The News International, Karachi, Saturday, June 13, 2006

Cabinet approves ©
dissolution of local bodies
in Balochistan by Feb 2027

By Mohammad Zalar Baloch   said the cabinet decided that municipal corporation sta.

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Govt targets Rs50bn climate levy
revenue, allocates just Rsobn

iM Wagar Bhat

        3              . | tal Coordination Division's droughts and other weath- also show that the total cost
ISLAMABAD: The federal development allocation of errelated emergencies. ~~ of ongoing climate-related
government expects to cok Rs2.48 bilion represents less’ © The country remains projects under the ministry
.        »                       lect Rs50 billion through the than one quarter of one per» among the nations consid- exceeds Rs123 billion, while
» The cabinet further] Climate Support Levy during cent of the federal PSDP of ered highly vulnerable to substantial funding wil still
before the nextlocal govern- tus to Kharan,                       approved the Balochistan | fiscal year 2026-27, while the Rsl trillion approved for fis» climate change despite con: be required in coming years
QUETTA: The Balochistan ment elections, all matters The   cabinet .also Public-Private Partnership | total allocation for the Min- cal year 202627,           . tributing only a small share to complete ongoing schemes.
cabinet has approved the related to the creation of approved proposed amend- Rules 2026, a cooperative | istry of Climate Change and = At the same time, the of global greenhouse gas. With the goverment
dissolution of all local new districts, delimitation ments to the Balochistan housing society for secretar- | Environmental Coordination government expects to col- emissions. Budget docu- expecting to raise Rs50 bil-
government institutions of constituencies, and court Right to Information Com: lat employees, and renamed | stands at about Rs4.06 billion, lect Rs50 billion through the ments indicate that federal Jion through the Climate
in the province on Febru- rulings would be presented mission Act 2021 almed at the Minority Affairs Depart-| including both current and Climate Support Levy, which climate spending in 2026-27 Support Levy and allocating
ary 8, 2027, upon comple. before the Election Comnus- {mproving transparency and ment as the Interfaith Har-| development spending,         has emerged as one of the will remain largely focused nearly Rs5 billion to the cli-
tion of their constitutional sion of Pakistan to establish public access toinformation. mony Department.                  The budget documents notable new revenue meas-' on the Green Pakistan Pro- mate ministry, the 2026-27
term, with fresh local gove a practical and legal frame- In another major deci- On questions regarding|/show that the ministry uresinthe federalbudget. — gramme, while relatively budget places renewed atten
emment elections ta be work forthe polls.          sion, all Session Judges, protesting doctors, Shahid| has been allocated Rs2.48° The allocations come smaller allocations havebeen tion on climate financing
held across the province,  Hesaid local government Additional Session Judges, Rind said the government] billion for development as Pakistan continues to made for climate planning, while continuing to channel
including Quetta, at the elections in Quetta would and First-Class Judicial had attempted dialogue] projects under the Pub- face increasing climate-re- institutional strengthening, most development spending
same time.                  also be held alongside the Magistrates across the with young doctors, but they|lic Sector Development lated challenges, including urban resilience and capaci through the country’s flagship
-: This was announced by rest of the province, despite province were authorized refused negotiations He also] Programme (PSDP) and extreme heat events, water (y-buikting initiatives,          afforestation programme.

Balochistan Chief Minister's the city’s administrative to conduct trials under the defended surveillance cam-| another Rs2.48 billion for”.
Adviser on Media and Polit- division into two districts, Control of Narcotic Sub- eras, saying they had helped | current expenditure, taking
ical Affairs, Shahid Rind, to ensure uniformity in the stances (CNS) law to expe- arrest a murder suspect.» [its total federal allocation
while addressing a press electoral process.                 dite narcotics-related cases... Regarding action against | to nearly Rs5 billion for the
conference after a provin- . To strengthen the local = To improve law and teachers, he said discipli-] coming fiscal year, _


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cial cabinet meeting at the government system, the order, the cabinct approved nary measures were taken] ~ The development alloca-             y 3   CONTROL  AUTH 0 RITY      ws
Chief Minister’s Secretariat cabinet approved the estab- the establishment of new under the BEDA Act, wam-/tion has increased slightly |] go. -3"5 Civic Center, Annexe Bulking, University Road, Gubshan-e-dabal, Karachi
on Friday.                        lishment of new municipal potice stations in Hub and ing that misconduct by] from the revised PSDP allo-                     Pron: Tot 021-98220029 Fax 021-99230026 frerneunentorea
Briefing joumalists onthe committees in Dera Khetran Dam, along with a women's any government employee | cation of Rs2.90 billion in the
key decons, Shahid Rind and Breshor, while gating polcestationinDabandin, wouldnotbe tolerated [outgoing fal year to R248                               PUBLIC NOTICE
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», Chalraan & Onnes,              ISLAMABAD: The United trafficking and migrant ment budget,  a                         UNITS OFFER FOR SALE ARE AS UNCER
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Crime (UNODC), backed by. This latest provision of| broader afforestation ini-
financial support from the equipment isa key component | tiative aimed at increasing
government of Canada, has of a larger Canada-funded | forest cover and supporting
officially handed over a suite program that has been impic-| environmental conservation
of specialized equipment to mented by the UNODC since | efforts across the country. *
the Federal Investigation 2021 to fortify Pakistan's      By comparison, several
Agency (FIA) to bolster Paki: overarching response to these | other climate-related initia
stan’s capabilities in combat- transnational crimes. Through | tives have received substan-
ing Trafficking In Persons this ongoing partnership, the] Ually smaller allocations.
CTIP) and the Smuggling of UNODC has consistently pro-| The Green Skills for Sus-
Migrants (SOM).                       _ Yided the FIA with specialized | tainable Development pro-
The handover ceremony training, technical assistance, | ject, which aims to promote
Ibrar Kh     .                     was attended by Canada’s infrastructure upgrades, oper-| green entreprencurship and
s      rar Khan          oo gQz|| {High Commisstoner to Paki- ational tools, awareness cant! innovation, has been allo-
.                                       yw     stan, Tarik Alt Khan, FIA palgns, and crucial victim pro-| cated Rs51.6 million. Another

‘Me Masood Nabl « Chairman PPEPCA, Execute Commatce”

‘and General body PYEDCA, expren thele peofound sorrow

"owes the passing of Senator Taj Mohasoemad Afstdl, °”

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