MANSEHRA: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Technical Education chairman Dr Ghulam Qasim Marwat has said lack of balanced approach towards education has caused militancy in the country.

He was addressing the annual parents day of Mansehra Public School and Girls College here on Monday.

Noted among participants were Hazara University registrar Dr Manzoor Hussain Shah, Consumer Protection Council chairman Shahjehan Khan Swati and college principal Umar Gul Khan Swati.

The KPBTE chairman told participants that educational institutions should ensure that students learn and develop good character as achieving positions in the educational boards’ examination shouldn’t be the only aim of students.

“If you want to produce real intellectuals, we should focus on the character building of students besides ensuring they’re high-achievers,” he said.

Mr. Marwat said educational institutions should not only produce doctors, engineers and other professionals but also groom students into the true human beings, who serve others with dignity and respect.

He appreciated the performance of Mansehra Public School for offering quality education in the area for almost three decades.

The Hazara University registrar said there was a shortage of good politicians in the country due to lack of quality education.

“Until we have the abilities to judge a good human being, we will appreciate every good and bad work of politicians. If we are sincere about bringing about change, we should impart good education to our children,” he said.

The principal said the college groomed its students in a way that after completing education, they got the ability to judge between good and bad and thus, becoming a great asset for parents and society.

The students later performed skits and melodramas highlighting several national issues.

The KPBTE chairman later gave away shields, trophies and appreciation certificates to the students who did well in curricular and extracurricular activities.

OUTLAWS HELD: The Khaki police on Monday claimed to have busted a gang of outlaws over involvement in various crimes in parts of Hazara.

Khaki police station SHO Wajid Khan told reporters here that the police had held a gang of outlaws consisting of Attaur Rehman, Daudur Rehman, Taj Mohammad, Mohammad Farooq and Bashir Ahmad in the area and seized arms, explosives, narcotics and a stolen car.

He said the crackdown on outlaws would continue.

Published in Dawn, November 22nd, 2016