Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Sports, Syed Aqil Shah has said that Bacha Khan Khpal Rozgar Scheme (BKKRS) would be launched on Wednesday February 9, 2011 to promote employment generation in the province. Addressing the oath-taking ceremony of Anjuman-e-Tajiran, Deans Trade Centre Peshawar, here on Monday, he assured the business community that he would recommend giving at least rupees 20,000 to Rs 0.5 million to them to enable them start new businesses in the province.
He said that traders are the backbone of a country; their strength financially would strengthen the society and thus the whole country would become prosperous. He further said that the provincial government, through the thorough support of traders, successfully faced militancy and flood situation.
Aqil congratulated all members of the cabinet over their success in the elections, held under the supervision of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He expressed hope that the new cabinet would leave no stone unturned in solving the problems confronted by the traders of Peshawar.
Earlier, the minister administered oath to the newly elected cabinet of the chamber comprising Chairman Haji Fazle Maula, President Shamsur Rehim, Senior Vice President, Haji Mast Ali Afridi, Vice President Shaukat Khan, General Secretary Kaleemullah, Deputy General Secretary, Haji Qaiser Khan, Joint Secretary Haji Abdul Rehman, Deputy Joint Secretary, Suleman Shah, Finance Secretary Muqaddasullah and Press Secretary, M. Aziz Khan.