Developing awareness of traffic rules amongst schoolchildren
The latest episode of Jwandai Jazbey (alive spirits) on October 18, 2017, discussed the traffic problems faced by the school going children. The role of parents, transporters and traffic wardens to ensure the safety of children was highlighted.
Mr. Rasheed Khan, Traffic Warden, Peshawar, was the guest in the show. He stated that a warden’s function is to protect human life. Wardens advise parents to investigate the drivers responsible for the pick and drop of their children. He added that traffic rules should be taught in schools to facilitate the children in understanding its importance.
A CRSS correspondent report was played during the show. The report narrated the accident of a school van in Buner in which three children lost their lives.
As many as five listeners took part in the program emphasizing on the importance of traffic rules.
About Sabawoon
Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) since 2011. It began as a counter-radicalization, strategic communications programme, designed to highlight and promote the fundamental governance values such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, and equal citizenry, social cohesion.
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. And last but not the least, a road show named Taroon highlights the social issues such as civic education.
The primary objective of the show has been to underline the criticality of constitutionalism, fundamental rights, public accountability and the rule of law for countering extremism illegalities of all forms.