The latest episode of Da Semay Jaaj (Regional Review) focused on the various issues of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administrated Tribal Areas.
Several issues of the public interest, like the educational emergency announced in the province, were discussed. But there are frequent reports about the problems related to education across the province. Recently, a primary school in Charsadda where students are getting education in poor conditions in a rented residential home where cattle are also reared, was reported.
Pashtuns from different regions held a peaceful sit-in in Islamabad to demand justice for Naqeeb Ulla’s murder. This protest was a result of a long list of atrocities committed against Pashtuns in the last two decades.
Land mines installed during militancy are still taking lives in Kurram Agency, where a mine killed eight people from the same family.
There was a lot of positive feedback received during the show, 20 calls were received.
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.
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.