Regional Review on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)
The latest episode of Da Simay Jaaj (regional review) discussed several public issues such as snow festival, development projects, drugs usage, demands of FATA Syasi Etihad and education.
The program started with a review of the three-day snow festival in Malam Jabba, Swat, which was organized by KP Tourism Department with the aim to enhance tourism in the region. The festival attracted thousands of tourists from different regions.
Furthermore the visit of Mr. Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minster of Pakistan, to North Waziristan Agency was discussed. Along with several other projects he initiated the Kurram Tangi Dam Project with power generation capacity of 83.4 megawatt.
Other points of discussion were diseases caused by drug usage and the increasing availability of drugs in Dera Ismail Khan. The report stated that the local police is lacking attention towards these issues, due to which drug smuggling is on rise.
Moreover, the demands of FATA Syasi Etihad for the immediate merger of FATA and KP were debated as well as their urgent appeal to the federal government to release the NFC funds for the development of FATA.
The program concluded with drawing attention to the lack of Middle and High schools in Union Council Hissara Yaseenzai of Charsadda, which encompasses 61 villages. Despite of the imposition of education emergency by KP Govt., students in the aforesaid UC are still deprived of Middle and High Schools to pursue their education.
Callers Response:
Six callers took part in the program. They requested provincial governments to make education accessible for every child and take preventive measures to curb drug availability.
About Sabawoon
Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). It is designed to highlight the local issues and promote the fundamental governance values, such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, and equal citizenry. The show airs Monday through Thursday every week under four themes on FM-101.5 Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan 711 KHZ from 3:20 PM to 4:00 PM. On Monday, Jarga Maraka covers current affairs and important regional issues with an input from government and other senior officials. On Tuesday, Da Simay Jaaj gives an overview of the top stories from KP and FATA regions. Jwandai Jazbey airs on Wednesday and deals with issues of relevance to, and significance for, youth, students and women. Socio-cultural affairs are discussed in Ranra on Thursday.