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Depts urged to follow the law on right to information
PESHAWAR: Speakers at a seminar on Thursday asked the government departments to fully implement the Right to Information Act 2013 and ensure the speedy provision of the sought-after information to the people to their benefit.
Decentralisation: Power devolution to solve K-P’s problems, says LG minister
PESHAWAR: Expressing his concern over the alarming dropout rate at government schools, Minister for Local Government Inayatullah Khan said public problems can only be resolved once powers are devolved to the union council level.
In the doldrums: K-P’s education sector continues to lag behind
PESHAWAR: The overall literacy rate in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is 52% which falls short of the national average of 60%.
Law on right to information demanded in Pata too
PESHAWAR: The Centre for Governance and Public Accountability, a civil society organisation, on Thursday urged the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to extend the right to information law to the provincially administered tribal areas for the benefit of the people.
Waiting for a (re)lapse: ‘Government needs to expedite use of development funds’
PESHAWAR: The Centre for Governance and Public Accountability (CGPA) has urged the government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa to expedite the use of the development budget allocated under the Annual Development Programme (ADP). This was stated in a press release issued by the organisation on Monday.
CGPA organised Trainings and Awareness Sessions on Right to Information and Right to Public Services Laws in newly merged districts with support of GIZ.
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