PESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet in its 84th meeting here on Tuesday approved issuance of arm license of prohibited bore to lawyers.
The chief minister presiding over the meeting directed the concerned authorities to formulate a mechanism to extend the prohibited bore arm license facility to the general masses as well.
The Cabinet decided to impose ban on the burning of tyres for industrial activities for a period of one year with the aim to curtail environmental pollution.
The cabinet also okayed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mineral Auction Rules 2022. Similarly, the cabinet nodded to the holding of digital literacy training for provincial cabinet members to promote e-governance and paperless culture in government offices.
The cabinet approved extending of the tenure of 80 Muawin Qazis of Malakand division in the light of para-6 of Sharia Nizam Adal Regulations.
Moreover, the Cabinet also approved the establishment of a special Unit for the investigation of sexual crimes in all the districts under anti-rape (investigation & trial) Act-2021.
The cabinet also accorded approval to the establishment of seven sports grounds on the land of Auqaf in Mardan which included 50 Kanal ground near women university Mardan, 30 Kanal ground in Shahbaz Ghari, 50 Kanal ground in Ghalla Dher, 30 Kanal ground in Shamat Pur, 20 Kanal ground in Turoo Khas, 40 Kanal ground in kandar, and 66 Kanal ground in Muhib Banda. Similarly, the cabinet approved upgradation of Swabi Sports Complex on 30 Kanal lease land of Auqaf.
The cabinet approved appointment of Hifzur Rehman as a technocrat member of the Local Government Commission besides approving Tehsil Council (Procedure for the conduct of Business and meetings) bye-laws 2022.
Similarly, a proposal to declare the cities Bihac of Bosnia and Abbottabad as twin cities was presented to the Provincial cabinet for consideration. The cabinet approved sending the Memorandum of Understanding to Bihac City authorities through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The cabinet approved the repeal of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Housing Authority Service Rules 2010 as the said service rules are no longer required after the issuance of the Provincial Housing Authority Service Regulations 2022.
The provincial cabinet approved transfer of 24.11 marla land from Police Department to the Communication and Works Department for construction of road at Mohallah Qaziabad of Union Council Malikpura, District Abbotabad.
Likewise, the cabinet approved establishment of a new tehsil Talash in Dir Lower district besides new tehsil named Utmankhel in district Malakand and another new tehsil Tanaol in district Mansehra.
The cabinet approved a special compensation package of Rs 10 lakh to a private employee Asif son of Zamin Khan from Chakaiser Shangla who died due to electric shock in Mansehra.
The cabinet also approved the appointment of Abid Sattar and Dr. Alia Hashmi Khan as members of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Khyber on the vacant posts.
The meeting was attended by provincial cabinet members, the chief secretary, the additional chief secretary, senior member board of revenue and concerned administrative secretaries.