خیبرپختونخواہ حکومت نے ایسا کیا کارنامہ کیا، کہ ہر کوئی تعریف کررہا ہے: رپورٹ دیکھئے

خیبرپختونخواہ حکومت نے ایسا کیا کارنامہ کیا، کہ ہر کوئی تعریف کررہا ہے: رپورٹ دیکھئے

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 750 schools were bombed and destroyed by the militants which in many cases were up to 50% of the schools of any given area. Most of these schools were targeted in the night, with each school being targeted several times with the specific aim of completely destroying the structure and the sinister intent of squashing the zeal for education in the population. Thousands of parents and children discouraged and scared, resigned to the fact that education is never going to be a part of their lives which resulted in a massive school dropout in the region. The current government in line with their mandate has allocated 28% of the provincial budget (the highest percentage of any other province ever in the history of Pakistan) for education. In another unprecedented achievement 117% of this budget has been utilized. According to the Provincial Minister for Education Atif Khan, 703 such schools have been reconstructed and are made operational till date. In an effort to promote sports activities in government schools 111 grounds have been made operational and 81 are currently under construction. In addition to building the structures several initiatives have also been taken to increase school enrollments, especially for the girls. Considering that a single 6 classroom school can cost up to Rs 15 million, it has been a tremendous undertaking. However, the government of KP is adamant to fulfill its commitment to provide quality education to the children of KP as a part of their vision to move towards a progressive Pakistan through human development. BBC URDU report #KPKUpdates

Posted by Imran Khan (official) on Saturday, January 9, 2016