PESHAWAR, March 9: The education department has decided to recommend to the government to allow the appointment of PTC teachers from outside in five remote districts where local candidates are not available.

This was decided at a meeting held on Saturday under the chairmanship of NWFP minister for education Syed Imtiaz Hussain Gilani at his office. Secretary education Ms Rashida Malik, director education, director bureau of curriculum and other attended.

The  meeting discussed the non-availability of  teachers particularly women in the backward and remote districts of Shangla, Batagram, Kohistan, Buner and Hangu.

The participants were of unanimous view that in case under-trained or under qualified teachers are appointed in these areas, it will be an injustice with the children there and would keep the quality of education low.

This, they held will also be against the Constitution. It was therefore recommended for the time being these vacancies of women teachers in these districts be field in from outside the districts.

At the same time, the district governments will be assisted for a crash programme of teachers training.

The meeting further decided that the minimum qualification for PTC teachers and their training will be enhance from SSC to F.A\F.Sc to B.A\B.Sc

Link road: The road project linking the inaccessible areas of Khyber and Kurram tribal agencies, which was inaugurated by the political agent of Khyber, will cost Rs40 million.

NWFP governor had directed the political authorities of both agencies to find out the problems of tribesmen, and initiate uplift works to bring the rural areas of the country at par with the other developed areas, the assistant political agent of Bara Tehsil of Khyber Agency said while addressing a public gathering.

The road connecting the Sadda town of Kurram Agency with the mountainous region of Maidan in Khyber Agency will also reduce the distance by over 100 kilometres.

Quoting the political authorities, sources said the road would pave the way for establishing school and health facilities network in these areas, and would also help raise the life standard of the people living in the far-flung parts of the two agencies.