PESHAWAR, Jan 15: Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti on Monday handed over keys of buses to heads of different girls colleges in the province.

Speaking at a function here, the chief minister said the government had spent considerable resources on promotion of higher education particularly girls education, according to a handout.

He said spreading the light of education was the only way forward to battle specific circumstances confronting the region.

Provincial Minister for Higher Education Qazi Mohammad Asad, ANP officer-bearers from Haripur, Chitral and Kohat districts and other concerned officials were also present on the occasion.

Keys of buses were handed over to principal government girls college Sarai Saleh Haripur, government girls degree college Boni Chitral, government girls postgraduate college Kohat, government girls degree college Khwazakhela Swat, government girls degree college Lund Khwar Mardan and government girls degree college No 2 Haripur.

Meanwhile, the chief minister, while talking to a delegation of ANP Chitral, said the government had undertaken practical measures to provide healthy activities to youth.

The delegation was led by Chitral ANP president Syed Muzafar Asli Shah.

Matters pertaining to progress on development schemes in Chitral and people's problems came under discussion.

The delegation thanked the chief minister for initiating development activities in education, communication and health sectors in Chitral. The chief minister offered a cheque of Rs1 million to the president and vice president of Hindukush association for paragliding Chitral for promotion of the sport in the district.—Bureau/APP