Laws of PATA act 2010, Nizam-e-Adl regulations to continue in KP

Author: Rehmat Mehsud

The provincial cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has accorded approval to continuation of laws in the erstwhile Provincially Administered Tribal Act (PATA) 2010 and Nizam-e-Adl and other laws under Article 247 of the Constitution, which would continue to be enforced in tribal areas of the province.

The cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Mehmood Khan also approved acquiring 368 kanal of further land for the 84 Megawatt at Matlatan Hydro power project in Swat district.

The cabinet also approved payment of arrears of 117 development schemes for which the finance department would provide Rs 2926.971 million as supplementary grant to the construction firms.

The cabinet also approved shifting of delegation of powers of Appellate court from home secretary to additional secretary judicial. The meeting also granted approval for establishment of Directorate of Drug Control and Pharmacy Services in health department to oversee service delivery in the provincial hospitals, manufacturing of medicines, sale-purchase and its standard or quality, adding the staff for the newly directorate would be drawn from health department.

The provincial cabinet also granted approval for registration of publishers and printers of holy Quran in the province.

The cabinet also approved amendment into Service Act of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Employees of Transport Department Regularisation which would pave way for regularization services of temporary employees of the transport department.

Published in Daily Times, September 28th 2018.

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