CM Gandapur calls for operationalising BHUs

CM Gandapur calls for operationalising BHUs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has directed that all non-functional Basic Health Units (BHUs) be made operational immediately. He also ordered that staff shortages be addressed through ad-hoc hiring, with the process to be completed within one month. Similarly, he instructed that the provision of missing facilities in schools should be addressed on priority basis, with a special focus on providing such facilities in gir…

Minerals Council hopes there will be no nasty surprises in the revised mining legislation

A key concern of the mining industry as it awaits publication of the upcoming Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act Amendment Bill is that there should be no unexpected surprises in the new legislation. That’s according to Minerals Council South Africa CEO Mzila Mthenjane speaking at media roundtable on transformation in the mining industry held in Johannesburg. Mthenjane said he could not be specific in terms of “any particular areas”…

Gandapur rebuts ‘propaganda’ over proposed amends to Mines and Minerals Act

KP’s CM asserts amends are part of a broader reform strategy to elevate minerals sector PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Khan Gandapur, on Tuesday strongly rebutted the “rumors and misconceptions” regarding the proposed amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act, terming them as baseless propaganda. In a video statement, the Chief Minister clarified that no provincial authority/power is being handed over to any entity through …

Write: Orlando Marchesi, Senior Partner and Leader of Tax & Legal of PwC Peru(April 7, 2025) This week I came across Bill 10479/2024, presented by the Parliamentary Socialist Banking Group, which proposes the amendment of the Mining and Special Mining Tax (EME) Law. READ ALSO: Many organizations that were successful suffer when the environment changes, why?In this regard, it should be noted that mining is the economic activity with the greatest …