Opp to move court against unjust distribution of funds in KP on June 18, 2016PESHAWAR: Opposition parties in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have decided to move court against “unjust” distribution of funds in the fiscal budget 2016-17. Earlier on Thursday, when the quorum of the KP assembly was not full, Opposition Leader Maulana Lutf ur Rehman, Awami National Party (ANP) parliamentary leader Sardar Hussain Babak, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) […]
Discussion on budget turns controversial again on June 18, 2016PESHAWAR: On the second day of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Budget 2016-17, opposition members in the provincial assembly demanded of the speakers of the assembly to extend the discussion of the budget. When the session was started Awami National Party parliamentary leader in the assembly Sardar Hussain Babak criticised the provincial government by saying the budget […]
KP budget pro-poor and balanced on June 15, 2016PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Finance Muzaffar Said has termed the fiscal budget for year 2016-17 as pro-poor and growth oriented, saying that no new tax was imposed on poor masses in the budget. The budget, which is referred to as ‘poor-friendly’ by KP Finance Minister Muzaffar Said, allocated a greater portion of funds to […]
Hepatitis, malaria, dengue patients to be given free treatment on June 14, 2016PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government presented Rs. 505 billion tax free and balanced budget in the Provincial Assembly of KP for the fiscal year 2016-17 amid cries from opposition parties against the government here on Tuesday. The budget was presented by Finance Minister Muzaffar Sad as the minister announce that around 36,232 new jobs will […]
Financial evaluation to make quality medication at low prices available on June 14, 2016PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department has replaced the practice of Medicine Coordination Council with a two-step single-stage technical evaluation and financial evaluation to counter corruption and make purchases of medicines on merit. Talking to Daily Times, Director Administration Health Directorate Peshawar Dr Tahir Nadeem said that the Medicine Coordination Council (MCC) members were taking […]
Young entrepreneurs especially women filling gap created by businessmen on June 10, 2016PESHAWAR: At a time when established businessmen are winding up their businesses in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and shifting to relatively safer places of the country, young entrepreneurs especially women fill in the gaps. Sonia Batool had been working as a sales girl for the last ten years in Peshawar. She had kicked off her carrier from […]
APS follow through on February 24, 2015The arrest of a major terrorist planner who led the attack on the Army Public School (APS) Peshawar, Taj Muhammad, may bring some solace to the deeply tormented families of the victims. By now, the seeds of militancy planted in the tribal areas have sprouted into the ugliest form of terrorism. The terrorists have worked […]