Tribal elder Naeem Wazir along with others said hundreds of schools in the agency have been dysfunctional. PHOTO: FILE
PESHAWAR: Elders from North Waziristan on Thursday asked Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Governor Shaukatullah Khan to take notice of schools that have been closed in the agency.
Talking to journalists at the Peshawar Press Club, tribal elder Naeem Wazir along with others said hundreds of schools in the agency have been dysfunctional, due to which thousands of children are deprived of their right to education. Wazir also accused the agency’s education officer of committing massive corruption.
He claimed the tribal people extended a helping hand to reopen schools many a time to save the precious time of children, but the agency’s officer did not show any interest.
Wazir added they have made committees of several local people in Speen Wam area to help revive nine schools, where many children are now receiving education.
The agency education officer was also accused of hiring blue-eyed persons for lucrative jobs and violating merit. Wazir urged K-P governor and chief secretary of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) to take notice of this issue, warning tribesmen will protest in front of parliament and Governor House if their demands are not met.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 21st, 2013.
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Does school mean Madarassa in North Waziristan ?
Look at the picture! Coeducation! School must be shut immediately!
US generals, in Afghan war have spent $20 (Rs 1700) billion on air-conditioning.
The total outlay of Pak budget 2011-12 is $ 32 (Rs 2767) billion.
Had the Americans ensured spending half of this money for Scholarship, and setting up Univeristies/Colleges in Waziristan, there would have been no Taliban.
There is not single university in whole FATA with 7 million population whereas there are 18 universities in Islamabad with 4 million population. There around 20, 13, 10 medical colleges in Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar and none in whole FATA.
The only Cadet College Razmak has also been shifted to Nowshehra by the so called Pashtun Nationalist from Greater Mardan, Swabi and Peshawar.
Naturally for the ease and comfort of kids of the corrupts, sold outs and UK/US agents living in Greater Mardan, Peshawar, Islamabad, Pindi, Lahore and Karachi.