PESHAWAR: A civil society organisation – Centre for Governance and Public Accountability (CGPA) – has launched work to integrate climate resilience into municipal services. “We are empowering the Local Government Department to adopt sustainable practices in areas such as waste…
A public-private dialogue on Thursday urged all stakeholders to work together to advance the cause of women entrepreneurs and empower them economically. The gathering was hosted by the Centre for Governance and Public Accountability (CGPA) in collaboration with Women Chamber…
PESHAWAR: The speakers at a seminar on National Finance Commission (NFC) Award called for an equitable share for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa especially after the merger of the tribal districts so that the miseries of the people of the war-hit province could…
PESHAWAR: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) demanded the government to take proactive steps to facilitate Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Speaking at a session on “Theory of Change regarding SMEs” organized by Centre for Governance…
PRESS RELEASE The public sector healthcare spending needs to increase with the growing population. Patchy, under-resourced and unequally distributed preventive and curative healthcare services are one of the contributing factors in perpetuation of intergenerational poverty. The trend, if not disrupted…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: The business community members on Friday made a number of suggestions to avoid double taxation. They put forward the proposals in the presence of the government officials at the “Private Dialogue on Legal Issues of Peshawar business…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: The Centre for Governance and Public Accountability has demanded the appointment of the chief information commissioner and information commissioner (legal) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Commission. Through a statement, Muhammad Anwar, Executive Director of Centre…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: The community social audit report has revealed that 43 water supply schemes of Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) Karak are dysfunctional. The social audit reports on two southern districts Lakki Marwat and Karak were unveiled in…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to amend its much-appreciated Right to Information (RTI) Act 2013 which is feared to render the law stingless besides hampering its ineffectiveness. The bill seeking amendments to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to…
PRESS RELEASE PESHAWAR: As many as 688 policemen were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the last six years, with 246 of them sacrificing their lives alone in the capital city. The share of Peshawar in the supreme sacrifice is 35.7…