Peshawar
February 24, 2021
PESHAWAR: The KP Assembly lawmakers here on Tuesday vowed to strengthen the implementation and oversight of the pro-women laws including those on domestic violence and reproductive health.
They were speaking at a consultation jointly hosted by Blue Veins and Awaz-Centre for Development Services (CDS) Pakistan, non-governmental organizations.
The event was arranged in collaboration with the Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) of the KP Assembly and Social Welfare and Women Empowerment Department. KP Assembly Deputy Speaker Mehmood Jan, MPAs, WPC members, officials from the Law, Population Welfare and Social Welfare departments and civil society organisations.
The speakers said the woman legislators in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly are playing an efficient role in taking forward the issues, particularly those related to women, girls, children and transgender persons.
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A special committee of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly will probe the failure of the law-enforcement agencies to curtail uninterrupted flow of contraband to the provincial capital from Khyber tribal district. AFP/File
PESHAWAR: A special committee of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly will probe the failure of the law-enforcement agencies to curtail uninterrupted flow of contraband to the provincial capital from Khyber tribal district and unprecedented surge in the number of addicts across the province.
Fazal Shakoor Khan from the Panel of Chairmen, who presided over the sitting on Monday, directed the special committee comprising both treasury and opposition members to complete inquiry and submit its report to the assembly secretariat within a week.
MPAs to keep a check on ‘Billion-Tree’ project
The chair underlined the need of mass awareness and promoting ecotourism in the province
Billion Tree Tsunami project contract ends December, workers worry about being left high and dry. PHOTO: FILE
PESHAWAR:
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly members have decided to begin regular visits to keep a check on the progress of the billion tree tsunami project.
The newly planted forest Garhi Chandan, Peshawar Zoo as well as Hayatabad Industrial Estate will be visited in this regard. This decision was taken in the second meeting of the Standing Committee on Environment on Wednesday.
It was chaired by MPA Shafiq Sher Afridi and attended by MPAs Madiha Nisar, Sajida Hanif, Sitara Afreen, Humaira Khatoon, Shagufta Malik and Baseerat Shinwari. The participants of the committee were briefed on the core functions and performance of the Environment Department.