US provides $5m in equipment to KP Board of Revenue

July 14, 2023 (MLN): The U.S. government provided $5 million worth of equipment to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Board of Revenue, augmenting its capacity for accurate land measurements and strengthening transparency and accuracy in the land records and registration system, a press release issued today stated.

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided the equipment to the KP Board at a ceremony in Peshawar on July 13.

The aforementioned incentive is to promote economic growth and investment in the seven subdivisions of the Newly Merged Districts. 

The U.S. also announced a new partnership to empower the Ombudsperson Secretariat by providing training to Ombudsperson staff on women's rights and land settlement regulations.

This initiative aims to raise awareness about the Ombudsperson's crucial role in safeguarding women's rights to property and inheritance.

"With the support of USAID, the Board of Revenue of KP is entirely digitizing the land records system in the seven subdivisions of the Newly Merged Districts, land record management will be revolutionized, benefiting the people of the Merged Areas by significantly increasing efficiency, accuracy, and convenience," said Ikramullah Khan, Senior Member of the Board of Revenue.

While in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ambassador Blome also joined Inspector General Akhtar Hayat and KP Police Officers in an inauguration ceremony of the recently completed $17.2m Joint Police Training Center in Nowshera. 

The inauguration marks the end of the 12-year project funded by the U.S. Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). 

The center is the largest construction project ever completed by INL in Pakistan. 

Implemented by the UN Development Program (UNDP), the completion of this project has enabled the training center to increase its training capacity to 1,700 personnel at one time. 

The project constructed 75 buildings, including academic buildings, a health unit, men’s and women’s hostels, and a multi-purpose hall.

Ambassador Blome and Inspector General of KP Police Hayat also signed an agreement to deliver $3m in life-saving armored vehicles, bulletproof vests, and helmets to the KP Police.

At the event, Ambassador Blome stated, “This investment will have a lasting positive impact.  The strengthening of law enforcement presence of government in remote and under-governed areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will lead to increased security and prosperity.”

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