Says cabinet approves Rs800m grant for merged districts
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has signed more than 8 billion dollars MoUs at Dubai Expo which will boost Tourism, Hydro-Power, Economic Zones and Mines and Minerals Sector Investment, besides attracting huge foreign investors and will create jobs leading to economic revolution in the province.
Advisor to Chief Minister on Information & Public Relations, Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif, while briefing the media about 64th cabinet meeting decision said the Chief Minister has issued directives to the concerned departments to provide every possible facility to the foreign investors to attract more business entrepreneurs.
The cabinet, he said, also has approved Rs.800 million supplementary grants for the uplift of newly merged districts under ADP and AIP. The meeting besides the cabinet members was attended by Provincial Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary, Senior Member Board of Revenue and Administrative Secretaries of various Government Departments. Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif said, the cabinet approved Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Censorship of Motion Picture Rules 2021 (Film, CDs, Stage, Drama & Show).
According the new rules there would be complete ban on airing of any material against injunction of Islam, solidarity and security of Pakistan, against public order and negative propaganda spoiling Pakistan’s relation with friendly countries. Any such material will not be allowed to telecast on private media channels, cables, CDs and other means of dissemination. The Chief Minister, he said, its utmost need to preserve the Pakhtun Culture which is often negatively portrayed in films and CDs.
Barrister said, the provincial cabinet has also approved issuance of Computerized Driving Licenses including International Driving Permits and approved the new fee schedule for it. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Transport department has established a new Web-based License System at Directorate of Transport and Mass-Transit which will in collaboration with Police and Transport Departments issue licenses for different categories of vehicles.
Muhammad Ali Saif said, the provincial cabinet has also approved the law which will regulate Online Riding and Online Goods Trading Companies. This new law will regulate issuance and cancellation of Online Transport Companies Licenses, issuance of Fitness Permit and Driver Registration besides other affairs.
The cabinet, he said, has also approved amended EATA Ordinance 2001 which will improve its performance. After the amendment, EATA Board of Governors has also been re-constituted.
