The latest episode of Da Semay Jaaj (Regional Review) focused on various issues of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with reports from Kuram Agency, DI Khan and Charsadda, along with the feedback of live callers.
A report from Charsadda by Aisha Tehseen, shared the findings of a murder case of a college principal by a student. The report said that the growing intolerance among the youth is a clear indication of extremist attitudes among them. The District Police Officer Charsadda, Zahoor Afridi, suggested that psychosocial support sessions should be offered at educational institutions to identify extremist attitudes early on to help mitigate such incidents.
A report from D.I Khan by Shaikir Mehsud, shared the views of the public that democracy is about accountability. However, elected representatives have been inaccessible to the general public post 2013 election.
Another report from Kuram Agency by Rehan Mohammad, shared the devastation caused by militancy in the tribal areas. It suggested that a concerted effort and coordination is needed to rebuild and promote girl’s schools in the tribal areas.
Total 12 calls and five messages were received during the show.
About Sabawoon:
Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) since 2011. It began as a counter-radicalization, strategic communications program, 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.
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.