KOHAT, Feb 12: Provincial Minister for Education Sardar Hussain Babak has said that a uniform syllabus in mother tongue would be introduced throughout the province within four months.

Speaking at a ceremony at Ustarzai village here on Sunday, he said that the government wanted to spread education by establishing more schools and colleges in the province.

He also said that the government would provide free education and books to the students.

He said that the Awami National Party was against terrorism and vowed to restore peace in the province.

Senator Abdul Nabi Bangash said that the ANP was a secular party, which did not believe in hatred on the basis of religion and language.

He stressed that religious harmony was imperative for the survival of the country.

He claimed that gas and schools would soon be provided to the Ustarzai area.

Later, former chief justice of the Peshawar High Court, Syed Ibne Ali, announced to join the ANP.

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