KOHAT:Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Nawaz Wazir on Thursday assured the business community of the district administration’s full cooperation in resolving industrial and commercial issues and facilitating economic growth in the district.
He gave the assurance during a meeting with a delegation of the Kohat Chamber of Commerce and Industry, led by its founding leader Rashid Ahmad Paracha and President Engineer Syed Faiq Shah. The delegation also highlighted issues concerning basic facilities at the Small Industrial Estate, security, gas supply and industrial development. The deputy commissioner pledged to visit the estate and coordinate with relevant departments to address the concerns.
Separately, the deputy commissioner chaired a meeting to review arrangements for the ongoing anti-polio campaign in the district and formally inaugurated the vaccination drive by administering polio drops to children. Officials from the district administration and health department attended the meeting, which focused on campaign arrangements and strategies to ensure effective vaccination coverage.
Emphasising the importance of immunization in protecting children against lifelong disability caused by polio-virus, the deputy commissioner urged parents to ensure that all eligible children receive polio drops and cooperate with vaccination teams. He stressed that coordinated efforts by the administration, health workers and the public were essential to eliminate the virus from the district.