Chief Minister, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Sohail Afridi has announced special funding for out-of-school children and significantly improving public service delivery, governance, education, healthcare and security services in Merged Districts.
CM announces special funds for out-of-school children, governance reforms in Merged Districts
PESHAWAR, Jul 06 (APP): Chief Minister, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Sohail Afridi has announced special funding for out-of-school children and significantly improving public service delivery, governance, education, healthcare and security services in Merged Districts.
Chairing a high-level review meeting on law and order, governance and development programmes in the merged districts on Monday, the chief minister instructed the administration to ensure visible improvements in public services within the next three months. He said restoring public confidence through better performance of government institutions remained a top priority.
The chief minister also ordered the restoration of all development activities in North Waziristan within one week and directed the relevant departments to immediately deploy the required officers and staff to avoid further delays.
Highlighting the importance of education, Afridi said special funds had been allocated in the current fiscal year’s budget to bring out-of-school children back into the education system. He also ordered the urgent recruitment of teachers to address staff shortages in schools.
On healthcare, the chief minister directed officials to reassess the shortage of doctors in hospitals across the merged districts and recruit additional medical staff where needed to improve healthcare services.
Afridi further instructed the relevant authorities to write to the federal government regarding the payment of pending compensation to the victims of Operation Zarb-e-Azb.
Discussing security, he said the merged districts remain on the frontline in the fight against terrorism and would continue to receive priority in the provision of modern weapons, equipment and other security resources.
The chief minister also praised the police for establishing state-of-the-art Police Facilitation Centres, stressing that the real measure of success lies not in constructing buildings but in providing efficient and high-quality public services.
