PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet has approved the KP Establishment of Special Courts (Overseas Pakistanis Properties) Act, 2025 to protect the rights and properties of overseas Pakistanis in the province.
The approval was granted during the 45th meeting of the provincial cabinet held here with Chief Minister Sohail Afridi in the chair on Monday.
Besides, all provincial ministers, administrative secretaries of all departments also attended the meeting. The meeting approved several key decisions related to governance reforms, social welfare, health, education, youth development, and overseas Pakistanis.
Briefing the media, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Information and Public Relations, Shafi Jan, said that overseas Pakistanis play a vital role in the country’s economic development, and protecting their rights and properties is a key responsibility of the provincial government. The establishment of special courts will help ensure swift resolution of property-related disputes involving overseas Pakistanis.
The cabinet also decided to refer the agenda for a police-style “Shuhada Package” for the staff of the Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department to a cabinet committee.
It further directed the formulation of a comprehensive uniform policy to include martyrs from other uniformed forces in the province.
He said that approval was granted for the purchase of buses for the Special Education Complex Hayatabad, while directions were issued to arrange transport facilities for children under the care of the Zamung Kor initiative.
In view of the harsh winter season, the Social Welfare Department was directed to take special measures for homeless people, and relevant authorities were instructed to ensure adequate arrangements for tourists in winter tourist destinations.
The cabinet approved the release of Rs900 million to the Irrigation Department for de-silting campaign. It directed that the de-silting campaign be carried out in a transparent and organized manner, noting that the initiative would also help reduce potential flood damage. Further precautionary measures were ordered in light of weather forecasts issued by the Meteorological Department.
For youth engagement, the cabinet, he said, approved Rs6 million for the organisation of the Grand Kurram Youth Convention. It was emphasized in the Cabinet meeting that providing youth with platforms for dialogue and debate on national and provincial issues is the need of the hour and contributes to national cohesion, he said. The cabinet also directed that similar youth conventions be organized in other districts.
The meeting approved the procurement of vehicles for National Parks and Wildlife projects, forest staff in merged districts, and the Office of the Provincial Ombudsperson. The cabinet directed all departments to submit details of government vehicles within one week, along with annual expenditures incurred on their maintenance, he said.
The cabinet approved bringing Cadet College Lakki Marwat under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Educational and Training Institutions Ordinance, 1971, and endorsed the 4-tier formula for the upgradation of Librarians in the Colleges of Higher Education Department.
