The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has approved the launch of the Insaf Food Card, which would provide subsidised food to needy families across the province.

The permission was reached during a meeting of the provincial cabinet on Tuesday, which was chaired by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan. A total of Rs. 25.92 billion would be spent on the scheme, with each qualifying home receiving Rs. 2,100 per month. Nearly five million people across the province will benefit from the programme.

The method will choose deserving persons for the Insaf Food Card based on existing data from the Ehsaas Program. In addition, an agreement will be reached with the Bank of Khyber (BOK) to issue Insaf Food Cards on the same model as ATM Cards, which will go into effect at the start of the next fiscal year.

The Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary, Senior Member of the Board of Revenue, and others were also present.

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Students at a public women’s college in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have been prohibited from using smartphones while in school.

According to a statement from the Swabian Women’s University, the ban will take effect on April 20. (Wednesday).

“We are advised, for the knowledge of all pupils, that from 20. 2022,” the notification reads.

According to the administration, widespread usage of social networking programmes degrades student performance and has negative consequences for their behaviour.

“If the instructions are not followed, the authorities would take strong disciplinary action, confiscating the phone and imposing a Rs. 5,000 punishment,” he warned.

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The Police of KPK (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) is cruising towards a non-social institution indeed set up to safe guard people, not to safe guard the corrupt Politicians! With modernization in perhaps all the fields KPK Police has achieved a lot in previous 2 years.

There were several points where the KP police improved on the IT front. These include:

• Digitization of FIRs
• Tenant Information System
• Identity Verification System
• Vehicle Verification System
• Criminal Record Verification
• Geo-Tagging
• SOS Alert Service

SOS Alert Service for example started 2 years ago as an alert for education institutions at their time of need! Police training workshops at educational institutes, both private and government owned were started on the directive of IGP KP Mr. Nasir Khan Durrani. The participants were given a live demonstration of how the SOS alert system works and how to register for it.

Police IT School and Upgraded Infrastructure

Police IT school was established in September 2015 to train Police Officers over effective use of new systems! Every Police Recruit was forced to undergo training before receiving promotion. Since its establishment, the IT school has trained more than 2000 police officers and officials in different computer courses. The courses are:

• Basic Computer Course
• Advanced Computer Course
• Professional Computer Course
• E-Learning Course
• Computer Programming
• Hardware Maintenance & Troubleshooting Course

Infrastructure facilities have not been kept back! New Police Stations have been built in various Districts laden with Modern technology providing the Best Base to the Best Law Enforcing Institution.

Other Distinction:

3 weeks ago Rafia Qaseem Baig made history, becoming the first female member of the Bomb Disposal Unit and did so denying several Jobs! On doing so she made it clear that she didn’t have a grain of fear in her to serve her country.

With the influence of KPK Police taking aims at further growth, others need to step up! The reforms in Police made by KPK Government provide an example to the departments lacking behind due to Corruption.

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Desktop freelancers and startups all over the world, Thomas Friedman said it once. Now the situation is quite similar. Regardless of the age groups people and sitting home and earning good money through online freelancing.

A reputation is more valuable than money. KPK’s Information Technology Board had announced The Digital Freelancer Awards 2016-2017. These awards will be first of their kind in Pakistan.

As the market of individual professionals who deal with millions of customers all by themselves is growing, so to appreciate them and promote this field KPK’s government has announced Digital Freelancers Awards.

The KPITB has announced Digital Freelancers Awards to the freelancers working on different platforms in different districts. Freelancers from other provinces will be awarded as well. The awards will be awarded in a ceremony held in Peshawar.

KPK has already been working with freelancers.  A government funded training session trained about 2,100 people who after successful session started working in different sectors in KPK and contributed through their skills for the development of the country. Now it is time for the reward.

The categories for awards are:

• Top three digital freelancers from KPK
• Top three digital freelancers from across Pakistan
• Special awards for female digital freelancers
• Top three female digital freelancers from KPK
• Top three female digital freelancers from across Pakistan
• YEP (Emerging freelancers who attended the KPITB’s Youth Employment Program sessions)
• Youngest freelancer
• Three freelancers to be selected randomly by the Chief Guest

All you need to do if fill the form and send it to authorities. Get going! Click Here.

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