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 health, education, life security, narcotics addiction etc.
The first report highlighted the rising ratio of unsafe bathing and swimming in rivers. Assistant Commissioner, Charsadda, Mr. Inayat ullah Khan, spoke as a telephonic guest and strongly emphasized that parents of teenage boys should control their children from this dangerous and unsafe activity. He informed the listeners that there were several life guards and boats in the river side touristic point (Sardaryab) in District Charsadda, and every one can avail its services in case of emergency.
In the second report, the role of different departments in cases of emergency was discussed. In district Kohat, during an accidental fire in a market there was a 4 hour delay in controlling the fire, although there were three different departments in Kohat for the same purpose.
Two reports dealt with health related issues, spread of a new drug in Shabqadar district Charsadda, and the efforts of police and local people to eradicate it. A seminar was held in Peshawar regarding HIV /Aids awareness.
The fifth and last report was related to initiation of traffic warden system in Swat to overcome the traffic issues.
There were 7 calls during the show in which 4 calls were aired live.
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.