Peshawar workshop hears youth views on peace and development
Dr Aamer Abdullah said youth from the merged districts can guide policy, and he will personally review the working groups' recommendations.
Dr Aamer Abdullah, adviser to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) governor on education and social welfare, said peace supports business, livelihoods and youth aspirations.
The two-day Youth Engagement Workshop opened in Peshawar with participants from the merged districts.
The KP Centre for Countering Violent Extremism organised the event with the SSDO and the British High Commission.
Working groups formed during the workshop are expected to draft recommendations, which he said he would review personally.
Other first-day speakers included the secretary for higher education, Abidullah Kakakhel, and Prof Dr Qibla Ayaz.