KOHAT: Pakistan Peoples Party provincial information secretary MPA Amjid Afridi on Sunday announced upgradation of a boys middle school in Koteri area at a cost of Rs30 million.

He made the announcement during a visit to the school accompanied by district education officer Shiraz Khattak and officials of the communication and works department, according to a statement.

Mr Afridi claimed now there was no village in his constituency without education facilities. He asserted that there was no dearth of talent among the youth, who needed to be given facilities of quality education to contribute to the country’s progress.

The MPA said the nations paying attention to education were ruling the world.

COMMITTEES: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl leader and former district nazim Seth Gohar Saifullah Khan Bangash has proposed constitution of powerful committees at the village level to resolve the people’s issues.

He was speaking at a function held in Boraka area here on Sunday.

Mr Bangash said the district police officer had agreed to set up a checkpost in the area soon. He stressed that all stakeholders would have to act jointly to end old enmities that were claiming precious lives.

Mr Bangash said peace was a prerequisite for development and prosperity of the society, and expressed grief over large-scale devastation caused by floods across the country.

The JUI-F leader said addressing the problem of water shortage in the area was the top priority of the district government, and that he along with the city mayor would make joint efforts in that regard.

Published in Dawn, September 5th, 2022