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Improvement and Rehabilitation of Pir Qila to Ghalani Road Mohmand District

Another step towards fulfilling the promises made by the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr Mahmood Khan
Work on improvement and rehabilitation of Pir Qila to Ghalani Road, Mohmand District is in full swing at present. It may be recalled that this project was approved by the Provincial Development Working Party meeting of the Planning and Development Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 25, 2020, on which the relevant department of Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority started work. The improvement and rehabilitation of the existing road from Pir Qila to Ghalani will have a tremendous impact on Mohmand District. This will facilitate communication to remote areas and travel duration will be reduced from about 25 minutes to 10 minutes.
The rehabilitation of the existing road from Pir Qila to Ghalani will connect the two major parts of Mohmand District and will facilitate travel and facilitate the growth of local business opportunities, as well as improve access to health services and will also increase educational activities in the area.

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10th Steering Committee Meeting of Schools Construction & Rehabilitation Program

Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr Shahab Ali Shah chaired the 10th steering committee meeting of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Schools Construction & Rehabilitation Program in P&D Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is pertinent to know that under the program across the province 27 Government Girls Higher Secondary School(GGHSS), 48 Government Higher Secondary School(GHSS), 35 Government Girls Primary School(GGPS), 32 Government Primary School(GPS), 39 Government Girls Middle School(GGMS), 41 Government Middle School(GMS), 32 Government High School(GHS) and 14 Government Girls High School(GGHS) were standardized and 816 classrooms, 113 laboratories and 46 staff rooms with other multiple requirements have been constructed. Additional Chief Secretary, Mr Shahab Ali Shah was briefed about the progress.
Along with quality education, the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is also working on building infrastructure for education.

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Mapping of Gender-Specific Social Sector Interventions September 2021 SP&GM P&D

This report was commissioned by the Planning and Development (P&D) Department of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It was supported by United Nations Population Fund -UNFPA under the UN Joint Program, “Empowering and Protecting Pakistan’s Women, Girls and Boys” (Aawaz II) funded by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) – UK Aid. Views expressed in this report are those of the author only and do not reflect the views of the specific entities. The Social Protection and Gender Mainstreaming Unit (SPGM) of the Planning and Development Department led the process. Ms. Fazeelat Jehan – Chief SPGM, ensured that resources were made available and enabled consultations with relevant officials. She guided the process and provided valuable feedback into the development of this document. Without Ms. Jehan’s proactive involvement, it would not have been possible to produce this report. The late Mr. Nauman Afridi – Chief Economist, provided overall guidance and ensured necessary autonomy for authoring the work. The author is grateful to all the professionals from developing partners, civil society organisations and the government for their time and inputs that helped undertake the analysis and the completion of the report. The author would like to offer special thanks to UNFPA for inputs that helped continuously improve the analysis and contributed significantly towards this report being able to achieve a good level of technical soundness. 

 

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Mapping of Gender Specific Social Sector Interventions September 2021 SP&GM P&D

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Progress Report From June 2020 to December 2021 SPGM P&D

Establishing the “Social Protection and Gender Mainstreaming (SP&GM)” section is an epoch milestone by the Planning and Development (P&D) Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) towards gender equality. It echoes an affirmative commitment to utilize and strengthen the social protection systems not only in the province but to contribute and promote national obligations on women empowerment and gender-just society. SP&GM section aims to serve as a pillar of support to the counterparts and other governmental stakeholders to mainstream the gender perspective in the planning, development and implementation of all existing policies, programs and interventions in the area as well as in the future course of actions

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Upgradation of Road From Sherkot to Hangu District

Another step towards fulfilling the promises made by the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr Mahmood Khan. Soon the work will be completed on the up-gradation of Sherkot to district Hangu road by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority. the existing 24km road will be converted into two lanes and three new bridges will be constructed over it. The Sherkot to Hangu road is a part of the provincial highway S-7 which starts from the Indus Highway junction and ends at the Chapri border of Kurram district. Its total length is 115 km. The 16 km road section from Kohat (Hangu Chowk) to Sherkot has recently been upgraded to a four-lane carriageway. This is the main road connecting Kohat district with Hangu district and Kurram district. Apart from the Orakzai district, the North Waziristan district is also connected to S-7 by link roads. Being an international route, this road plays an important role in trade and business development, as the project will further facilitate trade with Afghanistan and have a positive impact on Pakistan’s economy. The dualization of this section will help the adjoining populations to better connect with Kohat and other parts of the country. The total length of this road is 24 km which starts from Sherkot and ends at Hangu town. This road passes through Estarzai, Jozara, Raisan, Ibrahimzai, Bahadur Banda, Police Training College Hangu and reaches the main destination of Hangu city. Completion of this project will result in effective communication, reduction in travel duration, rapid movement of local products in the market as well as an increase in employment opportunities for local people.

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Special PDWP Meeting Approved A Project Worth Over Rs. 6 Billion for North Waziristan District

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Development Working Party meeting approved a project worth over Rs. 6 billion for the North Waziristan district.
A special meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party on Tuesday approved a (revised) plan to offset business losses and increase socio-economic benefits in North Waziristan District. This approval was given in a meeting chaired by Mr Shehab Ali Shah, Additional Chief Secretary, P&D Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Under the approved plan, work will be done on repair and reconstruction of equipment, building and land damage of Miranshah Bazaar in North Waziristan District.
Remember that so far more than three thousand victims have received compensation while two thousand are yet to be received.

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Details of Development Projects of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government in Kohat District

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The monitoring Team of Malakand Division Visited GHS Bandai District Swat

Upon the directions of Chief Minister, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr. Mahmood Khan, Monitoring and Evaluation, P&D Department is persistently monitoring and evaluating ongoing schemes in order to ensure quality work, and check financial and physical progress. Monitoring team of Malakand division visited GHS Bandai District Swat and checked the ongoing scheme. There are mutiple such projects across the province which have been initiated by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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World Bank Delegation Visited P&D Department KP

Delegation of World Bank comprising Mr. Ali Hamandi, Economist, Dr Ghazna Siddiqui, Global Financing Facility Liaison Officer and Ms. Qurat Ul Ain Hadi, Financial Management Specialist called on Additional Chief Secretary, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr. Shahab Ali Shah at P&D, department. National Health Support Program came under discussion while it was agreed to initiate steps for equitable delivery and quality of essential health services at the primary health care level. It is pertinent to know that program will help in improving quality and equitable coverage of essential health services, governance and accountability, and strengthened public financial management and health financing.
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with collaboration of different partners is working for the uplift of health sector in province.

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Project Steering Committee Meeting pertaining to Agriculture Sector

The Project Steering Committee Meeting pertaining to Agriculture Sector Projects chaired under the chairmanship of Additional Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr Shahab Ali Shah. Progress regarding projects “Community dairy and meat development, feedlot fattening program, poverty alleviation through development of rural poultry and save the calf program in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa” were thoroughly discussed.
The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had started work on these projects in order to create self-employment opportunities in the livestock sector, improve food security and for poverty reduction & livelihoods of the farmers in the province.

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