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[AstanoshKhan]

The last line is an epic one... Afghans must leave for obvious reasons... let them build their own country.

 

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A long needed step to get the Afghan mohajirs out.

 

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KP to hand over industrial estates to private sector


The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to hand over all the industrial estates to the private sector and provide them cheep electricity to revive sick industrial units in the province.

Talking to a delegation of local industrialists here on Thursday, Chief Minister Pervez Khattak said that necessary instructions and guidelines had been issued to the quarters concerned to implement the decision of handing over all the industrial estates to the private sector so that

the closed and sick industrial units in the province could be revived.

The chief minister discussed with the delegation various matters related to the revival and development of industrial sector and problems faced by industrialists in the province.

The delegation was led by chief executive of Frontier Steels Noman Wazir. Other members of the delegation included Riaz Arshad, Haji Afzal, Umar Zakori, Malik Niaz, Zahid Shinwari, Mohammad Tahir, Imtiaz Ahmed, Naeem Shahzad and others. High ranking officials of the industry and other departments were also present on the occasion, said a handout.

The chief minister said that by handing over industrial estate to private sector industrial and economic activities could be enhanced to create employment opportunities in the terrorism-hit province.

He said that the provincial government was introducing basic reforms in all the sectors. He added that working groups comprising experts and professionals of both the private and public sectors were constituted in all the departments to implement the reform agenda of the provincial government.

Mr Khattak said that the provincial government would fully support the decision of closing markets and business centres after dusk if other provinces agreed to it to save electricity and minimise power loadshedding in the country.

On the occasion, various matters related to Drug Regularity Authority, Sarhad Development Authority and Small Industries Development Board came under discussion and the chief minister issued directives to the quarters concerned to this effect.

The chief minister assured the delegation that the provincial government would resolve the problems faced by the industrialists on priority basis and provide all required facilities to them.

KP to hand over industrial estates to private sector - DAWN.COM

 

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(Almost) within reach: Ushering in freedom of information in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa


PESHAWAR: A new era promising residents of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) freedom of information is now just a matter of days away, The Express Tribune learnt on Thursday.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government is all set to implement what is to be called the ‘Access to Information Act’ in the province, according to sources at the Civil Secretariat Peshawar.

“After its implementation, the Access to Information Act is supposed to bring about an age where there is a flow of information to the general public. Giving access to those who seek to evaluate any government department’s activities and its performance,” explained an official.

“It can do the public good by promoting citizens’ trust in state functionaries.”
A day earlier, K-P Chief Minister Pervez Khattak said his government had approved the Access to Information bill. This piece of legislation will lead to corruption-free and transparent governance in the province, added Khattak.
Devolution

After the 18th Constitutional Amendment was passed in April 2010, freedom of information became a provincial subject. However, it has taken K-P more than three years to pass the bill with the previous government led by the Awami National Party (ANP) unsuccessful in implementing the act during its tenure.

Before the last assembly session in March, former information minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain had stated they had good intentions regarding the right to information. However, he added, the K-P government was mindful of how other provinces acted in this regard and was waiting on the centre to take the first steps.

Official sources had confirmed the rough draft on a right to information policy was still in the bureaucracy’s hold when the ANP-led government was completing its tenure.The current provincial government responded quickly and set a July 15 deadline to implement the Access to Information bill and approved the measure in the first formal cabinet meeting which took place on July 9.

From bill to act.A meeting was held a day earlier at the Civil Secretariat Peshawar between officials from the secretariat and the K-P information department to finalise the bill.

The bill has been vetted and is ready to be sent to the governor for approval at the earliest to implement it as an ordinance, added an official at the law department. This will allow the government to stick by its July 15 deadline.

After the governor’s approval, the bill will be presented at the next K-P Assembly session where, if passed, it will become an act within a time period stipulated by the constitution, explained the official.

Sharing the broad contours of the bill, the law department official said a chief information officer would head the operation as per the Access to Information bill. Every government department will have an information officer who will be the public’s point of contact for accessing information.

“Every government department under the bill needs to have a website and is bound to update it on a daily basis.”
Even though every government department has a website at the moment, not all are regularly updated.
“The information sought by a person has to be provided within a week,” informed the official.

Once passed, the Access to Information Act will make it binding on relevant officials to provide information within the given timeframe. The official did not share the list of excluded/exception information, if any, which cannot be accessed through the act.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 12th, 2013.

@hasnain0099 @truthseer What Punjab and sindh government has done in this regard?. Hasnain sahab, Why didn't shahbaz sharif implemented freedom if information act in his last tenure?

 

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(Almost) within reach: Ushering in freedom of information in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa


PESHAWAR: A new era promising residents of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) freedom of information is now just a matter of days away, The Express Tribune learnt on Thursday.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government is all set to implement what is to be called the ‘Access to Information Act’ in the province, according to sources at the Civil Secretariat Peshawar.

“After its implementation, the Access to Information Act is supposed to bring about an age where there is a flow of information to the general public. Giving access to those who seek to evaluate any government department’s activities and its performance,” explained an official.

“It can do the public good by promoting citizens’ trust in state functionaries.”
A day earlier, K-P Chief Minister Pervez Khattak said his government had approved the Access to Information bill. This piece of legislation will lead to corruption-free and transparent governance in the province, added Khattak.
Devolution

After the 18th Constitutional Amendment was passed in April 2010, freedom of information became a provincial subject. However, it has taken K-P more than three years to pass the bill with the previous government led by the Awami National Party (ANP) unsuccessful in implementing the act during its tenure.

Before the last assembly session in March, former information minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain had stated they had good intentions regarding the right to information. However, he added, the K-P government was mindful of how other provinces acted in this regard and was waiting on the centre to take the first steps.

Official sources had confirmed the rough draft on a right to information policy was still in the bureaucracy’s hold when the ANP-led government was completing its tenure.The current provincial government responded quickly and set a July 15 deadline to implement the Access to Information bill and approved the measure in the first formal cabinet meeting which took place on July 9.

From bill to act.A meeting was held a day earlier at the Civil Secretariat Peshawar between officials from the secretariat and the K-P information department to finalise the bill.

The bill has been vetted and is ready to be sent to the governor for approval at the earliest to implement it as an ordinance, added an official at the law department. This will allow the government to stick by its July 15 deadline.

After the governor’s approval, the bill will be presented at the next K-P Assembly session where, if passed, it will become an act within a time period stipulated by the constitution, explained the official.

Sharing the broad contours of the bill, the law department official said a chief information officer would head the operation as per the Access to Information bill. Every government department will have an information officer who will be the public’s point of contact for accessing information.

“Every government department under the bill needs to have a website and is bound to update it on a daily basis.”
Even though every government department has a website at the moment, not all are regularly updated.
“The information sought by a person has to be provided within a week,” informed the official.

Once passed, the Access to Information Act will make it binding on relevant officials to provide information within the given timeframe. The official did not share the list of excluded/exception information, if any, which cannot be accessed through the act.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 12th, 2013.

@hasnain0099 @truthseer What Punjab and sindh government has done in this regard?. Hasnain sahab, Why didn't shahbaz sharif implemented freedom if information act in his last tenure?

“Every government department under the bill needs to have a website and is bound to update it on a daily basis.”
Even though every government department has a website at the moment, not all are regularly updated.“The information sought by a person has to be provided within a week,” informed the official.

This is about disseminating information about the government functions. My first impression was that KP government would make legislation about declassifying information and making all information public.
As far as Goverment of Punjab is concerned, a list of provincial departments websites can be had at
Provincial Departments | Punjab Portal

 

[Jango]

This is about disseminating information about the government functions. My first impression was that KP government would make legislation about declassifying information and making all information public.
As far as Goverment of Punjab is concerned, a list of provincial departments websites can be had at
Provincial Departments | Punjab Portal

I don't think a provincial government would have that much of classified stuff!

Expect it to be mostly of monetary nature, i.e the daily expenses and stuff like that.

For the big stuff, you'll have to look towards the federal government.

 

[Jango]

The company is keen on investing in 1000MW energy generation.

MOU signing event between KPK Government and Galaxy Technologies, Hong Kong at CM Secretariat. Galaxy Technologies Hong Kong will invest 2Billion US$ in KPK energy sector and send their engineers within 2 weeks to finalize feasibility studies of installing 1000 MW hydro electric power stations at different sites in Swat, Malakand,Hazara and Chitral.

Looks like Shehryar Afridi is the architect of this program.

Just for the record, the current demand for KPK is around 4000 MW while the supply is 1300 MW short.

400 MW projects on it's own initiative, if this project comes to life then 1000 MW. If done within 3-4 years, it could bring a drastic decrease in power deficit of the province.

I expect more investments to come.

 

[ajpirzada]

^^ the problem is that the energy is first sold to the central authority and is then distributed back to the province. and i dont know if provinces have the legal right to demand as much energy as they generate. unless there is some other framework which i am unaware of?

 

[AstanoshKhan]

^^ the problem is that the energy is first sold to the central authority and is then distributed back to the province. and i dont know if provinces have the legal right to demand as much energy as they generate. unless there is some other framework which i am unaware of?

The royalty part comes into play here. For example if KPK is generating 3500MW of electricity, it must be given it's royalty part of 51% of the total production of electricity i.e 1785MW . This is something KPK govt. has taken up with centre in Supreme Court - to demand their royalty over electricity generation. The case I think has already been filed.

 

[ajpirzada]

The royalty part comes into play here. For example if KPK is generating 3500MW of electricity, it must be given it's royalty part of 51% of the total production of electricity i.e 1785MW . This is something KPK govt. has taken up with centre in Supreme Court - to demand their royalty over electricity generation. The case I think has already been filed.

so out of the 1000 MW, KPK will only be able to claim 500? what about those small 50MW projects which the provincial govts can execute on its own? such power generation goes directly to the province or this has to be routed through the same channel?

 

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[AstanoshKhan]

so out of the 1000 MW, KPK will only be able to claim 500? what about those small 50MW projects which the provincial govts can execute on its own? such power generation goes directly to the province or this has to be routed through the same channel?

No, that gets reimbursed with the national grid and then you get your share...

I wouldn't say anything about Peshawar HC's Judge Dost Muhammad since he's is an ANP tout and is responsible for the release of 100s of terrorists captured... even the judge himself is running a mafia of criminals and gangsters. Oops! I much.

About online FIR system, well, people nip the evil in the bud but we do it with the good too. Let's appreciate and welcome the initiative... A whole bunch of junk FIRs will force them to come up with a counter strategy... These kind of services evolve with time to get mature, they don't get built in a day. NADRA has already started giving smart cards. If they and PTA cooperate with the KPK govt on online FIR system, I am sure it will succeed ultimately.

 

[Jango]

How is that a fail?

A fail would be if the site crashed or the FIR process was faulty.

But in this case, false FIR's were entered by the people and police during the cross checking found out. This isn't a fail on part of the KPK govt, rather it is a fail on the part of the people. Log aisi fazool harkatain kartain hain...lanat ho un sab par jo yeh tamashay kartay hain shughal kay liay.

 

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