The Statesman
Published Date: Mar 6, 2013
Peace building workshop held for local leaders of AJK, KP and Punjab
Local
leaders hailing from various districts across Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab vowed to control violence and promote peace in their
communities through collaborative and result-oriented approaches. The five-day
training workshop on peace building started on February 1 concluded here on
Tuesday was jointly organised by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)
and Search for Common Ground, Pakistan (SFCG). The training aimed to enhance
the capacity of Pakistan’s local leaders to explore issues affecting them
through a constructive approach that is geared towards reconciliation and
peace building. The workshop was attended by 16 participants comprising local
political leaders, tribal elders, religious scholars, Jirga members, district
government officials, representatives from civil society organisntions and the
private sector. – APP’