Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

Peshawar: [ReNews Pakistan]
The Peshawar Electric Supply Company has announced five deputy manager vacancies across its financial, regulatory and legal departments and issued two new electronic bidding notices for the procurement of electricity distribution equipment.
According to career notices published by PESCO on July 16, the company is seeking one Deputy Manager Finance, one Deputy Manager Banking and Taxation and one Deputy Manager Tariff. A separate advertisement announced one position each for Deputy Manager Finance, Contract Management and Regulatory Affairs and Deputy Manager Legal and Contract.
The appointments will be made on a contractual basis, with candidates required to possess relevant professional qualifications and experience. The upper age limit for most positions is 40 years, while applications must be submitted within 15 days of the advertisements and no later than July 30, 2026.
PESCO has also issued two electronic bidding notices under its procurement programme for the 2026 and 2027 financial year. The first tender covers the procurement of 25, 50, 100 and 200 KVA distribution transformers, 11 KV distribution hardware, steel structures and insulators. Bids must be submitted by 10 am on July 30 and will be opened at 10:30 am on the same day.
The second tender includes the procurement of 600 volt SID cables, 15 KV XLPE insulated power cables, 11 KV conductors and single phase and three phase AMR energy meters. Bids will close at 10 am on July 31 and will be opened at 10:30 am.
PESCO said the bidding process would be conducted through the E Pakistan Acquisition and Disposal System, while manually submitted bids would not be accepted.

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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced a comprehensive digital reform programme aimed at protecting government land, improving transparency in land administration and modernising public revenue services through advanced technology and automated monitoring systems.
The decision was taken during a high level meeting chaired by Provincial Minister for Revenue Tariq Mehmood Aryani, with senior officials from the Revenue Department and other relevant institutions participating in discussions on the future of digital land governance across the province.
A key feature of the reform package is the introduction of a real time digital alert system that will immediately notify relevant revenue officials whenever an encroachment on government land is detected. The system is intended to enable faster administrative action against illegal occupations while ensuring that cases are monitored continuously.
According to officials, the platform will also introduce an accountability mechanism by digitally recording the tenure of officers responsible for areas where encroachments occur. If action is not taken within the prescribed timeframe, the system will automatically flag the responsible officials, creating a transparent record of administrative inaction and strengthening institutional accountability.
The provincial government also approved the digitisation of government land records as part of a broader effort to improve the management, protection and monitoring of state owned properties. Officials believe that digital records will reduce opportunities for manipulation while providing more accurate and accessible information for both government agencies and citizens.
As part of the public service reforms, the meeting decided to digitise the issuance of fard, allowing citizens to obtain land ownership records electronically through the Dastak App and NADRA's e Sahulat service centres. The initiative is expected to simplify access to land records, reduce processing times and minimise the need for physical visits to revenue offices.
The meeting also approved the use of modern geospatial technologies, including Google Earth and Remote Sensing Geographic Information Systems (RS GIS), for official land marking and site verification. The adoption of satellite based mapping technologies is expected to reduce reliance on manual land demarcation procedures and minimise opportunities for interference in the land marking process.
In another significant reform, the government decided to fully digitise all land mutation processes to improve transparency, enhance record accuracy and reduce delays in property transactions. Revenue officials said the digital workflow would help streamline administrative procedures while strengthening public confidence in the provincial land management system.
The meeting further resolved that pending land dispute cases would be addressed within clearly defined timelines, with revenue officials required to resolve outstanding matters more efficiently. The provincial government said the combined reforms reflect its commitment to modernising the revenue administration, safeguarding public land and delivering faster, technology driven services to citizens across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Kohat Cement Company Limited has rejected reports suggesting that the Peshawar High Court ordered a halt to work on its ongoing 28.5MW coal fired power plant project.
In a clarification submitted to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, the company said the court had not issued any order suspending construction or other work on the project.
The disclosure was issued in response to a news report published on July 10, 2026, concerning court proceedings related to the coal fired power plant.
Kohat Cement said work on the 28.5MW project was continuing in accordance with the required approvals of the Environmental Protection Agency.
The company explained that the court had only directed that the plant’s operations should remain subject to EPA approval.
According to Kohat Cement, this is a standard legal requirement under Pakistan’s environmental laws and does not constitute a project specific restriction or an order to stop construction.
The company reaffirmed that the power project would be developed and operated in full compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and standard operating procedures issued by the competent authorities, particularly the Environmental Protection Agency.
Kohat Cement said the disclosure was issued to set the record straight regarding the court proceedings and the current status of the project.