KHAR: The residents of Barang, a backward and remote tehisl of Bajaur tribal agency, on Sunday said that local administration ignored the area in provision of basic amenities.

The complaint was made by the elders of Barang during a jirga with Political Agent Mohammad Yahya Akhunzada in Memola, headquarters of Barang tehisl.

Expressing concerns over lack of basic amenities in the area, the elders said that Barang was the most backward and remote area of the agency but the administration ignored it.

They said that residents of the area always supported the administration but officials failed to address their problems.

“We are very concerned over the lack of basic facilities in the area as well as discriminatory attitude by the government and local administration with the people,” they added.

The elders informed the political agent about the poor condition of health and education facilities in the area and said that although few schools and a health unit was established in the region yet most of those were non-functional owing to lack of staff and equipment.

They said that appointment of staff and provision of equipment to schools and health unit was the longstanding demand of the people but the government failed to meet it. They asked the officials to take concrete steps for provision of basic facilities to the area.

The elders demanded of the administration to reserve special quota for the youth of the region in Levies Force.

The political agent told the elders that provision of basic and modern amenities to the backward areas was priority of the administration. He said that administration was committed to improve life standard of the people of Barang by providing basic facilities.

The official announced to establish two branches of Governor Model School both for boys and girls in Barang. He also announced to construct a bridge and a mosque in the area.

Published in Dawn, February 23rd, 2015

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