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PESHAWAR, Jan 10: Sixty-seven seats in various disciplines of the Agricultural University of the NWFP have been reserved for Fata students. Agricultural University Vice-Chancellor Prof Said Khan Khalil, in a meeting with Governor Ali Mohammad Jan Aurakzai at the Governor’s House on Wednesday, said that all administrative units of the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) -- Bajaur, Khyber, Mohmand, Orakzai, North Waziristan, South Waziristan, and Kurram agencies – and frontier regions -- Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, D.I.Khan, Lakki and Tank -- would get one seat each in BSc (Hons) Agriculture, DVM, BBA (Hons), BS (CS) and BS (IT), under the additional arrangement.
One additional seat, each for students from Bajaur Agency and FR Kohat, had also been provided in BSc (Hons) Agriculture.
The governor stressed the need for making efforts to create opportunities of higher learning for the youth of Fata.
Governor Aurakzai during his visits to the North and South Waziristan agencies in November last had promised allocation of additional seats in the Agricultural University for students of the tribal areas.
PEACE DEAL: Meanwhile, the governor called for the implementation of the peace agreement reached with tribal elders in the North Waziristan Agency.
He was presiding over a meeting on the law and order situation in Fata and adjacent districts, said a handout issued here on Wednesday.
Governor Aurakzai highlighted the importance of Fata in the backdrop of the war on terror and told the officials to take measures to enhance the writ of the government in their respective areas of jurisdiction.
The governor said that development process in tribal areas should be speeded up and adequately projected.
He expressed dismay over the continued stand off between two rival groups in the Tirah valley of the Khyber Agency and asked the political agent to mobilise all resources to resolve the issue.
He directed law-enforcement agencies to strengthen security arrangements on borders between the tribal areas and settled districts to curb kidnapping.
Governor Aurakzai agreed to institutional coordination between various agencies and deployment of additional forces on administrative boundaries between the districts and tribal areas.
