ISLAMABAD, Jan 29: The United States is extending support to Pakistan in education, health, poverty alleviation, and creating job opportunities in the country, US ambassador to Pakistan Wendy Chamberlin said on Tuesday.

She was speaking at the opening ceremony of a teachers’ resource centre in Dhok Hassu. The resource centre has been set up with the help of Al-Falah Development Organization (ADO) in collaboration with Asia Foundation. The ceremony was held at the Alfalah Public School.

The US ambassador said Pakistan took a wise decision by joining the global alliance after the September 11 incident. She added that President Pervez Musharraf, during a meeting with her, has also emphasized the importance of education and raising literacy in the country.

She said she was pleased to meet the women counsellors of the area in such a large number, and promised to meet the people of the area again.

Ms Chamberlin said she used to be a teacher before joining the foreign office, and would return to held old profession after retirement. She also donated two computers for the teachers resource centre.

Dhok Hassu is one of the Kutcha Abadis of Rawalpindi where the literacy rate is very low. Despite the fact that the population of the area is very high, there are a few schools to cater to the people’s demands.

Speaking on the occasion, Capt Raja Mohammad Razzaq, president of the organization of regional cooperation for private schools, highlighted the importance of education, adding private schools were supporting the government in its campaign against ignorance. He called for having a uniform education system in the country.