Quality education contributes vital role to socio-economic uplift of people

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Engr Shaukatullah Saturday said that quality education contributes vital role in socio-economic uplift of people.

Talking to a group of institutional heads and senior teachers of the secondary, higher secondary and colleges of Khyber Agency who called on him at Governor’s House, the governor further observed, “Beyond doubt the government on its part making every effort to establish educational institutions; their maintenance and further development.”

But, he added, without meaningful services of teachers and efficient supervision and support of the respective people, the achievement of desired results is impossible. Ex-Parliamentarian Muhammad Shah Afridi was also present on this occasion.

“Special measures are already underway to bring structural improvement of educational institutions in entire FATA which can be judged from the fact that all the primary school buildings will comprise of at least five rooms each under a gradual arrangement,” the governor said.

Responding to various points of the delegates, the governor said, though maintenance of law and order has remained major problem in Khyber Agency in particular over the recent past, yet, the situation is rapidly improving for the last about couple of months.

The problems in Tirah Valley of the agency, he added, have already been controlled to a great extent and will be fully resolved in near future.

Referring to another point, the governor said, that the ‘Shuhada’ package is meant for all those government employees who have embraced martyrdom over the recent pact and if, near and dear ones of any of the deceased teacher have been left out of the process, details should be furnished at the earliest for disbursement of the compensation in accordance with the set procedure.

Talking on a demand for proper implementation of upgradation policy meant for teachers, the governor assured the delegates to look into the matter and make sure that their justified point of views are fully materialised without any further delay.

The delegates comprised of Nawab Gul, Bar Qambarkhel, Gulab, Din Zakhakhel, Jamshed Khan Kukikhel, Khair Muhammad, Sipah, Khyber Khan, Malik Dinkhel, Hafizullah Afin, KamarKhel, Abdul Sattar, Shlober, Abdulqadeem, Akakhel, Kamyab Gul, Mulagory and others.

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