PESHAWAR: A number of KP Assembly members have vowed to promote and protect girls right to education and signed a consensual statement to reaffirm the commitment.The statement was signed during the.
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May 26, 2021
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Tuesday passed a unanimous resolution, asking the federal government to enhance the share of the province in the federal divisible pool in accordance with the results of the 2017 census.
In his resolution, Inayatullah Khan of Jamaat-e-Islami said that after the merger of former tribal areas into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the total population of the province had increased under 2017 census that was approved by Council of Common Interests (CCI) in its last meeting.
The resolution stated that the share of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the federal divisible pool had been increased from 14 to 19 percent according to its new population therefore the province should be given its due share in the upcoming National Finance Commission (NFC) Award and national resources.
The environment, forestry and wildlife department came under fire in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Friday over failure to control hazardous emissions and unsafe disposal of chemical waste by factories and brick kilns. Dawn/File
PESHAWAR: The environment, forestry and wildlife department came under fire in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Friday over failure to control hazardous emissions and unsafe disposal of chemical waste by factories and brick kilns, which, the opposition says, is harming environment and spreading serious diseases.
The opposition members criticised the department during the question hour of the session chaired by Deputy Speaker Mahmood Jan.
The chair referred several questions about the issue to the relevant standing committee of the house over the department’s failure to respond to them.
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