Each KP district to have one university campus: Khattak
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak has announced to establish at least one university campus in every district of the province and said that promotion of education, both elementary and secondary and higher level, was top priority of the present PTI-led provincial government.
He was speaking at the Centenary Youth Festival of Islamia College, Peshawar on Sunday. Khattak expressed his government’s commitment for making all required financial resources available for education sectors. He said that during the last 30 months of the present provincial government, establishment of 50 new colleges, mostly for women, one technical university, three general universities, two women universities and two medical colleges were initiated in the province. The chief minister also announced one month salary bonus for the faculty and staff of Islamia College.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan also addressed the function, while Islamia College University Vice Chancellor Muhammad Ajmal Khan highlighted the history, achievements and activities of the college and university and lauded the provincial government’s efforts for making his release from Talban captivity possible and also other endeavours for the progress of the college.
The chief minister also condemned the terrorist attack in Parachinar, which took precious lives of innocent citizens.