Knowledge, training only option to overcome ignorance, unemployment and extremism: Khattak

PESHAWAR, May 22:The Chief Minister Pervez Khattak KP has said that without education neither a civilised and peaceful society can be ensured nor the dream of progress and prosperity in a society can be translated into reality saying that only knowledge and training can curb ignorance, unemployment and extremism.
He was addressing the ground breaking ceremony of the first phase of the University of Swat at Charbag, Swat on Sunday.
Provincial Minister Mehmood Khan, Special Assistants to CM Dr. Amjad Ali, Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani, Advisor Abdul Haq, elected members of the Parliament, Professors, students and elders of the area attended the ceremony. It is worth mentioning that Rs. 2.5 billion will be spent on the construction of the first phase of the university and it will be completed in a period of one and half years.
Earlier the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of the Tehsil Complex building at Kabal Tehsil. USAID will provide Rs. 255.011 million for the construction of the complex .The project will be completed in one year.
The Chief Minister while addressing the foundation stone laying ceremony of the University of Swat, said that the University would be a milestone for the development of residents of Swat and bright future of the new generations of the area. He remarked that it would provide opportunities for women to pursue higher education at their door step. The CM said that people of Swat especially and people of Shangla, Buner and Malakand Division generally would benefit from the establishment of the university.
Referring to the steps of the provincial government for the improvement of education, the CM said that the ratio of teachers’ attendance had increased in schools due introduction of monitoring system there. He informed that English has been introduced from the class one in the public schools to provide opportunities to poor youth to achieve high status in the society. The CM explained that six different universities were being established in the province to produce skilled manpower to overcome unemployment. The Chief Minister said technical centers had been linked to the industries to provide skilled workers required by the industrial sector to facilitate employment opportunities in the province.
Dr.Haider Ali, Paliamentaey Secretary and Prof. Bakht Jaean, Vice Chancellor of the University also spoke on the occasion. The VC highlighted contribution of the university and future plans.-PR