MANSEHRA: The tehsil council, Mansehra, on Thursday adopted a unanimous resolution, asking the provincial government to withdraw its order to close down the Frontier Education Foundation (FEF) Girls College here.

“The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has adopted a discriminatory attitude with the people of Mansehra ordering closure of FEF Girls College which would destroy the future of over 175 girl students getting education in it,” councillor Raja Ayaz told the council in its session held with convener Mohsin Waqar in the chair.

The council witnessed heated debate on issues faced by the people as opposition councillors, led by Mohammad Ali, staged a walkout alleging discriminatory attitude with them in distribution of development funds.

Mr Ayaz said that FEF colleges were functioning across KP, but the only such college in Mansehra was being shut on the pretext of shortage of students.

Opposition members seek equal share in development funds

He moved a resolution, asking the KP government to withdraw its decision about closure of the college, which was passed by the council with a majority.

Speaking on the occasion, councillor Mian Ibrar expressed his annoyance over scarcity of water in the city.

“People of the city are without water for the last many months and the tehsil government has been executing other projects. Funds should be diverted to ensure supply of water in the city,” he said.

Mr Ibrar said that Rs4 million earmarked for decoration of municipal library and development of grounds should be diverted to ensure regular supply of water in the city.

Mohammad Ali said that they wanted equal share in the development funds. Asad Shah criticised the PTI-led government for not launching any mega development project in Mansehra district.

Speaking on the occasion, tehsil nazim Khuram Khan said that he never discriminated among opposition and treasury councillors, adding that he was trying to address the water and other issues faced by the people in urban areas. The council termed a resolution of the provincial assembly on CPEC western route as against the interests of Hazara people.

Meanwhile, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl district chief Hidayatullah welcomed former provincial minister Habibur Rehman Tanoli in his party. “I hope that he would take the message of party chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to every house in Tanawal,” Mr Shah told mediapersons in Chaterplan on Thursday. Mr Tanoli, who was elected MPA three times from PK-57, joined JUI-F in Peshawar the other day.

Published in Dawn, October 28th, 2016