The long-delayed proposed law on domestic violence against women was passed by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Friday declaring the abuse of women by family members an offence. File photo
PESHAWAR: The long-delayed proposed law on domestic violence against women was passed by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Friday declaring the abuse of women by family members an offence punishable with one-five years imprisonment along with fine.
Social welfare minister Hisham Inamullah Khan presented the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Domestic Violence against Women (Prevention and Protection) Bill, 2021, in the house for approval.
Under the bill, domestic violence against women includes economic, psychological and physical abuses.
Passage of ministers’ salary bill triggers heated debate in KP Assembly
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January 16, 2021
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Friday passed the KP Ministers’ Salaries, Perks and Privileges (Amendment) Bill, 2021 after a heated debate as the opposition lawmakers complained that the perks and privileges of the ministers were being increased but Members Provincial Assembly (MPAs) were ignored.
The amended act recommended payment of ministers’ utility bills by the departments concerned. The members from the government and opposition exchanged arguments over the passage of the bill.
The treasury benches argued that the bill would help save the public exchequer as ministers’ bills were already paid by the government but now the department concerned would pay the bills to avoid penalty due to delayed payment.
In this file photo, Governor Shah Farman administers oath to Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan as the Peshawar High Court acting chief justice. INP
PESHAWAR: Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan was sworn-in as the chief justice of the Peshawar High Court at the Governor’s House here on Saturday.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Shah Farman administered the oath to him.
The chief justice’s post had fallen vacant on Nov 12 after the incumbent, Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, died of novel coronavirus.
The country’s president appointed Justice Qaiser, the senior puisne judge of the high court, as the chief justice under Article 193(1) of the Constitution on the recommendation of the judicial commission for the appointment of judges, while the law and justice ministry notified the appointment on Jan 5.
Peshawar
December 12, 2020
PESHAWAR: Provincial Minister for Revenue Qalandar Khan Lodhi Friday said that 400 vacancies had been approved for the revenue department of merged tribal districts of the province.
He said that revenue staff would be provided to the merged districts and added that all the issues regarding land registration, transfers and communal lands would be made in consultation with district administration and tribe elders.
He expressed these views while addressing a reception held during his visit to Lower Orakzai, Kalaya area where Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Khalid and District Police Officer (DPO) Nisar Ahmed besides officials of the district administration and elders of the area were present on the occasion. He said that the provincial government under the leadership of Chief Minister Mahmood Khan was taking effective measures for development of the tribal districts and added that all the decisions in this regard would be taken in consultation with respectiv