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, education and labor issues in different districts and Agencies of KP and FATA.
The first report highlights the issue of drinking water in a Girls High School in District Charsadda. Due to a small fault in the installed water pump in the School, the girl students themselves bring water from nearby neighboring home. In the last five month, no one has given attention to solve the problem.
The second report mentions the college admission issue in District Swat. According to the statistics the population of Swat is around 2.8 million, but there are only 6 government colleges. This year 15 thousand students passed matriculation exams and are due to enroll in colleges, but due to scarcity of colleges only 3000 students were accommodated in government and 3000 in private colleges, the remaining 9000 are still in search of admission elsewhere.
PTI leader and MPA Mr. Fazal Hakeem talking as a telephonic guest in the show stated that he was trying to start evening shift in the government colleges, and is striving to find a rented building in order to start a temporary college in the area. He assured the public of the area, that the issue will be resolved by next year.
Moreover, program discussed the problems faced by labor and factory owners in Mohmand Agency, due to power shortage and load shedding.
In the final report, the importance of NGOs role in the development of the region was discussed. Report highlighted that an NGO, EVA-BHN was working hard towards developing awareness amongst the patients and local community regarding their rights and available facilities in basic health units in KP.
There were ten feedback calls and one SMS in the show, six calls 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 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. And last but not the least, a road show name Taroon high lights the social issues of the society and providing civic education to the listeners.