Peshawar Museum hosts ‘tribal districts’ exhibition

To mark the 70th anniversary of bilateral relations and 60th anniversary of development cooperation between Pakistan and Germany, GIZ Pakistan launched a photo exhibition on tribal districts at Peshawar Museum.

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Health and Finance Taimur Saleem Khan Jhagra inaugurated the exhibition along with representatives of the German Embassy, GIZ and others.

The photo exhibition gives an insight into the remote region that in 2018 had been merged into the province of K-P. The show depicts the local people following their trades, earning their livelihoods, and struggling to provide their children with a better future.

They also show an emerging local governance system, community development initiatives, and improvements in the education and health sectors.

On the occasion, the provincial minister said it was a proud moment for Peshawar Museum to host this exhibition and be an opening door of the museum for public.

Jhagra said international celebrities have appreciated the museum as world travelers are also now travelling to Peshawar for tourism.

He highlighted how the K-P government has renovated historical sites including the house of famous actor (late) Dilip Kumar which has now been opened for the public.

Directing the K-P Archaeology department to hold more exhibitions in the museum and to present the rich culture and heritage of the province to the world, Jhagra said around Rs60 billion was allocated for developmental projects of the tribal districts.

“If other provinces contribute the promised amount this allocation will reach Rs100 billion this year,” he said, adding that Rs5 billion have been allocated in the current fiscal year to improve and upgrade basic health units in the tribal districts.

The finance minister maintained that this was the first time that people of tribal districts were provided with free medical facilities under the Sehat Card Scheme. “This facility would be upgraded to Sehat Card plus from first January.”

Published in The Express Tribune, November 28^th, 2021.