CHAKWAL, Oct 22: At a time when Government Cadet College Choa Saidan Shah requires funds for its completion, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has allocated Rs40 million for a private college.

Dawn has learnt that the announcement has not only disappointed the local leaders and workers of PML-N but common man is questioning the allocation of funds for Cadet College Kallar Kahar (a private institution) where only the children of elite class study.

The chief minister made this announcement at a ceremony held at the college on Friday.

The government-run Cadet College Choa Saidan Shah was made functional on the order of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, although it was yet to be completed. The work on the construction of the college has been stopped for “want of funds”.

The students who are studying in incomplete building are facing many problems. An official on condition of anonymity told Dawn that Rs100m were required to complete the college.

The foundation of the college was laid by former president Gen (retired) Pervez Musharraf on July 31, 2006 and was to be completed by the end of 2010.

Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approved Rs381.158 million for the project and major portion of the amount was released by the Pervaiz Elahi government but Rs25 million was withheld by the Shahbaz Sharif’s government.

When contacted, PML-N District President Ch. Liaquat Ali Khan also confirmed that local MPs of the party termed the CM’s visit fruitless.