Social Media Pros and Cons The latest episode of Jwandai Jazbey (alive spirits) focused on the importance of Social Media and its pros and cons and how the youngsters should use it to spread love and peace across the globe. Technology and modern equipment is introduced to facilitate human beings. They have advantages and disadvantages. Social media has brought the people in close contact while sitting far away, politicians are using social media for advertisement and vote bank, and there are some who are spreading hate literature on social media leading to sectarianism. There are rules that must be followed based on ethics and morality but unfortunately people are not aware of it. One must not trust the news on social media as it can be a total fabrication and one should check for its authenticity. Fake accounts on Facebook result in extreme unpleasantness and lead to trouble particularly in the context of women. Moreover, the program shed light on cybercrime bill of 2016. Mr. Izhar Ullah, Journalist and Social Media activist, Peshawar, took part as the studio guest in the show. Mr. Izhar said: “Discussion for a positive result is not bad on social media. My message is not to share news without verification. One should confirm a piece of news from concerned persons or department.” A radio report was made part of the program. The report highlighted the pros and cons of social media. Two listeners took part in the program. The listeners stated that one should use social media for beneficial purposes and not to lead astray the public.   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...

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 clean drinking water, life security, the effect of floods, in different districts and agencies of KP and FATA. The first report highlighted the issue of unhygienic drinking water in district Kohat, union council Khapo. Report mentioned that there is a natural lake of rain water which is used by people and animals at the same time for drinking water, as the pipeline of the existing tube well is out of order and no one is there to check the supply of clean water regularly. Mr. Iqbal Afridi, a district member of Kohat speaking as a telephonic guest in the show, complained that due to lack of funds and authority, no immediate action is being taken to solve this problem. Moreover, program discussed the problems faced by the public, due to rains and floods in Khurram Agency and Shabqadar, district Charsadda. Three persons lost their lives due to floor collapse in Lower Khurram Agency, while flash floods in Tehsil Shabqadar caused a lot of damage to the houses and shops as a result local people ended up losing millions of rupees. The third report, highlighted the problem of peach producers in district Swat, due to some mosquito attack in the gardens. Agriculture expert and Director Agriculture Swat Mr. Fazal Mola, explained the situation and gave some important tips to the farmers’ for saving their fruits. Another report mentioned the importance of welfare and volunteer work in Bajur Agency of FATA, by giving the example of a welfare school educating orphans of the area free of cost. There were ten feedback calls in the show, we aired seven calls live. Callers also discussed their local problems and tried to draw the attention of the authorities through CRSS provided network facility. About Sabawoon: Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)....

Our society and social responsibility. The latest episode of Taroon (Bond) shed light on the importance of social responsibilities like cleanliness; obeying the queue and no smoking zone etc. This important road show was recorded in a river side picnic point, Fiza Gat and Centre Hospital in District Swat. There is a famous quote that a human being is a social animal and requires the presence of people around him. Keeping in view the above quote the anchor raised some questions regarding the social responsibilities of each visitor to the park, river side and hospitals as well. In this interesting show, a smoker in the park openly accepted his fault and apologized to our listeners and further advised them not to smoke in public places. Another employee of the park who used to throw the garbage into the river, promised to refrain from doing it ever again.  The program shed light on the civic duty of each and every patient in the hospital.   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.

One Wheeling on the occasion of Independence Day The latest episode of Ranra (light) focused on the one wheeling of youngsters on bikes on special occasions and the role of parents in guiding their children about the use of bikes. Celebration of 14th August with enthusiasm, decoration with lightening on government buildings, special functions arranged to celebrate independence all go together in creating a festive environment. Youngsters demonstrate free one wheeling on busy roads, they do stunts to impress others but do not realize its consequences. One wheeling is increasing day by day, many youngsters have lost their lives in bike accidents and those who survived have been disabled for their whole life. Special campaigns should be arranged for develop awareness. Moreover, the program highlighted the role of parents and government and the part that should be played by them in the eradication of one wheeling. Government should take strict action against such misdemeanors and impose heavy fines on the wrong doers. Mr. Mohib Ullah, a serving doctor of Mass Trauma, Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar, and Toufiq Safi, a software engineer and family member of a victim, took part as studio guests in the show. Dr. Mohib Ullah said: “A number of people have become psychologically ill after meeting fatal accidents. This puts negative impact on the mind and the fear may exist for a long period. Parents must guide their children about the traffic rules before giving them the bike keys.” Mr. Safi said: “Unnecessary use of bikes should be strictly avoided and we should take precautionary measures while driving to reduce the risk.” Two listeners took part in the program through live calls and 5 listeners participated in the show through text messages. They urged the government to take strict action against those who don’t obey traffic rules. About Sabawoon: Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). It is designed to highlight the...

Counseling/Guidance Camps for Students admissions The latest episode of Jwandai Jazbey (alive spirits) focused on the guidance camps arranged by the senior students to help the new comers in filling their admission forms and guiding them about the relevant department, instead of ragging. Admissions have started in colleges and universities and the new students are facing problems in selection of subjects. There is no counseling at college and university level and the students don’t even know how to fill out the admission forms. Different federations and political party’s worker students, came up with an idea and arranged guidance camps for new students and this effort is deeply appreciated by the new students and they were full of praise for the services. Moreover, the program highlighted the role of educational institutions and teachers that along with the studies, they must build character of their students by making them confident enough to help decide about their future themselves. Malik Siraj Afridi, Member of People Students Federation and Dost Muhammad, Member of Islami Jamiat e Talba, Peshawar, took part as the studio guests in the show. Mr. Muhammad said: “Education plays a vital role in the development of our country. One should get practical education. To get admission in renowned institutions one should work hard to obtain high grades.” Mr. Afridi said: “Students must not limit themselves to course work only. They should avoid learning via mugging up as it would not help in the academic fields ahead. They should get knowledge of every field.” A radio report was made part of the program. The report contained the voices of the students related to how much benefit they are getting from these guidance camps. Five listeners took part in the program through text messages. The listeners shared their marks and asked about the merit of different colleges. About Sabawoon Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). It...

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 education, health, life security and anti-encroachment campaign in different districts and agencies in KP and FATA. The first report highlights the issue of delay in the construction of the new building of Liaqat Memorial Women and Children hospital in district Kohat. Advisor to CM KP Mr. Ziaullah Bangash speaking as a telephonic guest said that initially a UN organization was promised for providing a quarter of required funds for reconstruction of the said hospital, but unfortunately they could not fulfill the promise. Now the KP government will provide full funding in the coming two years and the hospital will be rebuild as initially designed. Moreover, the program discussed the hurdles faced due to the rationalization policy of KP education department. ADEO Charsadda Mr. Sajid Ullah khan speaking as a telephonic guest cleared the position of the department and mentioned that positive results have been generated from the policy. He claimed that all efforts are being made for providing quality education in KP. In the third report the issue of explosive and accidental blasts in Swat was discussed, which occur due to the existing explosives in different areas of Swat as a result of previous militancy era. According to the report more than 200 persons were injured in the last two years in the area. Another report mentioned an anti-encroachment drive in DIK of KP and the last report highlighted the importance of a literary event organized by Poetic organization of Mohmand Agency in honor of the position holders of the Agency in Metric examination. There were six feedback calls in the show, four were aired live. Callers also discussed their local problems and tried to draw the attention of the authorities through CRSS provided network facility. About Sabawoon: Sabawoon airs in Khyber...