PESHAWAR, March 1: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan while welcoming the Relief Package announced by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan to give relief to the common man in the present price-hike said Tuesday that the Prime Minister by announcing such a historical package despite difficult situation has won the hearts of the masses and deserved appreciation for that. He said this is an unprecedented historical relief package which will directly benefit the masses. Such a package can only be given by a leader who has the pain of the masses in his heart and Prime Minister Imran Khan is the lonely leader who really thinks about the welfare of the people, he observed. The government, he said, will take further relief measures for the masses in the upcoming days which will diminish the propaganda of the opposition against the government.
Briefing media persons about the decisions of the 66th Meeting of the Provincial Cabinet held here at Civil Secretariat, which was attended by Cabinet Members, Chief Secretary, Addl. Chief Secretary, SMBR and administrative secretaries of government departments, the Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif said that the provincial cabinet while keeping in view the ongoing revolutionary steps under taken for the uplift of the merged areas approved regularization of the remaining 630 project employees of the erstwhile FATA. It merits a mention here that thousands of project employees had already been regularized earlier.
He went on to say that the cabinet also approved the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Resolution of Commercial Dispute Bill 2021 to create conducive environment for promoting investment and businesses as well as resolve commercial disputes. He said that the commercial disputes as well as heavy burden on civil courts, the litigation cases were taking years and a dire need was felt for enacting laws, which was approved by the provincial cabinet today. This step, he said, will greatly contribute towards promoting financial activities in the province.
Barrister Saif further said that the cabinet accorded approval to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Stamp Paper Rules 2021 where under the procedure for issuance and depositing fee for e-stamp paper, verification and cancellation of e-stamp paper as well as the procedure for e-challan had been devised. This step, he said, will not only facilitate the masses in obtaining stamp papers but also result in enhancing the revenue.
The provincial cabinet, the SACM said, also approved increasing the emoluments of the law officers including Addl. Advocate Generals, Assistant Advocate Generals and Advocate on Record to bring their allowances at par with the other provinces. The allowances which have been enhanced included house rent, supreme court fee, medical and telephone facility etc.
Mr. Saif further said that the cabinet approved allowances equal to MP-II for Woman Ombudsman in the province. The provincial cabinet also granted approval to empower the Deputy Commissioners as Justice of Peace in the merged districts. With the provision of these powers, he said, the Deputy Commissioners of merged districts have been authorized to exercise certain powers of the police so as to ensure law and order in the merged areas. – PR
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