Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet has approved the Women Property Rights Rules 2025 to protect women’s inheritance rights, alongside a Rs1 billion grant-in-aid for the Galiyat Development Authority (GDA) and other tourism bodies to improve infrastructure, beautification, and sanitation at tourist sites.
The decisions came during the cabinet’s 39th meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur. Advisor on Information Barrister Dr Muhammad Ali Saif briefed the media, highlighting that the new rules will safeguard women’s rightful share in property and strengthen the Provincial Women Commission through fresh appointments.
The cabinet also introduced a Mountain Agriculture Policy and a Pharmacy Services Policy—both first-of-their-kind in the country. The agriculture policy aims to boost food security by promoting off-season produce and advanced research, while the pharmacy policy is designed to ensure the availability of safe, effective medicines and curb counterfeit drugs.
Other key approvals included: recruitment of 3,000 temporary lecturers to address teacher shortages, outsourcing of underperforming schools and colleges on a pilot basis, urban forestry funds of Rs100 million for Peshawar and Rs50 million for each divisional headquarters, and compensation packages for families of martyrs.
The cabinet also approved creation of two new districts—Paharpur and Upper Swat—financial aid for Water and Sanitation Services Company (WSSC) Haripur, support for bar associations and NGOs, and relief measures for Afghan families opting for voluntary repatriation.
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