DLP Report
PESHAWAR
Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi on Monday directed the administration in the merged districts to ensure visible improvements in public service delivery within three months and ordered the resumption of stalled development work in North Waziristan within a week.
Chairing a high-level meeting on law and order, governance and development in the merged districts, the chief minister instructed the authorities concerned to immediately post the required officers and staff to facilitate the restoration of development activities and essential public services, said an official statement.
According to the statement, the meeting was attended by members of the National Assembly and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from the merged districts, Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah, Inspector General of Police Zulfiqar Hameed and other senior officials.
He also directed officials to launch targeted interventions to enrol out-of-school children in the merged districts, noting that funds had been allocated for the purpose in the current provincial budget. He ordered that the shortage of teachers in public schools be addressed on an emergency basis.
It said that in the health sector, the chief minister directed the relevant departments to conduct a fresh assessment of the shortage of doctors in hospitals across the merged districts and ensure recruitment where required.
Mr Aridi also instructed the authorities to take up the issue of outstanding compensation payments for affectees of Operation Zarb-e-Azb with the federal government to secure the release of pending funds.
Addressing the meeting, CM-KP said the merged districts remained at the frontline of the fight against terrorism and would continue to receive priority in the provision of modern equipment and operational resources for law enforcement agencies.
He appreciated the establishment of Police Facilitation Centres in the merged districts and called for further strengthening of citizen-centred policing to improve public confidence in state institutions.
The meeting was briefed on progress under the Annual Development Programme (ADP) 2025-26, governance reforms and measures to improve law and order.
Officials said 99 per cent of released development funds had been utilised for 70 schemes in Mohmand district, 98pc for 100 schemes in Khyber, 93pc for 82 schemes in North Waziristan, 97.5pc for 45 schemes in Kurram and Orakzai, while 98pc of released funds had been spent on 93 schemes in Bajaur. A substantial portion of released funds had also been utilised on 173 development schemes in South Waziristan.
The meeting was further informed that Police Facilitation Centres and Dispute Resolution Committees were operational across the merged districts, while work on police infrastructure and the strengthening of existing facilities was continuing.
