scheme under CPEC. The total estimated cost of the project is Rs. 695.406 million. The remaining amount of Rs. 675.406 million will be released beyond FY 2022-23.
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NHA to link CPEC M-14 with Pak-Afghan border
The federal government has decided to connect Ghulam Khan in North Waziristan with Motorway 14 (M-14), a project of the western alignment route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) via a 184km-long Motorway.
According to Gwadar Pro on Tuesday, the National Highway Authority (NHA) on Monday issued a request for proposal (RFP) of consultancy services for the Feasibility Study and Detailed Design for the Construction of the Motorway from Ghulam Khan to Esa Khel Interchange (184km approx).
The project will be financed by the Federal Government through PSDP 2022-23 through separate head/allocation.
In this regard, a pre-proposal conference on the project will be held on July 19, 2022, at NHA headquarters in Islamabad while procurement will be carried out by adopting the “Single Stage Two Envelops” procedure.
The proposals complete in all respects in accordance with the instructions provided in the RFP document in sealed envelopes, which should reach on or before August 10, 2022.
Esa Khel Interchange is located over M-14 in Mianwali district of Punjab, which is in proximity to the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Between Mianwali and Ghulam Khan falls Bannu district of KP. After Torkham and Chaman, Ghulam Khan is the third most important crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Afghanistan has already started benefiting from Gwadar Port and the country received the first consignment of bulk cargo from the United Arab Emirates in July 2020. Ghulam Khan crossing, at the Pak-Afghan border point, is the shortest route connecting CPEC’s western route with Afghanistan, Central Asian States and beyond.
NHA to link CPEC M-14 with Pak-Afghan border
The federal government has decided to connect Ghulam Khan in North Waziristan with Motorway 14 (M-14), a project of the western alignment route of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) via a 184km-long Motorway.
According to Gwadar Pro on Tuesday, the National Highway Authority (NHA) on Monday issued a request for proposal (RFP) of consultancy services for the Feasibility Study and Detailed Design for the Construction of the Motorway from Ghulam Khan to Esa Khel Interchange (184km approx).
The project will be financed by the Federal Government through PSDP 2022-23 through separate head/allocation.
In this regard, a pre-proposal conference on the project will be held on July 19, 2022, at NHA headquarters in Islamabad while procurement will be carried out by adopting the “Single Stage Two Envelops” procedure.
The proposals complete in all respects in accordance with the instructions provided in the RFP document in sealed envelopes, which should reach on or before August 10, 2022.
Esa Khel Interchange is located over M-14 in Mianwali district of Punjab, which is in proximity to the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Between Mianwali and Ghulam Khan falls Bannu district of KP. After Torkham and Chaman, Ghulam Khan is the third most important crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Afghanistan has already started benefiting from Gwadar Port and the country received the first consignment of bulk cargo from the United Arab Emirates in July 2020. Ghulam Khan crossing, at the Pak-Afghan border point, is the shortest route connecting CPEC’s western route with Afghanistan, Central Asian States and beyond.
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to establish five medical colleges under the public-private partnership programme in the province.
“The colleges would be established in Buner, Charsadda, Mansehra, Haripur and Karak as part of government’s plan to promote medical education in the province,” Health Secretary Amir Sultan Tareen told Dawn.
According to him, he has already visited three districts and would go to Karak this week on special directives of Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, who wants to him to submit a feasibility report within a month.
“We are working very quickly on the plan in collaboration with Khyber Medical University (KMU) as the government wants to establish these colleges as soon as possible. The project has been included in the Annual Development Programme,” he said.
Mr Tareen said that KMU Vice-chancellor Prof Ziaul Haq in collaboration with the health department was working on the preparation of feasibility report. “We hope to start practical work on the project within next two months,” he added.
He said that health department was receiving demands for setting up medical colleges from the elected representatives of each and every district. He said that public sector medical colleges were facilitating most of the intelligent students and even students from the poor families could take admission there owing to lesser fee.
The fees in the private sector were very high and only public sector intuitions are ray of hope for the scions of downtrodden families to become medical doctors. “KMU has vast experience in medical education,” he said.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to establish five medical colleges under the public-private partnership programme in the province.
“The colleges would be established in Buner, Charsadda, Mansehra, Haripur and Karak as part of government’s plan to promote medical education in the province,” Health Secretary Amir Sultan Tareen told Dawn.
According to him, he has already visited three districts and would go to Karak this week on special directives of Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, who wants to him to submit a feasibility report within a month.
“We are working very quickly on the plan in collaboration with Khyber Medical University (KMU) as the government wants to establish these colleges as soon as possible. The project has been included in the Annual Development Programme,” he said.
Mr Tareen said that KMU Vice-chancellor Prof Ziaul Haq in collaboration with the health department was working on the preparation of feasibility report. “We hope to start practical work on the project within next two months,” he added.
He said that health department was receiving demands for setting up medical colleges from the elected representatives of each and every district. He said that public sector medical colleges were facilitating most of the intelligent students and even students from the poor families could take admission there owing to lesser fee.
The fees in the private sector were very high and only public sector intuitions are ray of hope for the scions of downtrodden families to become medical doctors. “KMU has vast experience in medical education,” he said.
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Jul 31, 2022
Peshawar – Secretary Energy and Power Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Imtiaz Hussain Shah on Saturday said that construction work on 40.8-megawatt Koto Hydropower Project has reached to final phase and set to complete and start generation of cheap electricity by the end of the current calendar year.
He expressed these views during a visit to the site of Koto Hydropower Project in Dir Lower. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Provincial Energy Development Organization (PEDO), Engineer Naeem Khan also accompanied the Secretary Energy and Power.
On the occasion, Project Director Koto Hydropower Project Engn Sultane Room and Deputy Director Engn Muqeemuddin briefed the Secretary regarding progress made over the project so far. They said that on improvement in security situation, Chinese Engineers returned to work and construction work is in full swing over the project. The Secretary Energy and Power while expressing satisfaction over the pace of work over the project. He directed further acceleration of the pace of work to complete the project on time to pass on its benefits to the people.
He said that completion of the project will usher a new era of socio-economic uplift in the area. PEDO, he said, will complete three projects this year that will collectively generate 63-megawatt cheap electricity and earn a receipt of billions of rupees annually for the province.
Koto Hydropower Project To Be Functional By End Of Current Year
The NationJul 31, 2022
Peshawar – Secretary Energy and Power Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Imtiaz Hussain Shah on Saturday said that construction work on 40.8-megawatt Koto Hydropower Project has reached to final phase and set to complete and start generation of cheap electricity by the end of the current calendar year.
He expressed these views during a visit to the site of Koto Hydropower Project in Dir Lower. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Provincial Energy Development Organization (PEDO), Engineer Naeem Khan also accompanied the Secretary Energy and Power.
On the occasion, Project Director Koto Hydropower Project Engn Sultane Room and Deputy Director Engn Muqeemuddin briefed the Secretary regarding progress made over the project so far. They said that on improvement in security situation, Chinese Engineers returned to work and construction work is in full swing over the project. The Secretary Energy and Power while expressing satisfaction over the pace of work over the project. He directed further acceleration of the pace of work to complete the project on time to pass on its benefits to the people.
He said that completion of the project will usher a new era of socio-economic uplift in the area. PEDO, he said, will complete three projects this year that will collectively generate 63-megawatt cheap electricity and earn a receipt of billions of rupees annually for the province.
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August 3, 2022
ISLAMABAD: The German Development Bank, known as KfW, will provide 17.5 million euros to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for development projects over the next five years.
KfW Development Bank’s Country Director Sebastian Jacobi and Economic Affairs Division Secretary Asad Hayauddin signed the agreement on behalf of their respective governments here on Monday.
Under the agreement, the financing would cover drinking water supply schemes and develop water and solid waste management infrastructure in Dera Ismail Khan and Bannu districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
These projects will scale up resilient resource management in KP cities which the KfW has already successfully piloted in Mansehra.
The German federal ministry for economic cooperation and development (BMZ) is financing the project through KfW.
The KfW’s financial cooperation with Pakistan comprises three focal areas: good governance; climate and energy; and sustainable economic development.
The BMZ has invested about 400 million euros in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through the KfW.
A press release of the German embassy said the project had been designed in consultation with stakeholders in the federal and provincial governments.
Published in Dawn, August 3rd, 2022
KP to get 17.5m euros for uplift projects
Amin AhmedAugust 3, 2022
ISLAMABAD: The German Development Bank, known as KfW, will provide 17.5 million euros to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for development projects over the next five years.
KfW Development Bank’s Country Director Sebastian Jacobi and Economic Affairs Division Secretary Asad Hayauddin signed the agreement on behalf of their respective governments here on Monday.
Under the agreement, the financing would cover drinking water supply schemes and develop water and solid waste management infrastructure in Dera Ismail Khan and Bannu districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
These projects will scale up resilient resource management in KP cities which the KfW has already successfully piloted in Mansehra.
The German federal ministry for economic cooperation and development (BMZ) is financing the project through KfW.
The KfW’s financial cooperation with Pakistan comprises three focal areas: good governance; climate and energy; and sustainable economic development.
The BMZ has invested about 400 million euros in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through the KfW.
A press release of the German embassy said the project had been designed in consultation with stakeholders in the federal and provincial governments.
Published in Dawn, August 3rd, 2022
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Whoever made that render needs a raise!
And that's actually a pretty good design for the hotel, I hope the engineering firm doesn't cut any corners though.
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According to Saad Khan, a spokesperson for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government’s Cultural and Tourism Authority, the province has planned to develop ski resorts in Swat, Chitral, and Kaghan.
He continued by saying that two will be constructed in Kaghan, one in Abbottabad, one in Chitral.
Tracks:
The Thandyani-Biringali track, the Dagri Bangal-Meeranjani-Nathiagali track, and the Kaghan-Mahmnoor track from Shinkyari to Kund Bangla, Shaheed Pani Nadai Bangla, and then to Musa Ka Musllaha are four 8,200-foot-high, colonial-era tracks between Thandyani and Nathiagali that are being built, according to Khan.
Modernization of Waterfalls:
The government would modernize the development of the Chajjan Haripur, Jarogo Swat, Lamchar, Lanchar Dir, Noori, Sajikot, and Umbrella waterfalls to boost ecotourism in the area. The spokesperson noted that waterfalls are a major tourist attraction.
Integrated Tourism Zones:
“Tourism will not flourish with full potential until we encourage sustainable and planned tourism as per worldwide standards,” said Tauseef Khalid, project director of the KP Integrated Tourism Development Project.
According to him, the creation of four Integrated Tourism Zones (ITZ) in Mankiyal Swat, Thandyani Abbottabad, Ganol Manshera, and Madaklasht Lower Chitral with a loan grant of $70 million from the World Bank is one of the province’s initiatives to encourage sustainable tourism.
According to Saad Khan, a spokesperson for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government’s Cultural and Tourism Authority, the province has planned to develop ski resorts in Swat, Chitral, and Kaghan.
He continued by saying that two will be constructed in Kaghan, one in Abbottabad, one in Chitral.
Tracks:
The Thandyani-Biringali track, the Dagri Bangal-Meeranjani-Nathiagali track, and the Kaghan-Mahmnoor track from Shinkyari to Kund Bangla, Shaheed Pani Nadai Bangla, and then to Musa Ka Musllaha are four 8,200-foot-high, colonial-era tracks between Thandyani and Nathiagali that are being built, according to Khan.
Modernization of Waterfalls:
The government would modernize the development of the Chajjan Haripur, Jarogo Swat, Lamchar, Lanchar Dir, Noori, Sajikot, and Umbrella waterfalls to boost ecotourism in the area. The spokesperson noted that waterfalls are a major tourist attraction.
Integrated Tourism Zones:
“Tourism will not flourish with full potential until we encourage sustainable and planned tourism as per worldwide standards,” said Tauseef Khalid, project director of the KP Integrated Tourism Development Project.
According to him, the creation of four Integrated Tourism Zones (ITZ) in Mankiyal Swat, Thandyani Abbottabad, Ganol Manshera, and Madaklasht Lower Chitral with a loan grant of $70 million from the World Bank is one of the province’s initiatives to encourage sustainable tourism.
