KP Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra has said that the provision of clean drinking water and healthcare facilities, quality education and development of sports infrastructure for the tribesmen are top priorities of the government. He was talking to delegation of Sports Writers Association Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which called on him at Governor House on Wednesday.
The delegation led by President Sports Writers Association Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Jehanzeb Siddique, Senior Sports Journalist Ijaz Ahmad Khan, Secretary General SWA KP Asim Sheeraz, Member Executive Committee Azmat Ullah. The governor lauded Sports Writers Association KP for rendering key services for the promotion of sports in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA besides portraying a soft image of this province to the rest of the world.
He underlined various steps being taken for the welfare of tribal youth and people including ensuring provision of clean drinking water, healthcare facilities, education to the youth and involvement the youth in healthy sports activities. He said now work has been expedited on various projects including construction of multi-purposes Sports Complex, in various agencies so that to involve the youth of FATA in sports.
He said there is no dearth of talent in FATA and with due facilities these youngsters would get a chance to come up at national and international levels instead of going towards wrong means or hands. KP governor said that the federal government is taking keen interest in FATA reforms and aspirations of people would be upheld in this regard. Earlier, the delegation apprised the governor about the role and objectives of the members of Sports Writers Association KP.
Jehanzeb Saddique, President of the Association informed the governor that the association is affiliated with Pakistan Sports Writers Federation, Association of Sports Press Asia and World Sports Federation.
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