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LG minister applauds public private partnership in uplift of merged districts
July 8, 2021
KALAYA: Provincial Minister for Local Government, Rural Development, Elections and Parliamentary Affairs Akbar Ayub Khan on Wednesday applauded the role of public-private partnership in the development of merged districts.
He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a causeway bridge at Kasha in Upper Orakzai, which was constructed by Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP) under the auspices of its European Union (EU)-funded and KFW-financed “Aid to Uprooted People in Pakistan” project.
The mega project of Kasha Causeway was launched on December 30, 2019 at a cost of Rs44.5 million with an objective to ease the inhabitant’s access to the market, educational institutes and health facilities.
100 youths of Kurram, Orakzai complete skill training
Peshawar
February 12, 2021
PESHAWAR: One hundred youths from Kurram and Orakzai tribal districts were given certificates and tools after completion of a three-month skill training in various trades at the SRSP’s Human Resource Development Centre in Hayatabad on Thursday.
Special Assistant to Chief Minister for Excise and Taxation Ghazan Jamal distributed the certificates among the youth at a ceremony. Representatives of UNDP and Islamic Relief Pakistan were also present on the occasion. The project is part of the government initiatives to revive livelihoods of population in the merged districts
The UNDP, with financial assistance from the government of Japan, Sarhad Rural Support Programme and Islamic Relief Pakistan, engaged in a partnership to contribute to the government’s objectives.