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Sunday, September 04, 2011
KP supports federal govt peace efforts in Karachi: Hoti
* Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister says promotion of education is top priority of his government
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said on Saturday that the government supported the federal government in its efforts to bring peace to Karachi.
However, he said that action against terrorists, target killers and land grabbers should be across the board, with all political forces cooperating in spreading peace throughout the city. He stated this while talking to the media after inaugurating construction work on a boundary wall of Bacha Khan Greater Complex in Mardan.
Teaching and management staff of all three educational institutions and the elite of the area were also present on the occasion.
The chief minister termed the establishment of Bacha Khan Greater Campus as a mega project which could take several years to complete, adding that a change of government should not hinder its completion as such projects were not owned by a particular political party. To a question about arrears of the hydel net profit, the chief minister said that he had talked to the prime minister in this regard and that the arrears of Rs 110 billion would be paid to the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in cash and would not be adjusted against loans.
However, he said that the issue of markup and uncapping of annual net profit would be resolved in a meeting of the committee constituted by the prime minister.
Earlier, the chief minister was informed that the infrastructure of Bacha Khan Greater Campus, which included the construction of internal roads, sewerage and drainage system, would be completed at a cost of Rs 373 million.
Later, the chief minister inaugurated the improvement work on an access road to Bacha Khan Greater Campus. The work will be completed at a cost of Rs 224.6 million
Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said that he would inaugurate the construction work of Abdul Wali Khan University next month. He also met with senior faculty members of the university.
On this occasion, Vice chancellor Dr Ahsan Ali said that the number of male and female students of the university had reached to 4263 in a short span of time.
He further said that the number of teachers with PhDs was 108 while 82 scholars were being sent abroad for PhD.
He further said that work had begun on Mian Rashid Shaheed Campus in Pabbi Nowshera, while the campuses at Buner and Chitral would soon start functioning.
The chief minister directed the university management to prioritise phase-wise construction works in consultation with the Mardan commissioner and other concerned officials of the line departments so as to arrange resources for the purpose. He said that the promotion of education was the top priority of the government as no progress and prosperity could be achieved without education. appCourtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk