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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Nov 17 (APP):Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi on Sunday said that a number of development initiatives were being taken for the socio-economic development of Paharpur Tehsil.
He expressed these views during a meeting with a delegation of traders and notables from Paharpur Tehsil.
The delegation included the Chairman of the Paharpur Traders’ Association, Noman Niazi, Haji Muhammad Iqbal, Haji Bagh Ali, Chaudhry Nazir Ahmed, and prominent political and social figure Junaid Tariq Qureshi, who briefed the governor on issues being faced by the area.
He said that the results of the ongoing upgradation project of the Paharpur Grid Station will soon be visible, contributing significantly to the area’s development. Moreover, he added that an interchange would be established at Paharpur-Paniala under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which will not only provide convenience to the local population but also serve as a milestone for the region’s economic development.
Similarly, he he said that a passport counter would be set up at the NADRA office in Paharpur and residents would not have to travel to Dera Ismail Khan for passport-related services. The governor also said that effective measures were being taken to equip the area’s youth with quality education and enable them to pursue higher studies in their own region.
As part of it, efforts were underway to establish a campus of Gomal University in Paharpur and the Higher Education Commission would be contacted in this regard.
The governor also informed that a breakthrough had been achieved about Kloorkot- Karri Khaisor Road and the Chashma Right Bank Canal project. He said those initiatives would benefit the local population, no opportunists and elements with vested interest would be allowed to obstruct the progress of the area.
Meanwhile, the governor also paid a visit to the house of late PPP worker Muhammad Akhthar at Paharpur and sympathized with the bereaved family members. He offered fateha for the departed soul and prayed for patience to the bereaved family.
Similarly, he also attended the funeral prayer of former Nazim Ayub Khan Marwat’s brother Haji Painda Khan (late).
Later, Governor Faisal Karim Kundi attended the marriage ceremony-Walima of PPP worker Ilyas Gandapur’s nephew and extended congratulations.