KP caretaker cabinet allows outsourcing of PTDC properties

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa caretaker cabinet on Tuesday allowed the Provincial Culture and Tourism Department to outsource the PTDC properties under public private partnership mode and took a number of other decisions as well just two days ahead of the general elections.

The cabinet members, the chief secretary and administrative secretaries attended the meeting chaired by Caretaker Chief Minister Syed Arshad Hussain, said a handout.

It approved exemption from section 22-A of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Act 2012, enabling the Provincial Culture and Tourism Department to outsource the PTDC properties under public private partnership mode. The outsourcing will be made under the guidance of the Special Investment Facilitation Council.

The hiring of a transactional advisor / legal consultant was approved for negotiations of agreements for private public partnerships with different entities and in this regard authorized the office of advocate general of the province.

The cabinet approved a sum of Rs10 million as grant-in-aid for provision of safe dignified living conditions in education to the orphans of Muskan Institute Swat against the demand of Rs34 million by its management. It okayed a sum of Rs10 million as grant-in-aid for provision of annual suspense fund/ grant-in-aid for Umeed Special Education School Peshawar.

The cabinet approved Durreh Shahwar and Imran Takkar as members of the Provincial Parole Committee.

It enhanced the honorarium for muavineen-e-qazi in Malakand from Rs1200/- per working day to Rs.2,000.

The cabinet approved the remuneration of Rs.600 per day for the body search duty in tests/examinations of KP Public Service Commission.

The cabinet approved amendment to Rule 23 of Tehsil Fiscal Transfer Rules 2023, strengthening the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Fiscal Transfer Rules 2023 and providing legal cover to its budget and audit.

It okayed Syed Muhammad Javed, M/S Dilawar Farhan Shams, Zahir Shah and Engr. Qaiser Zaman as independent directors to the Board of Directors of Water and Sanitation Services Company (WSSC) Mardan.

The cabinet directed the Board of Directors of KPOGCL to re-initiate the process of appointment of chief executive officer afresh.

The Energy and Power Department was allowed to take up a case with the Election Commission of Pakistan to grant NOC for initiating the process of the appointment of CEO of KPOGCL.

The cabinet approved the appointment of Muhammad Ayub as chief executive officer of Transmission and Grid System Company.

It granted additional charge of the post of chief executive Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) to Peshawar Commissioner Zubair Khan and also directed the concerned authorities to expedite the process of appointing permanent CEO of the said organization.

The cabinet approved the shifting of the Solicitor Office along with staff from the Directorate General Law and Human Rights to Law Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights Affairs.

It okayed the reconstitution of the Board of Directors Small Industries Development Board.

The cabinet approved the project “Mainstreaming of health facilities owned by proscribed organization”. Presently six such health facilities have been taken over.

It okayed the schedule of new expenditure for the chairman and Members of Fata Tribunal in relaxation of the ban.

The cabinet approved grant-in-aid of Rs. 26.22 million for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Blood Transfusion Authority.

It okayed the establishment of a police post at Rajgal Valley Tirah in Khyber Agency as a non-ADP Scheme.

The cabinet approved the appointment of Zeeshan Pervez as chief executive, and Muhammad Tariq, Muhammad Khaliq, Saeedur Rahmand and Raham Bibi as members of Board of Directors WSSC Swat.

It approved the digitalization of the farmers registration to upscale the Agriculture Department outreach in the province.

The cabinet approved the creation of posts for making functional the two newly approved excise Police Stations in the newly merged districts of Khyber and Kurram.

The cabinet allowed lump sum enhancement in the salaries of law officers at the rated Rs 200,000/- and Rs. 250,000/- for those respectively working in the province and those working in the Supreme Court in Islamabad.

It approved the enhanced cost for non-ADP scheme decretal amount on account of already purchased land for Main Gul Abdul Haq Jehanzeb Kidney Hospital Swat and the revised enhanced cost w/r to Cadet College Sararogha & Cadet College Wana South Waziristan.

The cabinet approved the increase in the rate of infrastructure development cess under Section-3 of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa infrastructure Development Cess Act, 2022.

The cabinet approved the placement of services of Ajmal Khan, surplus Director (BPS-19) on deputation in the Culture and Tourism Authority, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.