Visit to hometown: Govt to develop tribal areas, says governor

Governor says govt determined to bring positive changes in tribal areas, efforts accelerated for the purpose.

BAJAUR: The outgoing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Engineer Shaukatullah Khan on Wednesday said the government is taking keen interest to improve living standard of the people of tribal areas as various measures have been initiated to boost socio-economic condition of the tribal areas. This he said while speaking to delegations of tribal elders, religious and political leaders at his residence in Nawagi tehsil, hometown of the governor. He said that the government is determined to bring positive changes in the tribal areas and efforts have been accelerated for the purpose. The governor said that the federal government is aware of the problems and issues of the people of tribal areas and taking all steps with due sincerity so as to address their needs.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 10^th, 2014.