CM decides to set up commission to look into land settlement matters in Malakand.

PESHAWAR -- Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has decided to set up a commission headed by Senior Member Board of Revenue to look into complications and public grievances relating to land settlement process in Malakand Division.

The decision was taken in second meeting regarding developmental schemes and public issues of Malakand Division, said an official handout issued here Saturday. The commission would also prepare workable recommendations after threadbare study of all aspects of the issue.

Provincial Minister for Labour and Culture, Shaukat Yousafzai and special assistants to chief minister Riaz Khan, Shafiullah and and Wazir Zada, members of Provincial Assembly from Malakand region, Senior Member Board of Revenue, administrative secretaries of relevant departments, representatives of federal departments and other senior officials attended the meeting.

On this occasion, Chief Minister directed Public Health Engineering Department to take over all non-functional tube wells constructed by various organizations in Malakand Division and work out a plan to make them functional.

He also directed Higher Education Department for necessary steps to ensure commencement of classes in all newly established colleges of province from the upcoming academic year.

The Chief Minister further directed all departments to ensure timely completion of development projects without compromising on quality and warned that contractors involved in substandard work would be blacklisted while responsible government officials would be suspended and strict action be initiated against them in the light of the Monitoring and Evaluation reports.

Briefing the participants about the implementation of the decisions taken in the previous...