Regional Review on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)
The latest episode of Da Semay Jaaj (Regional Review) focused on the issues faced by the people of KP and FATA with special emphasis on governance issues in different districts and agencies.
A report from Kurram Agency, FATA, pointed out that there is no high school for girls in entire central Kuram which has a population of 200,000 people. The report stated that the lack of this basic facility is a human rights violation by the concerned authorities of the area. Mr. Ahmad Khan, Additional Agency Education Officer, talking in the show, stated that due to the absence of proper infrastructure, transportation of building materials to this area is next to impossible, making it difficult to establish a school in the area. Recently, the FATA Education Department and Political Administration have agreed to establish a girls high school as soon as possible.
Another report from Mohmand Agency mentions a training work shop by United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for the primary school teachers to teach Urdu with new teaching techniques and a friendly atmosphere. The report mentions that more than 200 teachers received the training and they were pleased with the activity.
Another report from Swat pointed out a health and water pollution issue of a Swat river. According to the report, Mingora city illegally dumps garbage daily around 1500 metric ton on the banks of a river in Swat. This garbage contains all kinds of harmful material which affects the fishes and other animals of the area. Tehsil Nazim Swat, Mr. Ikram Ullah, said that the government has successfully purchased a land, valued Rs. 60 million, for this purpose and very soon the dumping will start at that new purchased area.
As many as eight listeners took part in the program and mentioned their issues of the area.
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.