He said the country review mission of the ADB agreed to extend loans on lower interest rates and it was planned that a portion of the loan would be adjusted in the federal government’s loans provided to the province and the remaining amount would be spent under the head of provincial annual development programme.

However, he said, the public sector development programme of the province could be affected in case of delay in the ADB loan.

He informed the cabinet about the situation regarding the annual development programme due to slashing of the resources of the province by the federal government.

The cabinet decided to approach the Centre for resolving the financial difficulties of the province.

LAW MAKING: The cabinet approved the proposed bill regarding formation of an autonomous prosecution service in the province, which would be presented in the provincial assembly for approval.

Establishing prosecution service was part of the programme “excess to justice” launched under Asian Development Bank with the aim to ensure government’s effective representation in the criminal cases.

The meeting allowed to move a bill in the assembly for approval in the shape of a resolution regarding consumers right of protection.

The bill is aimed to stop manufacturing of substandard products, sale of expired medicines and to take legal action against those who will be found guilty of it.

“Under the excess to justice programme special courts would be set up in Balochistan,” the cabinet decided.

It was also decided that the province would make a law for protecting the rights of plant breeders under which no person, group or institution could use seed and plant on commercial bases without the permission of its producer.

The meeting was informed that legislation on provincial level was meant to fulfil the requirements of the World Trade Organization’s agreement that would be imposed in 2005. The federal government had sent a draft of the bill to the provinces for opinion.

The provincial government has prepared its recommendations keeping in view the reservations with reference to grower’s rights which would be submitted in provincial assembly for approval so that the federal law making institution could be empowered for imposing the law.

LEVIES FORCE: The cabinet also allowed the government for recruiting regional directors on two-year contract for levies force.

The meeting was informed that the province was divided into six zones for improving the performance of the levies force, and zonal director would be the head of levies force in each zone.

The vacancies of regional directors would be advertised in the newspapers and retired army and police officers would be preferred.

The meeting decided that a committee, comprising members of the cabinet, inspector general of police, director general of the levies force and home department secretary, would be formed to recruit regional directors.

LAW AND ORDER: The cabinet decided to ban processions and public meetings in the provincial capital but Sadiq Shaheed football ground.

It was decided that all possible steps would be taken to maintain law and order in Quetta and other parts of the province.

RECRUITMENT: The cabinet discussed the recruitment policy and revised its earlier decision about withdrawing the powers of the Balochistan Public Service Commission regarding recruitment from grade 11 to 16.

It decided that in future the vacancies of grade 16 and above would be filled through the commission.

The meeting also approved of the amended draft of Balochistan Educational Training Ordinance under which the provincial governor as the chairman of the board of directors of the cadet colleges would be empowered to appoint an acting chairman from among the members of the board of directors to preside over the meetings in his absence due to engagements.

The cabinet requested that the provincial education minister should be appointed associate chairman of the board.