Regional Review of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)

The latest episode of the Da Semay Jaaj (Regional Review) discussed multiple irregularities in the health department faced by the people of KP and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).

The callers in the show spoke about load shedding, schools for girls, and the long-awaited repair and maintenance of roads.

The first report was from Kohat by Tahir Rasheed sharing the data of a World Health Organization (WHO) report on mother and child, mentioning the very high rate of 432,000 deaths annually in Pakistan. The report further stated that more than 20,000 mothers died during child birth annually.

While discussing another report in the show, Dr. Muntazir Khan, Deputy Commissioner Charsadda, said that they are struggling hard to overcome the irregularities and corruption issues in the district. He said that they conduct surprise visits to different health and educational institutions to know the problems faced by the public of the area. He further added that last week during his surprise visit, he found some corrupt practices in a basic health unit.

The third report from D.I Khan mentioned the sugarcane farmers’ issues with the mill. There were demands from the farmers against the mill owners regarding the price of the sugarcane. They were of the opinion that this is a bad governance issue on part of the KP government.

14 calls were received during the show and mentioned their local problems. Three text messages were also received.

AboutSabawoon
Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) since 2011. It began as a counter-radicalization, strategic communication 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 is aired Monday to Thursday every week under the aforementioned 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.