New buses for girls’ college announced

Mayor says pick and drop will be provided to teachers

PESHAWAR:

Peshawar Mayor Zubair Ali on Thursday announced solar panels, pick and drop facility for lecturers, new buses for college students, new furniture for the hall and promotions for the lecturers and teachers of City District Government College for Girls, working under the Capital Metropolitan Government.

He said the long-awaited demands of the college have been fulfilled to some extent today, adding that in the next year’s budget of Capital Metropolitan, a record amount would be allocated for the promotion of education. He said students and teachers, showing distinctive results will be highly encouraged and rewarded.

Addressing the annual day function at City District Government College for Girls here as chief guest, the mayor congratulated the position holder students and best performing professors and teachers. He also appreciated the work of other staff of the college as well as class four employees and presented them prizes.

On the demand of college administration, the mayor announced modern solar panels, pick and drop facility for teaching staff, new buses for students and furniture for the college hall. He also announced Rs100,000 on holding a successful exhibition by the Science and Home Economics Department of the college.

On the occasion Mayor Zubair Ali also fulfilled the long-standing demand of teachers and professors and announced promotions for them. During the function the college students also presented tableaus and national songs with regard to the Pakistan Day.

The mayor said that promotion was education is the top priority of his district government and no compromise would be made on it despite financial difficulties.

He said that the previous PTI provincial government didn’t release funds for the local governments across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) as a result they were faced with a lot many problems but every effort would be made to compensate the delay.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 31^st, 2023.