Clean drinking water, health, education, & sports our top proprieties in FATA: Governor KP
PESHAWAR, (MILLAT ONLINE):Provision of clean drinking water and healthcare facilities, good education and development
of sports infrastructure for to the tribal peoples are our top most proprieties,
Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Engr. Iqbal Zafar Jhagra told a delegation of
Sports Writers Association Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which called on him at Governor
House on Wednesday.
The delegation led by
President Sports Writers Association Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Jehanzeb Siddique, Senior
Sports Journalist Ijaz Ahmad Khan, Secretary General SWA KP Asim Sheeraz,
Member Executive Committee Azmat Ullah.
Governor KP Engr. Iqbal Zafar Jhagra lauded Sports Writers Association KP for
rendering key services for the promotion of sports in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA
besides portraying a soft image of this province to the rest of the world.
Governor KP Engr. Iqbal
Zafar Jhagra underlined various steps being taken for the welfare of tribal youth
and people including ensuring provision of clean drinking water, healthcare
facilities, education to the youth and involvement the youth in healthy sports
activities. He said now work has been expedited on various projects including
construction of multi-purposes Sports Complex, in various agencies so that to
involve the youth of FATA in sports.
He said there is no dearth of talent in FATA and with due facilities these
youngsters would get a chance to come up at national and international levels
instead of going towards wrong means or hands. Governor KP said that the federal
government is taking keen interest in FATA reforms and aspirations of people would be upheld in this regard.
He said, now normalcy has been restored to FATA and that is why after the first, second, the third
edition of Governor KP FATA Sports Festival organized wherein he is very kind to
the Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi who came to these Games only to
encourage the youth of FATA toward healthy sports activities.
The Governor said
government was taking effective measures to address the problems of FATA people.
“Pakistan Army, security forces and tribal people have jointly offered innumerable
sacrifices in their struggle to restoring peace in FATA and we all are proud of
them,” he added.
Governor Iqbal Zafar
Jhagra said that directives have already been passed to concerned quarters to
expedite work on various projects initiated only to benefit the tribal people
so that the deprived areas could be bring into mainstream.
The governor said that the
federal government was making all-out efforts to strengthen the socio-economic
basis of Fata and provide basic facilities to the tribal people. He said that
no stone would be left unturned to remove sense of deprivation of tribal
people.
The delegation apprised
the Governor about the role and objectives of the members of Sports Writers Association
KP. Jehanzeb Saddique, the President of the Association informed the Governor
that the association is affiliated with Pakistan Sports Writers Federation,
Association of Sports Press Asia and World Sports Federation.
Senior Sports Journalist
Ijaz Ahmad Khan also informed the Governor about the role of FATA Olympic
Association, which is an affiliated Unite of Pakistan Olympic Association, working
affairs of FATA Sports Association, Directorate of Sports FATA and expressed
the hope that the Governor would continue and extend his support to FATA Olympic
Association, FATA Sports Association and Sports Writers Association KP and FATA
so that a conducive atmosphere could be developed for the youth.
The delegation assured the
Governor that any such step to be taken by the government for the youth of KP
and FATA would be highlighted to the rest of the world. The delegation also
lauded the Governor for initiating scorers of events all across FATA besides taking
keen interest in development of sports facilities and sports infrastructure all
across FATA.
The delegation welcomed
the steps being taken by the government for uplifting the standards of life of
people of FATA. The Governor listened to their viewpoint and suggestions of the
delegation and assured his full cooperation.