Seminar on Article 247 Constitutional Amendments Bill and FATA Governance Reforms
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Provincial status for Fata being considered
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: A proposal is under consideration in Islamabad to give the Federally Administered Tribal Areas the status of a separate province, a consultative seminar on tribal region was told here on Tuesday. “A cell in the presidency is looking…
Helpline for easy access to information
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Commission (RTIC) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Governance and Public Accountability (CGPA) to install a toll-free helpline with a view to facilitate the citizens in…
Fundamental rights : Civil society, lawyers demand superior courts in FATA
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: People from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) threatened a sit-in outside the Presidency in Islamabad if the government failed to extend the jurisdiction of superior courts. Addressing a news conference at Peshawar Press Club on Tuesday, civil…
Fiscal year 2014-15: Only 12.7% of ADP spent in first six months
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government has spent Rs17.86 billion out of the Rs140.23 billion allocation under the umbrella of Annual Development Programme (ADP) 2014-15. According to data provided by the Centre for Governance and Public Accountability (CGPA), the first…
Depts urged to follow the law on right to information
PRESS RELEASE 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. They also urged…
Decentralization: Power devolution to solve K-P’s problems, says LG minister
PRESS RELEASE 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. Inayatullah was addressing a seminar…
In the doldrums: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s education sector continues to lag behind
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: The overall literacy rate in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is 52% which falls short of the national average of 60%. This was said at a session on social accountability in education organised by the Center for Governance and Public Accountability (CGPA)…
Law on right to information demanded in Pata too
PRESS RELEASE 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
PRESS RELEASE 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…