By Ashrafuddin Pirzada
PESHAWAR: A high-level United Nations delegation Tuesday visited Peshawar and met with the deputy commissioner of the newly merged district Khyber at his office, official sources said.
The sources said that the delegation was comprised of UNESCO, UNDP, UNICEF, and other senior UN officials.
The meeting was continued for a few hours and was held at Khyber House, the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Khyber located in Peshawar.
The UN delegation discussed various aspects ranging from education to health and organizing the new set-up in the districts of erstwhile Fata districts. The UN team also presented support Programs by all UN partner agencies.
Deputy commissioner Mehmood Aslam, who chaired the meeting thanked the UN official and pledged to work with the United Nations for the development of merged districts.
ADC, District Planning Officer, and line departments also participated in the meeting.
The meeting was convened to discuss the KPMD Program is initially for two years of support to the merged districts of KP with possibly three phases over six years of support to the merged districts of KP.
