Islamabad, October 28, 2022 (PPI-OT): The National Assembly Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) summoned the Secretary, Ministry of Interior and Chief Secretary or Secretary Administration Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, for briefing regarding the issue of handover the possession of the FATA House, Islamabad to the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which was constructed from annual budget of FATA for official use by the Parliamentarians Officers of erstwhile FATA and to make mechanism for better utilization of the said house.
2. The National Assembly Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) met today at 11:00 am. In Committee Room No. 7. Parliament House, Islamabad under the Chairmanship of Mr. Muhammad Jamal ud Din, MNA.
3. The Committee deferred the matter regarding disbursement of funds to the traders/shopkeepers in Miran Shah. North Waziristan as raised by Mr. Mohsin Dawar, MNA on Point of Order May 16, 2022, due to not present the Honourable Member at the meeting.
4. The Special Secretary, Elementary and Secondary Education Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa along with all concerned officers gave a detailed presentation on the agenda. After detailed briefing, the Committee recommended that the concerned MNAS/MPAS of erstwhile FATA may be consulted, whenever going to construct schools/colleges in their constituencies.
The Committee further recommended that the schools/colleges of erstwhile FATA, occupied by the law enforcement agencies may be vacated at the earliest and to make functional without any further delay. The Committee also recommended that the educational institutions should only be used for education purpose not for other purpose.
5. The meeting was attended by MNAS: Mr. Naveed Ameer Jeeva, Afreen Khan, Ms. Nuzhat Pathan, Ms. Nasiba Channa, and Officers/Officials of the Ministry and its attached Departments.
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