Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has said that efficient policing, food autarky through agriculture sector development, efficient road communication integration, transparent governance, skilled manpower and modern equipment are some of the key components his government was working on and that could bring this terror-hit province back on the track of speedy development.
He appreciated the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) for helping the province in reforming the police and hoped that the UNDP would extend cooperation for both the CPEC and non CPEC economic development related activities including the durability of peace and the improvement of security. Police would become the centre stage in terms of its training to the international standard, provision of force multipliers to the police and the establishment of model police stations at tehsil level in the province.
The Chief Minister appreciated the UNDP for its offer to help the provincial government in the productive sectors especially agriculture, energy, mineral, education, health, information technology, irrigation, drinking water some other social sectors. He said that a glaring feeling of change has emerged both at government and public levels for the reconstruction and rehabilitee of these sectors and welcomed the UNDP for coming forward and supporting the provincial government in this regard.
He was talking to the UN Assistant Secretary General for Asia and UNDP's Director Haoliang Xu, who called on him along with his visiting delegation at Chief Minister House Peshawar. The Mission's Head assured for steps to provide training to the police, improve their capacity building, provision of equipment and modern technology and extending model police stations to tehsil level.
He also assured cooperation both in the productive sectors and social services dominated by agriculture sector development, revenue generation etc. He informed the Chief Minister about the Rs 800 million UNDP sponsored programme for the upholding of justice and police reforms (SRLP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The scope of cooperation was being widened because of the fresh requests by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government.
Pervez Khattak thanked Head of the Mission for both his magnanimity and generosity in helping out the province and its people who suffered considerably in the recent past because of the manmade and natural devastation. He said this province needed a lot of help from all sides and hoped that the helping hand of the UNDP would open up new avenues of development in the province.
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