Bill to rename Khyber Pakhtunkhwa tabled in National Assembly
MNA Mohsin Dawar presented it SAMAA | Usman Khan - Posted: Apr 1, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 weeks ago SAMAA | Usman Khan Posted: Apr 1, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 weeks ago
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MNA Mohsin Dawar tabled on Thursday a bill to change the name of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the National Assembly.
MNA Dawar said the province was named Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after the 18th amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan.
Its full name isn’t being used anywhere and the province is referred to as KP or KPK, he said. The lawmaker suggested that the province should be named only Pakhtunkhwa.
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Education on Wednesday briefed President Dr Arif Alvi about the single national curriculum (SNC) being introduced at the primary level in the upcoming academic session in August this year in both public and private schools along with religious seminaries.
Sources said Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood informed the president that for the first time students of five different religions will be taught their religious text.
“For the first time, five religious minorities will be taught their religious books in schools,” said Joint Education Advisor and Head of National Curriculum Council Rafiq Tahir, who was part of the minister’s team that briefed the president on SNC.
They also demanded 25pc increase in their salaries.
Officials of the capital administration and police said the protest was concluded after a delegation of protesters met with the Minister for Power Omar Ayub Khan who assured them that the authority will not be privatised and there will be no downsizing. The decision over an increase in salary will be taken up in the upcoming cabinet meeting, he informed the delegation.
During the protest, an official from Wapda, identified as Riaz Khan, native of Rawalakot, suffered a cardiac arrest, officials of the capital administration and police said, adding he was shifted to Poly Clinic where he passed away.
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February 14, 2021
MARDAN: Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Khan on Saturday said it was the top priority of the government to revive the economy of the country.
Addressing a function at the Mardan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he said the problems being faced by the local traders would be taken up with the departments concerned.
He ordered the installation of electricity transformers and solar system at the chamber house.
The minister said the government was facing a host of problems, including the Covid-19 pandemic that badly impacted the economy. However, he said that the government was focusing on strengthening the economy.