PESHAWAR: Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education, Sardar
Hussain Babak has said that all those union councils of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa which have no girls’ middle and high school would soon get
one middle and high school each for girls.
He said this while
speaking as a chief guest at ‘Stori da Pakhtunkhwa’ programme held here
on Thursday at the Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education,
says a press statement.
The Minister on this occasion,
distributed cheques of scholarship among 10 top position holders of
government schools in the annual examination of matriculation (Arts),
10 top position holders matric science, 10 top position holders in
intermediate (Science) and 10 top position holders in Intermediate
(Arts).
The position holders in SSC examination would get
rupees10,000/- per month for two years if they continue their studies.
The position holders in higher secondary examination would get rupees
15,000/- per month for two years if they also continue their education.
Addressing the ceremony, the Minister congratulated the
distinction holders, their parents and their teachers saying that it
was a matter of immense pleasure that “our children, particularly our
daughters were taking keen interest in acquiring the light of
education. And the position holder girl students from tribal areas like
Mohmand Agency carried a message to the entire world that we wanted
education”, he elaborated.
On this occasion, he appealed the
world community to get the message and help grant scholarships to the
students for acquiring education in the universities of developed
countries.
He also called for establishing educational
institutions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa adding that people possessed rich
brains and they wanted to acquire education if they were given
opportunities of education. He also appealed the affluent class of the
Province to make investment in establishing educational institutions in
the province. He said we were facing very serious threat from the
agents of darkness who were bent upon destroying the educational
institutions as well as killing innocent children. Babak said that no
human being or a Muslim could even think of killing the innocent kids.
He said that all should unite and frustrate the nefarious designs of
terrorist with the light of education.
Babak said that his
government was doing its bit and has established a chain of educational
institutions, which no other government in the history of the Province
has ever done. He also announced on this occasion that teachers of
position holder students would be sent on foreign trips.
Secretary
Education Mushtaq Jadoon, Director School Sarwat Jehan, Chairman Board
of Intermediate and Secondary Education Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shafi
Afridi, MPA Arbab Atifur Rehman and a large number of students, their
teachers and parents were also present on this occasion. Online
