PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet on Thursday demanded that a committee headed by the minister for interior be constituted for looking into demands of the Pakhtuns Peace Jirga which were related to the federal government.
Such a committee must include representatives from all the government and opposition political parties and the chief minister of KP.
It stressed that the federal government must listen to the demands of the Jirga and work for its fulfilment. The provincial cabinet said it was the efforts of the KP government that the Jirga concluded peacefully and reiterated to create consensus in the assembly for resolution of the issues related to the provincial government.
The 16th meeting of the provincial cabinet was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Sardar Ali Amin Gandapur.
The cabinet approved Rs.36 million for the purchase of three ambulances besides a Rs.0.7 million per month budget for Rescue 1122.
The cabinet allowed the federal government to legislate on the subject of explosive for and subsequent implementation of National Explosive Policy. Though the subject has been transferred to provinces through 18th Amendment and it can be withdrawn only through such an amendment but in view of its equal implication in every nook and corner of the country, it is required that single legislation should be enacted for the whole Province.
The cabinet also approved amendments to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Civil Servants (Appointments, Promotion and Transfer) Rules 1989 for reservation of quota @0.5pc in BS-15 and below for transgender. Appointments against this quota will be subject to suitability for the post (s) in view of socio-cultural environment of the Province.
The candidates should produce medical fitness certificate and appointments shall be subject to the registration of candidates with Social Welfare Department. As per the details of the Social Welfare Department, there are only 457 registered transgender in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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