Report Nareender Kumar/ANI
MITHI, September 29, 2026: Deputy Commissioner Tharparkar Abdul Haleem Jagirani chaired a meeting of the District Coordination Committee under the Socio-Political Domain at the Conference Hall in Mithi to review the implementation of the National Action Plan and the performance of various government departments.
The meeting focused on interdepartmental coordination, timely implementation of official responsibilities, education, law and order, and action against illegal activities.
Deputy Commissioner Jagirani stressed the need for effective coordination among all relevant institutions and directed officials to ensure the timely completion of their assigned tasks.
The committee reviewed measures for identifying and registering unregistered seminaries and strengthening the monitoring of madrasas. The Education Department briefed participants on closed schools, their restoration, student enrolment and the ongoing admission campaign.
The deputy commissioner directed the relevant authorities to take practical steps to reopen closed schools and increase enrolment, emphasizing that no child should be deprived of education.
Officials from the Excise and Narcotics Department were directed to take action against the sale and transportation of illegal cigarettes, while HESCO authorities were asked to brief the meeting on the electricity bill recovery campaign and take steps to improve recoveries.
The meeting also reviewed action against non-custom-paid goods and various illegal activities, including unauthorized petrol pumps, encroachments, flour hoarding, housing schemes operating without no-objection certificates (NOCs), and the illegal occupation of mines and mineral resources.
The Labour Department was directed to inspect hotels and other establishments to ensure compliance with the wages prescribed by the Sindh government.
Participants also discussed measures relating to foreign nationals residing illegally in the country, including their identification, verification and legal status. Police, the district administration and other relevant agencies were directed to ensure effective implementation of government policy and maintain close coordination.
Highlighting the importance of protecting young people from drugs, extremism and other social challenges, Deputy Commissioner Jagirani called for greater youth participation in sports, educational, social and vocational activities.
He also directed the relevant departments to regularly organize awareness seminars, training sessions and other programmes to encourage the positive and productive engagement of young people.
SSP Tharparkar Arif Aziz briefed the meeting on police measures against drugs and criminal activities, maintenance of law and order, security arrangements for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, and action concerning illegally residing foreign nationals.
Additional Deputy Commissioner-I Hashim Masood, Additional Deputy Commissioner-II Umer Ashraf, and officers from the Excise and Narcotics, Police, Health, Education, Labour, Works and Services, Social Welfare, HESCO, Revenue and other relevant departments attended the meeting.
