F.P. Report
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has directed all departments and organizations to reduce use of POL expenditure by 35% in the wake of recent unusual spike in petroleum products.
A letter from CM Secretariat to Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa says that provincial government was focusing on good governance and service delivery to the general public.
In this context and with unusual spike in petroleum products prices witnessed since the last couple of weeks, which put high pressure on the resources of the government, chief minister has directed to reduce the POL expenditure of the all provincial government departments, institutions and organization by levying a 35 percent cut in their POL expenses with immediate effect.
These measures will the provincial government to sustain the financial pressure due to hike in the prices of the petroleum products.
KP Governor appoints VCs of four public sector universities
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor on the advice of the Chief Minister on Friday appointed Vice Chancellors of four public sector universities of the province for a period of three years with immediate effect.
Four different notifications issued here by KP Higher Education, Archives and Libraries department said that the Governor has appointed Prof Dr Hassan Sher Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Swat, as its Vice Chancellor.
Similarly, Prof Dr Rashid Ahmad, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Malakand has been appointed as its Vice Chancellor, Prof Dr Muhammad Shahab, Prof Dr Safia Ahmed, Dean, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad as Vice Chancellor Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University (SBBWU) Peshawar and Department of Zoology, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, as Vice Chancellor of SBBWU Sheringal Dir Upper.
