Commission to look into land settlements in Malakand: KP CM.

Peshawar -- Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan has decided to set up a commission headed by a senior member of Board of Revenue to look into the complexities and public grievances with regard to land settlements process in Malakand division and directed the commission to come up with workable recommendations to the provincial government after threadbare study of all aspects of the issue.

Presiding over the second meeting regarding the development schemes and public issues of Malakand division, the Chief Minister directed the Public Health Engineering Department to take over all non-functional tube wells constructed by various organisations in Malakand division and work out a plan to make them functional. He also directed the Higher Education Department for necessary steps to ensure commencement of classes in all newly-established colleges of the province from the upcoming academic year.

The meeting was also attended by KP cabinet members Shaukat Yousafzai, Riaz Khan, Shaifullah, Wazirzada, members of the provincial assembly from Malakand region, senior member Board of Revenue, administrative secretaries of relevant departments, representatives of federal departments and other senior officials.

The Chief Minister further directed all works departments to ensure timely completion of development projects without compromising on quality and quantity of work. He said that contractors involved in substandard work should be blacklisted, the responsible government officials be suspended and strict action be initiated against them in the light of the monitoring and evaluation reports.

Directs commission to come up with workable recommendations after threadbare study of issue

Briefing the participants about the implementation of the...