Girls college gets bus

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. The principal of Government Girls Degree College Booni also got the keys of a bus. 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. 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. He lauded Chitral youth’s interest in paragliding and assured government support in this regard. He issued directives to departments concerned for inclusion of paragliding in sports and tourism events.—APP]]>