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just letting everyone know, what is happening in KPK i.e performance of KPK police
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its to do with the implementation of the laws recently passed in the provincial assembly. basically to do with the hotel management and guess houses such that they are required to keep a record of who stays with them and inform it to the police.
this is the first big case in this regard
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Back in the house: PHC restores PTI lawmaker from NA-47
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has restored the membership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker from NA-47, Qaiser Jamal Khan Afridi, and suspended the decision of an election tribunal which had declared his victory void.
The high court also issued notices to the tribunal members and other relevant officials. A two-member bench comprising PHC Chief Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel and Justice Malik Manzoor Hussain heard the case on Thursday.
Qaiser’s lawyer, Akram Sheikh, had appealed against the tribunal’s decision and told the court his client was declared the winner during the May 2013 general elections, however, his rival candidates Abidur Rehman Afridi and Kamil Khan Sherani alleged rigging during the polls and approached the election tribunal.
Both candidates challenged the victory over ‘faulty’ ballot papers after which the tribunal ordered fresh elections for the seat and declared void the PTI candidate’s victory.
On May 5, in its short order, tribunal judge Yahya Zahid Gillani ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan to hold fresh elections on the seat. On May 15, the Supreme Court restored Qaiser as a member of the National Assembly and after adjourning the case, ordered the respondents to approach the high court.
The PHC bench said the tribunal’s decision to remove the lawmaker was not based on justice and in light of witnesses’ statements, restored the MNA’s membership till further orders. The bench also asked rival candidates to furnish their replies.
The frontier regions of Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, DI Khan, Tank and Lakki Marwat form NA-47.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/724220/back-in-the-house-phc-restores-pti-lawmaker-from-na-47/
Another victory of PTI against rigging mafia.
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has restored the membership of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker from NA-47, Qaiser Jamal Khan Afridi, and suspended the decision of an election tribunal which had declared his victory void.
The high court also issued notices to the tribunal members and other relevant officials. A two-member bench comprising PHC Chief Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel and Justice Malik Manzoor Hussain heard the case on Thursday.
Qaiser’s lawyer, Akram Sheikh, had appealed against the tribunal’s decision and told the court his client was declared the winner during the May 2013 general elections, however, his rival candidates Abidur Rehman Afridi and Kamil Khan Sherani alleged rigging during the polls and approached the election tribunal.
Both candidates challenged the victory over ‘faulty’ ballot papers after which the tribunal ordered fresh elections for the seat and declared void the PTI candidate’s victory.
On May 5, in its short order, tribunal judge Yahya Zahid Gillani ordered the Election Commission of Pakistan to hold fresh elections on the seat. On May 15, the Supreme Court restored Qaiser as a member of the National Assembly and after adjourning the case, ordered the respondents to approach the high court.
The PHC bench said the tribunal’s decision to remove the lawmaker was not based on justice and in light of witnesses’ statements, restored the MNA’s membership till further orders. The bench also asked rival candidates to furnish their replies.
The frontier regions of Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, DI Khan, Tank and Lakki Marwat form NA-47.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/724220/back-in-the-house-phc-restores-pti-lawmaker-from-na-47/
Another victory of PTI against rigging mafia.
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Great improvement , there is a need in city to make sure all buildings are painted and there should be fines for unpainted buildings
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Setting the tone: Over Rs100b allocated for 1,251 development schemes
PESHAWAR:
The Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the year 2014-15 envisages a total outlay of Rs 139.805 billion, including foreign assistance worth Rs39.77 billion and district ADP of Rs1.672 billion.
In the current fiscal year, the ADP had been set at Rs118 billion with foreign contributions amounting to Rs35 billion.
However, revised estimates have placed the province’s contributions at Rs80.152 billion and foreign assistance at Rs21.06 billion – both a markdown from the original budget estimates. In fact, out of 32 sectors under the ADP, at least 22 had a revised budget which was less than the budget estimate.
Minister for Finance Sirajul Haq told lawmakers during his budget speech on Saturday the province’s own share in the development component stands at Rs100.05 billion; a 20.54% increase from last year’s ADP.
This year’s ADP comprises 1,251 projects of which about 711 were continuation of existing projects and 540 were new schemes, shared the minister. Siraj said the government has made allocations for current projects so throw forward liability can be reduced and the public can get maximum benefits from development funds.
Grants for local councils in millions
Sector-wise allocation shows the largest share falls to regional development at Rs 12.258 billion – the single largest component of development programme, stated the White Paper 2014-2015, available with The Express Tribune.
Keeping foreign projects assistance (FPA) to a side, this is how the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has distributed the ADP:
Infrastructure and communication
Rs9.590 billion or over 9% of the ADP has been allocated for roads, Rs7.467 billion or 7% for urban development and Rs200 million for transport. The latter has two new schemes added to an existing eight which had Rs133 million allocated to them.
Rs5.851 billion or less than 6% of the ADP has been reserved for drinking water and sanitation while Rs4.737 billion or 4.7% has been allocated for other water supply-related development work.
OTHER INDICATORS
Social development
For health, the ADP has set aside Rs8.280 billion or roughly 8%. This allocation includes 67 ongoing projects and 27 new ones, according to the White Paper.
Education has been divided under two different heads – Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) and Higher Education (HE). According to 2014-15’s ADP, ESE gets Rs8.132 billion and HE Rs6.180 billion.
Both ESE and HE comprise of 112 projects, including 44 new ones.
Pro-poor initiatives have received Rs7.900 billion, roughly 8%, of the total ADP, sans foreign assistance. Rs330 million has been allocated for population welfare and Rs2.053 billlion under the head of relief and rehabilitation.
Minority affairs, which come bundled with Auqaf and Hajj, have in all received an allocation of Rs149 million.
The economy machinery
Agriculture has received Rs1.587 billion while industries have been allocated Rs3.471 billion in the development programme. This includes agriculture, fisheries and livestock.
Under the head of finance, Rs4.094 billion has been set aside. The document has outlined a few major targets for this sector which includes building Muhafiz Khanas in Peshawar, Mansehra and Mardan, and the establishment of a retirement benefits and death compensation cell.
Rs3.046 billion or nearly 3% has been allocated for energy and power. This will cover at least 36 projects with the overarching aim of making the province self-sufficient.
Foreign assistance
According to the budget document, the size of the FPA for 2014-15 is about Rs39.775 billion, which will be utilized on 75 projects. Rs8.269 billion of this foreign assistance is a loan while the rest are categorised as grants.
The largest chunk of FPA goes to the ESE at Rs11.794 billion while the smallest goes to drinking water and sanitation – Rs0.1 million.
In terms of contributors, the Department for International Development (DFID) and European Union (EU) (SBSE) have been shown as largest, giving Rs11.527 billion in grants. This is followed by the Multi Donor Trust Fund which has given Rs5.940 billion in grants and the Japan International Cooperation Agency which has given Rs218 million in grants and Rs5.158 billion as a loan.
The Asian Development Bank has given Rs3.111 billion in a loan and Rs700 million in grants; USAID Rs2.961 billion in grants and the European Union Rs2.280billion in grants.
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PESHAWAR:
The Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the year 2014-15 envisages a total outlay of Rs 139.805 billion, including foreign assistance worth Rs39.77 billion and district ADP of Rs1.672 billion.
In the current fiscal year, the ADP had been set at Rs118 billion with foreign contributions amounting to Rs35 billion.
However, revised estimates have placed the province’s contributions at Rs80.152 billion and foreign assistance at Rs21.06 billion – both a markdown from the original budget estimates. In fact, out of 32 sectors under the ADP, at least 22 had a revised budget which was less than the budget estimate.
Minister for Finance Sirajul Haq told lawmakers during his budget speech on Saturday the province’s own share in the development component stands at Rs100.05 billion; a 20.54% increase from last year’s ADP.
This year’s ADP comprises 1,251 projects of which about 711 were continuation of existing projects and 540 were new schemes, shared the minister. Siraj said the government has made allocations for current projects so throw forward liability can be reduced and the public can get maximum benefits from development funds.
Grants for local councils in millions
Sector-wise allocation shows the largest share falls to regional development at Rs 12.258 billion – the single largest component of development programme, stated the White Paper 2014-2015, available with The Express Tribune.
Keeping foreign projects assistance (FPA) to a side, this is how the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has distributed the ADP:
Infrastructure and communication
Rs9.590 billion or over 9% of the ADP has been allocated for roads, Rs7.467 billion or 7% for urban development and Rs200 million for transport. The latter has two new schemes added to an existing eight which had Rs133 million allocated to them.
Rs5.851 billion or less than 6% of the ADP has been reserved for drinking water and sanitation while Rs4.737 billion or 4.7% has been allocated for other water supply-related development work.
OTHER INDICATORS
Social development
For health, the ADP has set aside Rs8.280 billion or roughly 8%. This allocation includes 67 ongoing projects and 27 new ones, according to the White Paper.
Education has been divided under two different heads – Elementary and Secondary Education (ESE) and Higher Education (HE). According to 2014-15’s ADP, ESE gets Rs8.132 billion and HE Rs6.180 billion.
Both ESE and HE comprise of 112 projects, including 44 new ones.
Pro-poor initiatives have received Rs7.900 billion, roughly 8%, of the total ADP, sans foreign assistance. Rs330 million has been allocated for population welfare and Rs2.053 billlion under the head of relief and rehabilitation.
Minority affairs, which come bundled with Auqaf and Hajj, have in all received an allocation of Rs149 million.
The economy machinery
Agriculture has received Rs1.587 billion while industries have been allocated Rs3.471 billion in the development programme. This includes agriculture, fisheries and livestock.
Under the head of finance, Rs4.094 billion has been set aside. The document has outlined a few major targets for this sector which includes building Muhafiz Khanas in Peshawar, Mansehra and Mardan, and the establishment of a retirement benefits and death compensation cell.
Rs3.046 billion or nearly 3% has been allocated for energy and power. This will cover at least 36 projects with the overarching aim of making the province self-sufficient.
Foreign assistance
According to the budget document, the size of the FPA for 2014-15 is about Rs39.775 billion, which will be utilized on 75 projects. Rs8.269 billion of this foreign assistance is a loan while the rest are categorised as grants.
The largest chunk of FPA goes to the ESE at Rs11.794 billion while the smallest goes to drinking water and sanitation – Rs0.1 million.
In terms of contributors, the Department for International Development (DFID) and European Union (EU) (SBSE) have been shown as largest, giving Rs11.527 billion in grants. This is followed by the Multi Donor Trust Fund which has given Rs5.940 billion in grants and the Japan International Cooperation Agency which has given Rs218 million in grants and Rs5.158 billion as a loan.
The Asian Development Bank has given Rs3.111 billion in a loan and Rs700 million in grants; USAID Rs2.961 billion in grants and the European Union Rs2.280billion in grants.
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CM's KPK Complaint Cell recovers over Rs20m looted money
PESHAWAR (APP): Chief Minister\'s Complaint Cell (CMC) Khyber Pakthunkhwa has recovered over Rs.20 million looted money from the brokers for playing the role of middlemen for provision of jobs and other benefits to the applicants who approached them during the previous tenure of ANP led coalition government in the province.
In an exclusive chat with APP here at his office, Chairman Chief Minister\'s Complaint Cell Alhaj Dilroze Khan said, only in one case, the cell recovered Rs.1.2 million from the agent who had promised the complainant for provision of job in the Food Department as Food Inspector in the previous regime. Similarly the cases wherein lacs of rupees bribe was taken by the brokers were in countless numbers, he explained.
He told that the cell takes prompt action on complaints it received round the week on daily basis without observing any off day in order to provide relief to the people who are subjected to different kinds of injustices for the resolution of their just problems.
In reply to a question, Alhaj Dilroze Khan said that the cell has so far referred six cases to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) involving big scams while fifteen cases are in the pipeline for sending to the Bureau. He told that as many as 30 corruption cases have been sent to the Anti Corruption Establishment of which nine have been disposed of while 21 are in the process of being resolved.
The Chairman CM\'s Complaint Cell disclosed that an authoritative and independent Ehtisaab Commission would formally start functioning in the province in two months time from now. All the arrangements to this effect have been completed, he said adding, KP assembly had enacted the proposed legislation and staff for the commission recruited.
He told that the Cell since its establishment in July 2013 till date received over 30,000 complaints of different natures of which 4202 have been resolved while 2502 were under process of resolution. Similarly around 20000 complaints are in-actionable as it did not fall within the ambit of the Cell like seeking financial aid, jobs and lack of proper evidences etc.
Alhaj Dilroze Khan explained that complaints have been divided into three categories, as in the first category, complaints are addressed within 24 hours which are mostly against police for not registering FIRs, doctors for not attending the patients properly, fake beverages, juices, mutations of lands, officials of the national building departments etc.
In second category complaints were resolved in fifteen days times which are usually filed against absentee teachers, doctors, officers and officials for not attending their offices. We make inquiries into such complaints and get proper feedback from the concerned quarters in the specified time, he claimed.
In the third category of complaints which takes four to five months to address, were pertained to evidence based crime, he said and added that we sent such cases to the NAB KP, Anti Corruption Establishment and Ehtisab Commission.
In reply to a question, he said that Deputy Commissioner Peshawar has conducted 33000 raids against encroachment, shopkeepers selling spurious drugs and sub standard goods. These raids were conducted on the peoples\' complaints and this process continuing throughout the province.
PESHAWAR (APP): Chief Minister\'s Complaint Cell (CMC) Khyber Pakthunkhwa has recovered over Rs.20 million looted money from the brokers for playing the role of middlemen for provision of jobs and other benefits to the applicants who approached them during the previous tenure of ANP led coalition government in the province.
In an exclusive chat with APP here at his office, Chairman Chief Minister\'s Complaint Cell Alhaj Dilroze Khan said, only in one case, the cell recovered Rs.1.2 million from the agent who had promised the complainant for provision of job in the Food Department as Food Inspector in the previous regime. Similarly the cases wherein lacs of rupees bribe was taken by the brokers were in countless numbers, he explained.
He told that the cell takes prompt action on complaints it received round the week on daily basis without observing any off day in order to provide relief to the people who are subjected to different kinds of injustices for the resolution of their just problems.
In reply to a question, Alhaj Dilroze Khan said that the cell has so far referred six cases to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) involving big scams while fifteen cases are in the pipeline for sending to the Bureau. He told that as many as 30 corruption cases have been sent to the Anti Corruption Establishment of which nine have been disposed of while 21 are in the process of being resolved.
The Chairman CM\'s Complaint Cell disclosed that an authoritative and independent Ehtisaab Commission would formally start functioning in the province in two months time from now. All the arrangements to this effect have been completed, he said adding, KP assembly had enacted the proposed legislation and staff for the commission recruited.
He told that the Cell since its establishment in July 2013 till date received over 30,000 complaints of different natures of which 4202 have been resolved while 2502 were under process of resolution. Similarly around 20000 complaints are in-actionable as it did not fall within the ambit of the Cell like seeking financial aid, jobs and lack of proper evidences etc.
Alhaj Dilroze Khan explained that complaints have been divided into three categories, as in the first category, complaints are addressed within 24 hours which are mostly against police for not registering FIRs, doctors for not attending the patients properly, fake beverages, juices, mutations of lands, officials of the national building departments etc.
In second category complaints were resolved in fifteen days times which are usually filed against absentee teachers, doctors, officers and officials for not attending their offices. We make inquiries into such complaints and get proper feedback from the concerned quarters in the specified time, he claimed.
In the third category of complaints which takes four to five months to address, were pertained to evidence based crime, he said and added that we sent such cases to the NAB KP, Anti Corruption Establishment and Ehtisab Commission.
In reply to a question, he said that Deputy Commissioner Peshawar has conducted 33000 raids against encroachment, shopkeepers selling spurious drugs and sub standard goods. These raids were conducted on the peoples\' complaints and this process continuing throughout the province.
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Education spending: KP takes lead, Sindh backseat | Business Recorder
When it comes to statistics, it is often the case of unto your numbers, unto mine. Still, even crude estimates of provincial spending on education suggest if things continue the way it has been budgeted for FY15, children in Sindh will be in the worst off situation within a few years time.
A look at current and development expenditures on education shows that Punjab has allocated the highest amount to education, Rs273 billion, followed by Sindh (Rs145bn), KP (Rs117bn) and then Balochistan (Rs40.6bn). But, this spending pattern only reflects the size of their economies and the corresponding size of their kitty.
A more appropriate indicator, therefore, is to measure total education spending as percentage of total budget outlay. Here one can help notice that it is KP whose total education budget is the highest (29%), followed by that of Punjab (25%), Sindh (21%) and Balochistan (19%).
Interestingly, KP spends the highest on education in per capita terms (5-24 age group), whereas Punjab spends the least. But, if you flip the data around and look only at development spending on education as a percentage of total provincial development outlay, you will find that it is actually Balochistan that has proposed to spend the highest (23%) in FY15, followed by KP (21%), Punjab (11%) and then Sindh (less than 10%).
This pattern tends to fit in with the pattern of provincial standing in terms of net primary enrollment ratio (NER). Against the UNs MDG goal of 100 percent, Punjab has the highest NER of about 80 percent, whereas Balochistan has the lowest of 58 percent. Sindh and KP have about the same NER of close of 62 percent.
In line with this, development spending on education of each province per its respective out of schoolchildren shows that KP and Balochistan realize their educational urgencies, but Sindh does not. The scatter graph here clearly shows that Sindh spends a pittance when compared to KP in terms of development spending per out of schoolchildren. Punjab spends much less as well; but, it is also much closer to meeting the UN MDG goal; and, if current spending pattern is any guide, it is only accelerating its pace.
Budgetary documents show that Punjabs total education spending (current and development) is heavily tilted towards primary education and the least in tertiary sector-in per capita terms. KP and Balochistan on the other hand have a clear bias towards secondary education; whereas, that of Sindh appears evenly spread out between primary and secondary education (See bar graph).
What wisdom drives these preferences of primary versus secondary and tertiary spending, we don know at the moment. Perhaps, academic and policy researchers would be in a better position to explain: Any takers?
Explanatory note:
The calculations in this column are only crude estimates. This is because of three main reasons: First, thanks to the failure of holding census, age-wise provincial population numbers are estimates based on LFS numbers available at PBS website.
Secondly, Punjabs education spending is Rs273 billion, but its budgetary documents only show less than Rs100 billion. The remaining, according to experts in the know, is allocated under transfer to local government, when in fact there is no elected local government. In absence of details, this column has assumed the undisclosed amount to be current expenditure allocations for primary education sector.
Lastly, for one reason or another, Balochistans current expenditure account does not show any allocation for primary sector, which is quite impossible. But, when Balochistans budget documents can show GST on services as direct taxes, then anything is possible. Either way, best if one reads Balochistans numbers with a bit of caution, though the overall picture wouldn change drastically.
When it comes to statistics, it is often the case of unto your numbers, unto mine. Still, even crude estimates of provincial spending on education suggest if things continue the way it has been budgeted for FY15, children in Sindh will be in the worst off situation within a few years time.
A look at current and development expenditures on education shows that Punjab has allocated the highest amount to education, Rs273 billion, followed by Sindh (Rs145bn), KP (Rs117bn) and then Balochistan (Rs40.6bn). But, this spending pattern only reflects the size of their economies and the corresponding size of their kitty.
A more appropriate indicator, therefore, is to measure total education spending as percentage of total budget outlay. Here one can help notice that it is KP whose total education budget is the highest (29%), followed by that of Punjab (25%), Sindh (21%) and Balochistan (19%).
Interestingly, KP spends the highest on education in per capita terms (5-24 age group), whereas Punjab spends the least. But, if you flip the data around and look only at development spending on education as a percentage of total provincial development outlay, you will find that it is actually Balochistan that has proposed to spend the highest (23%) in FY15, followed by KP (21%), Punjab (11%) and then Sindh (less than 10%).
This pattern tends to fit in with the pattern of provincial standing in terms of net primary enrollment ratio (NER). Against the UNs MDG goal of 100 percent, Punjab has the highest NER of about 80 percent, whereas Balochistan has the lowest of 58 percent. Sindh and KP have about the same NER of close of 62 percent.
In line with this, development spending on education of each province per its respective out of schoolchildren shows that KP and Balochistan realize their educational urgencies, but Sindh does not. The scatter graph here clearly shows that Sindh spends a pittance when compared to KP in terms of development spending per out of schoolchildren. Punjab spends much less as well; but, it is also much closer to meeting the UN MDG goal; and, if current spending pattern is any guide, it is only accelerating its pace.
Budgetary documents show that Punjabs total education spending (current and development) is heavily tilted towards primary education and the least in tertiary sector-in per capita terms. KP and Balochistan on the other hand have a clear bias towards secondary education; whereas, that of Sindh appears evenly spread out between primary and secondary education (See bar graph).
What wisdom drives these preferences of primary versus secondary and tertiary spending, we don know at the moment. Perhaps, academic and policy researchers would be in a better position to explain: Any takers?
Explanatory note:
The calculations in this column are only crude estimates. This is because of three main reasons: First, thanks to the failure of holding census, age-wise provincial population numbers are estimates based on LFS numbers available at PBS website.
Secondly, Punjabs education spending is Rs273 billion, but its budgetary documents only show less than Rs100 billion. The remaining, according to experts in the know, is allocated under transfer to local government, when in fact there is no elected local government. In absence of details, this column has assumed the undisclosed amount to be current expenditure allocations for primary education sector.
Lastly, for one reason or another, Balochistans current expenditure account does not show any allocation for primary sector, which is quite impossible. But, when Balochistans budget documents can show GST on services as direct taxes, then anything is possible. Either way, best if one reads Balochistans numbers with a bit of caution, though the overall picture wouldn change drastically.
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Education wise Sindh situation is getting worst by every day, comparatively..
