TCKP plans more activities for youth
The Tourism Corporation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) has initiated projects to involve youth in healthy activities and one such activity is a cleanliness drive being planned at the famous Saiful Muluk lake.
According to the TCKP press release on Friday, it had taken an initiative to conduct multiple youth activities in different districts of the province in cooperation with district youth advisory boards.
In this regard, several events took place like Jashn-i-Chitral, camp training and cleanliness drive at Malam Jabba. Students’ field trip to Jahanabad Buddha and train excursion to Attock Khurd were also organised for the youth.
Students from different public and private sector institutes participated in these events along with youth organisations. The aim of these events is to promote awareness among the youth of rich heritage and beautiful topography of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The second phase of this initiative is planned for Abbottabad and Manshera districts where Saiful Muluk lake cleanliness drive is being organised which will include students from the Department of Tourism and Environmental Studies of Hazara University, local schools and other stakeholders.
The event will be held from October 26 to 28. The next event i.e. trekking from Thandiyani to Nathiagali by the students of Comsats University will be held on Oct 30 to 31. The final event is titled Mushkpuri Trek. Girl students from colleges of Abbottabad would participate in the two-day event on Nov 4 and 5.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Secretary Tourism Tarik Jamil said during the organisational meeting that tourism was an environmentally dependent activity. He said that the youth must understand, appreciate and conserve the rich heritage of the province besides working for preserving the depleting natural resources.
Minister for tourism Mehmud Khan said that the events were being planned to promote healthy activities among the youth.
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KP CM inaugurates E-govt Initiative Project
Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has said the E-government introduced by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led coalition government would bring about transparent and open governance in the province.
“The PTI will never backtrack on its words for a transparent governance system; therefore, it has been overhauling and reorganising all public sector institutions in order to ensure that people have unhindered access to all sectors,” the chief minister told the IT Department authorities after inaugurating the E-Government Initiative Project at a ceremony in the Chief Minister’s Secretariat.
He also urged the ST&IT Department to lay solid foundation for attracting private sector to invest more in hard and software development as well as setting up industries in the province to increase job opportunities.
Provincial Minister for Science & Technology and Information Technology Shahram Khan Tarakai on the occasion briefed him on the E-government project introduced by IT Directorate to bring transparency and openness in public sector institutions and ensure maximum utilisation of public sector facilities for the benefit of people.
Besides others, Chief Minister’s Economic Advisor Rafaqatullah Babar, Director IT Bilal Jabbar and Member IT Working Group Arbab Sher Ali were also present on the occasion. The chief minister said that hopefully the traditional Peshawari and Charsadda footwear, furniture of Malakand and Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan’s sweets, etc would be demanded and purchased online from all over the world someday, which would certainly improve economic conditions of our people.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-7-210738-KP-CM-inaugurates-E-govt-Initiative-Project
KPK govt to launch Green Peshawar Project soon
After completion of clean Peshawar drive in the city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to launch ‘Green Peshawar Project’ from February 2014.
The announcement was made in a price distribution ceremony held in Peshawar Bagh Narran area. The meeting was attended by Provincial Minister for Local Government Inayatullah Khan, Director General Peshawar Development Authority Sarir Ahmad.
Addressing on the occasion, Inayatullah Khan said that he is thankful of all the employees who contributed in the cleanliness drive in Peshawar and timely removed all animal wastes and opal from Peshawar city areas. He said that cleanliness is an integral part of their religion and also teaching of Islam.
He warned that his department would not allow those take salaries at homes and all the ghost employees would be brought to book. He said that after successful cleanliness drive, now the government has decided to launch green Peshawar drive.
He also directed DG Peshawar Development Authority to dismiss those employees who are not attending duties timely.
He announced that the drive would be started from February 2014 and would be lasted for indefinite period of time. He thanked all the employees of Peshawar Development Authority for their good performance and hoped that these employees would keep up this sacred mission.
On this occasion, he distributed cash prices among the deserved employees of Peshawar Development Authority and municipal corporations.
Condolence: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Engineer Shaukatullah has expressed his heartfelt condolence on the sad demise of a veteran journalist of the province Mian Gul Farosh who was laid to rest at Madyan in district Swat the other day.
Expressing his heartfelt condolence with the members of the bereaved family, the Governor has also lauded the efforts, which the deceased had rendered for promotion of journalism in the province. He has also prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul and courage to the bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss with patience.
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-n...pk-govt-to-launch-green-peshawar-project-soon
