Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmood Khan has said that he would soon visit Waziristan again to inaugurate the provision of 3G and 4G interrnet facilities in the region He expressed these views during a briefing by the Advisor to Chief Minister Ajmal Wazir at Chief Minister's Secretariat here on Saturday.
The chief minister said that he would also meet the advisory committee within a couple of days to firm up recommendations and make decisions for the benefit of the people of the merged districts of the erstwhile FATA.
He assured the people of Erstwhile FATA, all legal and constitutional rights, protection and justice safeguards. "The merger is a historic event and a way forward for the much needed steps and decisions to fulfill the aspirations of the people of the merged districts," he added.
He said, 'he was fully aware of the hardships and sufferings of the people of merged areas and would keep on moving to resolve these problems gradually. His government has already prepared a comprehensive plan for the overall development and prosperity, of these areas'. The implementation on the plan would ensure economic development, generate employment opportunity, lead to reconstruction and rehabilitation of these areas and would give a durable solution to the hardships and grievances of the people.
Mahmood Khan said that the government stands committed to the overall integration of the newly merged districts with other areas which was in the interest of the province, people, country, nation and the whole region. The resources flowing to the province would be spent strictly in these areas and the public welfare and developmental activities would focus the poor. The Chief Minister said that good governance model bringing transparency and based on merit would resolve the people problems adding that public sector institutions have already been extended to these areas.
Mahmood Khan made it clear that the people of the merged districts would be treated as par with the people of other areas of the country. Whatever the system and facilities existed in other areas would be expended to the newly merged districts, he assured.