PM approves Rs8b for construction of schools in earthquake-hit areas

PM orders 1,000 schools for 200,000 shelter-less children in earthquake-affected areas of K-P and Azad Kashmir

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif approved on Tuesday the allocation of Rs8 billion for the construction of 1,000 schools for 200,000 shelter-less children in earthquake-affected areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir.

Schools will be constructed in Shangla, Kohistan, Battagram, Abbottabad, Mansehra and other areas.

The premier has directed the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) to ensure the completion of the project in one year.

“We will not only make a roshan Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa but also a roshan Pakistan. Our focus is on development of Pakistan, and nation will see a better and prosperous Pakistan by the year 2018.” PM Nawaz said.