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[Leader]

Foreign credentials: International universities show keen interest in K-P Education City

Around 20 international universities have expressed an interest in opening up campuses at ‘Education City’ in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).

The proposed hub will accommodate campuses of national and international universities to provide Pakistani students the opportunity to obtain foreign degrees at home, stated officials of the provincial higher education department.

The K-P government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the British Council to start the project at the earliest, the officials told The Express Tribune on Friday. The site has been selected and land acquired.

Around 30,000 kanals of land in Jehangira will be used to build the education city. The project will be adjacent to the proposed Mega City near the Swabi Interchange on the Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway.

“We have briefed Chief Minister (CM) Pervez Khattak and other relevant officials on the project, and they termed it a new beginning for the province’s education sector,” shared an education department official.

On Saturday, K-P Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser told journalists at a news conference that the British Council will help the province liaise with 20 international universities to help set up their campuses. Qaisar claimed Saudi Arabia, Japan and South Korea have shown initial interest in the project.

When contacted, Special Assistant to the CM on Higher Education Mushtaq Ghani said the National University of Sciences and Technology, and Bahria University – among other national universities – have agreed to open campuses in Education City.

Students spend millions studying abroad, with Education City they will be able to get the same education at home at an affordable cost, claimed Ghani.

According to CM spokesperson Shiraz Paracha, Education City will not only provide educational opportunities, it will boost the economic condition of K-P by attracting investment, generating jobs and reducing unemployment in the province.


Foreign credentials: International universities show keen interest in K-P Education City – The Express Tribune

 

[ajpirzada]

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KP Police, the govt should give them increments on performance and retirement packages for honest police personnel and officers.

very nice

 

[batmannow]

of course you should support all teh corrupt, barbaric looters and not him..after all who else can reqard you in this life except the ones with the moneybags,,,,,

dont need to tell, your father?
cause he the ones teaches you fine?

Anti-narcotics force to be set up in KP

PESHAWAR, Dec 15: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will spend Rs500 million to raise anti-narcotics force in accordance with the 18th Amendment that also requires it to have its own narcotics interdiction law, according to official sources.

The work to formulate the provincial anti-narcotics law is already in progress whereas the homework for setting up the force has also been undertaken, says an official concerned. “The progress has been quite slow because of the legalities involved,” he said.

The 18th Amendment, adopted in April 2010, has devolved several departments and functions from the federal government to the provinces. The devolution of anti-narcotics apparatus from the centre to the provinces has also become a legal necessity, which remains unfulfilled.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to officials, has undertaken an exercise to put in place a legal mechanism before taking over the responsibility to control the illegal use and business of narcotics. The provincial efforts are aligned with the process carried forward by the federal authorities concerned.

Once the proposed law is ready, it would be enacted through legislation by the provincial assembly.

With the formulation of the provincial anti-narcotics law, the province would also require to have a strong anti-narcotics force of its own. This would need a substantial capital investment and human resource mobilisation.

“The authorities concerned have estimated that the province needs Rs500 million to raise a strong anti-narcotics force whereas technical assistance and training of the staff would also take some money to begin with the new force,” said an official.

The formulation of the narcotics interdiction law and establishment of the anti-narcotics force, which is a legal necessity in line with the constitutional provisions, has also been made part of the provincial government’s reform programme undertaken to improve efficiency of departments.

However, work on preparing the law and raising the anti-narcotics force, according to an official, has been going on before Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and its allies came in to power in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa back in May this year.

Similarly, there are a couple of other initiatives reflected in the reform programme that were already being pursued before the new provincial government came in.

One such initiative is establishment of tax facilitation centres at regional level. The provincial development working party, the highest development decision making forum in the province, has already approved establishment of four tax facilitation centres in different parts of the province. These centres would be set up on the pattern of Peshawar’s TFC, set up over decade ago.

The excise and taxation department, said an official, had estimated that a total investment of Rs600 million would be required for setting up four TFCs, including money required to procure office equipment and hire computer literate staff.

Similarly, the recommended reforms also include bringing about improvements under the Motor Vehicle Ordinance 1965, Motor Vehicle Taxation Act 1958, and Urban Immovable Property Tax Act 1958.

The PTI-led provincial government set up some 17 working groups in as many departments to look into their systems and recommend reforms where needed.

The working group on excise and taxation, according to an official, has recommended to review the existing motor vehicle and immovable property laws and update them, plucking leakages in the taxation system to improve provincial receipts.

Besides, the government has also been proposed to strengthen the recently set up Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA), ensuring timely recruitment of senior management and support staff for conducting its business.

KPRA, a requirement under the 18th Amendment, started formal functions in August this year though work on its establishment had been started in the days of the last provincial caretaker government.

The provincial government, said an official, still had an amount of Rs94 million out of the grant money provided by a foreign donor agency for establishment the authority. The left over funds, according to the official, would be utilised to develop KPRA’s infrastructure, including automation.

At present, the authority is functioning under the ambit of the Directorate of Excise and Taxation. As per its law, it has to function independently as an arm of the excise and taxation department.

Meanwhile, the excise and taxation department also plans to set up a special unit to oversee implementation of the reform programme. The reforms coordination cell, to be set up shortly, would work under the supervision of a deputy secretary and would consist of an assistant and a junior clerk.



Anti-narcotics force to be set up in KP - DAWN.COM

nice report, & great dreams!
but with no financial support, its all just some news going into dust bins, in the govt offices in peshawar?

 

[Devil Soul]

تحریک انصاف خیبر پختونخوا میں عوام کی قسمت کب بدلے گی لیکن وزرا کی قسمت بدلنے لگی
ویب ڈیسک 3 گھنٹے پہلے

پشاور: خیبر پختونخوا میں عوام کی قسمت پتا نہیں بدلی ہے یا نہیں لیکن صوبائی وزرا کی قسمت ضرور بدل رہی ہے

، صوبائی کابینہ کے اراکین کے ہاؤس رینٹ میں 15 ہزار روپے کا اضافہ کردیا گیا۔
خیبرپختونخوا کے عوام کی زندگیوں میں انقلاب لانے کی دعویدار تحریک انصاف کی صوبائی حکومت نے سب سے پہلے اپنے وزرا کی زندگیوں میں انقلاب لانے کا فیصلہ کرتے ہوئے صوبائی کابینہ کے اراکین کے ہاؤس رینٹ میں 15 ہزار روپے اضافہ کردیا۔ ذرائع کے مطابق خیبر پختونخوا کے وزرا اپنی تنخواہوں سے بھی مطمئن نہیں ہیں جس کے باعث تنخواہوں میں اضافے پر بھی غور کیا جارہا ہے۔

واضح رہے کہ عوامی نیشنل پارٹی کے دور حکومت میں صوبائی وزرا کو دیا جانے والا ہاؤس رینٹ 40 ہزارروپے تھا جو اب 15 ہزار اضافے کے بعد 55 ہزار روپے ہوگیا ہے۔

تحریک انصاف خیبر پختونخوا میں عوام کی قسمت کب بدلے گی لیکن وزرا کی قسمت بدلنے لگی – ایکسپریسس اردو

 

[Leader]

KP ministers Atif & Shahram, standing in regular passport line at airport.

 

[Leader]

K-P promulgates Widows and Special Persons Welfare Foundation Ordinance

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Governor Shaukatullah Khan promulgated the K-P Deserving Widows and Special Persons Welfare Foundation Ordinance 2013, stated a handout issued by the provincial social welfare department on Tuesday.

Following the promulgation of the new law, a new welfare foundation will be established under the auspices of the social welfare department.

“The foundation would be an independent statutory body to be run by a Board of Governors consisting of a chairperson and 10 members. A majority of the members of the board shall be eminent persons from civil society,” the handout read.

Aside from performing other functions, the board will be responsible for approving cases of deserving widows and differently abled people for financial assistance grants. The board shall also take steps for the generation of resources for the foundation from within the country and abroad, reads the document.

Initially, the provincial government will allocate Rs500 million for the foundation, while philanthropists from within the country and abroad would be asked to join in for generating funds.

According to the handout, Rs30,000 per month will be given to widows, while Rs25,000 per month will be given to people with disabilities.

As per the statistics collected by the social welfare department, there are 69,000 impoverished widows and an equal number of differently abled people in the K-P, states the handout. In the first year of its operation, 14,000 widows and 13,000 people with disabilities will benefit from the scheme, while more will continue to benefit over the years.

A spokesperson for the department was confident that philanthropists will generously contribute for a noble cause. He further added the affairs of the foundation will be transparent and open to public scrutiny.

The official elaborated those people receiving aid from zakat funds shall also be eligible to receive assistance from the foundation because the Guzara allowance (Rs1,000) paid monthly to widows from zakat is too meagre in view of current inflation.

The foundation shall take care of non-Muslim and Muslim widows and persons with disabilities, added the spokesperson.

K-P promulgates Widows and Special Persons Welfare Foundation Ordinance – The Express Tribune

Not that I am against it but our govt is no so rich to give away that sort of money, instead it would be better to arrange work places for them, so that they integrate and learn how to face the cruel world and earn their way to this money by having a livelihood of their own.

 

[Leader]

https://twitter.com/x/status/413274109821214720

tareef woh jo bughaz rakhnay wala dushman kara> maham ali

 

[Leader]

https://twitter.com/x/status/413298494191837184

that sounds interesting... @Pukhtoon @RescueRanger @Spring Onion and @chauvunist

 

[RescueRanger]

https://twitter.com/x/status/413298494191837184

that sounds interesting... @Pukhtoon @RescueRanger @Spring Onion and @chauvunist

Great move, hope it is even bigger and better than the SWAT festival. Inshallah!

 

[SBD-3]

KP ministers Atif & Shahram, standing in regular passport line at airport.

Standing outside the regular line, not inside. The line ahead of them reads up as for foreigners. Plus where is their luggage?.....

 

[Leader]

Great move, hope it is even bigger and better than the SWAT festival. Inshallah!

Allah na kare lakin your 1122 presence is required, if you can offer or facilitate, please be kind enough to contact yourself, if they havent made a contact themselves...

 

[RescueRanger]

Allah na kare lakin your 1122 presence is required, if you can offer or facilitate, please be kind enough to contact yourself, if they havent made a contact themselves...

Inshallah sir, don't you worry. 1122 will be there

 

[Leader]

Ansar ul Islam threatened Imran Khan over polio campaign, they have said stop or we will kill you.

 

[RescueRanger]

Ansar ul Islam threatened Imran Khan over polio campaign, they have said stop or we will kill you.

Just try and hurt Imran Khan, Allah is with the righteous!

 

[Leader]

Just try and hurt Imran Khan, Allah is with the righteous!

We cannot afford to lose him at this point of time, he must complete his mission. ansar ul islam is a military controlled outfit and operates in Khyber agency, its Army's duty to prevent them from any mischievous act