Islamabad, 16th January, 2017: A meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) met today in Parliament House, Islamabad, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Muhammad Jamal ud Din, MNA. The Committee took serious notice of the absence of the Additional Chief Secretary, FATA and directed the Ministry of SAFRON to write a letter and convey the reservation of the Standing Committee to the Governor, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and to make sure his presence in the next meeting positively otherwise the Committee will move privilege motion against him. The Committee was also briefed on the compliance of recommendations made in its last meeting held on 24th October, 2016 and other agenda items regarding steps taken by the FATA Secretariat for improvement of education in FATA in detail. The Secretary Social Sector department, FATA apprised the Committee that they have initiated a number of initiatives for improvement of education in FATA. He further said that to check teacher’s absenteeism, Independent Monitoring Unite (IMU) is being established in FATA to make sure 100% attendance of teachers.   
 
2.         The meeting was also attended by Mr. Ghalib Khan, Begum Tahira Bukhari, Ms. Iffat Liaqat, Dr. Asma Mamdot, Mrs. Surraiya Jatoi, Mr. Aftab Shaban Mirani, Mr. Qaiser Jamal, Mr. Muhammad Kamal Malik, Mr. Bilal Rehman, Mr. Nasir Khan, Sahibzada Tariq Ullah and Mian Shahid Hussain Khan Bhatti MNAs and Officers/Officials of the Ministry.