FATA youth being empowered to play role in development of country: Governor

PESHAWAR, Mar 20 (APP): Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Engr
Iqbal Zafar Jhagra Tuesday said the government apart from promoting academic and co-curricular activities in FATA also taking concrete steps to promote awareness amongst youth with the basic aim to enable them to play better role in development and progress of the nation.
Presiding over a meeting regarding FATA Youth Development
Programm here at Governor’s House, he said the youth are our precious asset and like elsewhere in this country, they comprised the major part of the population of FATA.
The Governor while referring to the ongoing measures to ensure overall development and progress of FATA said that due priority is being given to development and promotion of sports.
He further observed that whether it is ensuring development and prosperity of the country or making purpose built proper education and training of youth possible, we have to make our efforts result orienting through promotion of sports.
Later on, presiding over a meeting of FATA Annual Development Programm-2017-18 at Governor’s House, the Governor directed
officials of the FATA Secretariat to ensure the transparency and quality in ongoing development schemes and construction works.
He warned that that no compromise would be tolerated in this regard. Secretary Planning and Development FATA Secretariat Muhammad Zubair briefed the participants of the meeting about salient features of the FATA ADP 2017-18.
Additional Chief Secretary FATA Sikandar Qayyum, Principal Secretary to Governor Munir Azam, all political agents and other concerned officials also attended the meeting. ACS FATA Sikandar Qayyum, Principal Secretary to Governor Munir Azam, Vice Chancellor FATA University, officials of FATA Secretariat and Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs were present on the occasion. A detailed briefing was also given to the Governor
regarding FATA Youth Programe.