Govt taking measures to create jobs by utilizing mineral resources: KP CM
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan says the government is taking measures to create jobs by utilizing the huge mineral resources of the province.
Presiding over a meeting in Peshawar, he said the provincial revenue can be increased to a great extent by exporting the precious gems of the province.
The meeting approved to establish an international standard Gemstone Laboratory and technical training and certification center.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan announced on Sunday he would pay fines of inmates who have been languishing in Peshawar central jail despite having served their term. The chief minister made the announcement during his visit to the prison. He sought details of all prisoners who had been unable to pay their fines from the jail superintendent. CM Khan was displeased with poor sanitation in the jail s kitchen and suspended the officer in charge of it. He said there would be no compromise on the provision of adequate facilities to prisoners.
The prime minister said mafias were sitting everywhere which considered themselves above the law. The mafias wanted preferential treatment to evade the law, he added.
He said the sugar mafia increased sugar price, earned money and avoided paying taxes and now they wanted that cases should not be framed against them.
He said caring for the poor and ensuring rule of law was in line with Islam’s first welfare State of Medina where Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) brought a revolution for the mankind. Mr Khan said no nation could prosper if it neglected its weaker segments and failed to ensure rule of law.
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