Promises seven cadet colleges across tribal belt

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Governor Engineer Shaukatullah Khan said the construction of seven cadet colleges will soon start in all tribal agencies once the documentation process is completed.

Construction sites have been finalised and funds have been appropriated for the projects, he said, according to an official notification. In addition to the cadet colleges, two campuses of the Islamia College University in Parachinar and Sadda and an Information Technology University in Parachinar will also be established.

Addressing a tribal jirga in Parachinar, Kurram Agency on Thursday, he said: “I am also in touch with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the provision of compensation packages for the losses incurred by internally displaced persons from Fata.” Enhancing the Shuhada package for those martyred in the war on terror was also discussed, he added.

Parliamentarians, tribal elders and other government officials were present at the jirga.



The construction of the Women and Children Hospital in Parachinar has already started and an airport is also in the pipeline, Shaukatullah said.

During a visit to Parachinar Public School, he added: “This is one of the best educational institutions and we expect it to act as a role model.”

Published in The Express Tribune, August 23^rd, 2013.