Commissioner Dera Ismail Khan Division Zafarul Islam has underlined the need for implementing the Khushal Khyber Pakhtunkhwa programme in letter and spirit to ensure its benefits to maximum people.
He expressed these views while presiding over a meeting in his office regarding the Khushal Khyber Pakhtunkhwa programme.
The meeting was attended by deputy commissioners of Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, South Waziristan (Upper), while the deputy commissioner of South Waziristan (Lower) participated through a video link.
During the meeting, the commissioner was briefed about the various measures taken in all districts under the Khushal Khyber Pakhtunkhwa program.
Speaking on the occasion, he directed the authorities of those districts to take adequate measures to provide better facilities to people.
In this regard, he directed the officials to improve the sanitation and cleanliness conditions in their respective districts besides taking measures for the provision of edible items for masses at affordable rates by ensuring implementation of officially prescribed rates of commodities in markets.
He said strict action should be taken to remove encroachments to ensure smooth traffic flow.
He thought regular visits should be undertaken to markets to inspect prices and quality of items, and action should be taken against violators.
He said performance reports should be shared with the concerned authorities, and the commissioner’s office weekly said that officially notified fares to different cities should also be implemented. In this regard, visits should be made to bus stops.
However, he said he would personally visit all the districts to review the performance.
