NMD students complete special mining training
Students participate in a certificate ceremony after successfully completing a three-month training programme sponsored by FC North. PHOTO: Screebgrab
The Construction Technology Training Institute (CTTI) in Islamabad on Friday held a certificate distribution ceremony for students of the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) after they completed a special train course sponsored by the security forces.
Frontier Corps (FC) North, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), in collaboration with Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) sponsored mining training of youth in newly merged districts.
Two short-term courses were taught at the Construction Technology Training Institute (CTTI) in Islamabad catering to the youth of Bajaur, Mohmand and Khyber.
As a result, the students were able to benefit from the training course free of cost, in addition to the accommodation facilities provided to them that were also covered.
At least 50 students from all three districts participated and, subsequently, successfully completed the three-month programme which started on April 1.
On successful completion of the training, a certificate-giving ceremony was held at CTTI Islamabad.
Inspector General FC North and Director General FWO distributed certificates among the students.
Notably, upon the success of the courses, FC North is set to sponsor another batch of students at CTTI for additional training programmes starting June 15.
Previously, a total of 150 students from Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber and Chitral were selected to participate in these courses.
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The region remains in desperate need of support and infrastructure as it recovers from years of conflict and terrorist activity.
This month, tribal elders from the newly merged districts had demandedof the federal government that development funds of the merged districts including those of the Accelerated Implementation Program (AIP) should be released without any delay so that long-lasting issues and deprivations of the tribal districts could be addressed.
They said that the merger of erstwhile Fata into K-P was no doubt a good step, but the newly merged districts were still suffering from multiple challenges needing special attention from both the federal and provincial governments.
It may be noted that for the fiscal year 2022-23, the federal government had initially allocated Rs50 billion for the merged districts of K-P, including Rs30 billion under the 10-year erstwhile FATA Development Plan.
Earlier this year, however, the federal government had taken over control of the Rs50 billion budget meant for the merged districts of erstwhile FATA in K-P.