Islamabad; February 18th, 2021: The National Assembly Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) met today at 02:00 p.m. in Committee Room of Ministry of SAFRON, S-Block, Pak-Secretariat, Islamabad under the Chairmanship of Mr. Sajid Khan, MNA.

    The Committee discussed the allocation of seats in Medical and Dental Colleges for the students of FATA and Balochistan under the PSDP project for opportunities of Higher Education for Balochistan and FATA students by the HEC in detail. The Members of the Committee expressed their serious concerns on non implementation of the recommendations of the Standing Committees of both Houses National Assembly and Senate on SAFRON despite again and again directions/recommendations issued to the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) and HEC as well. Thereupon the Committee directed the PMC and HEC to resolve the said issue of admission on the patron adopted last year within a week and also extend date of admission announced by the PMC, the 25th February, 2021 till the disposal of the admission issue of Balochistan and FATA students and submit back report to the Committee accordingly.

    The Committee also discussed the Repatriation and Rehabilitation of the people of North Waziristan who migrated to Afghanistan during the operation Zarb-e-Azb moved by Mr. Mohisn Dawar, MNA in the National Assembly. Thereupon the DG, PDMA, KP informed the Committee while briefing that all arrangements for Rehabilitation of the IDPs completed at their end as and when the Government bring back the IDPs from Afghanistan. Whereupon the Committee recommended to the Federal Government to constitute a high level Committee at the Federal Government level to take up this issue with the Afghan Government and make all arrangements for their repatriation to Pakistan.

    The Committee also discussed the issue of non-payment of relief package to the registered 2200 families of Sraghar, Jandola and FR Tank who made IDPs due to operation Rahe Nijat against the militants in South Waziristan, moved by Mufti Abdul Shakoor, MNA in the National Assembly at length. The Director General informed the Committee while briefing on said issue that the FR Tank area of Jandola/Surghar was also affected by the operations. He further said that there demand for housing survey cannot be entertained as Citizen Loses Compensation Program (CLCP) is designed only for five tribal districts namely Khyber, Orakzia, Kurram, North and South Waziristan and no Frontier Regions (FRs) have been included in the program. Whereupon the Committee recommended to the Federal and Provincial Governments to sit together and resolve the said issue by including the FR Tank in the CLCP program.

    The Committee also expressed its displeasure on establishment of Veterinary Hospitals in District Bajaur on unsuitable places. Whereupon the Committee directed the D.G Livestock, KP to consult the public representatives whenever going for establishing any Veterinary Hospital or other Livestock program in their constituencies.   
    The meeting was attended by MNAs: Mr. Shahid Ahmad, Mr. Gul Dad Khan, Mr. Gul Zafar Khan, Mr. Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Mr. Abdul Shakoor Shad, Ms. Aliya Hamza Malik, Nawabzada Shah Zain Bughti, Mr. Muhammad Afzal Khokhar, Mr. Sajid Hussain Turi and Mr. Muhammad Jamal Ud Din and Mr. Mohsin Dawar, Mufti Abdul Shakool MNAs/Movers and Officers/Officials of the Ministry and its attached Departments.