Govt to provide land for Karak university

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PESHAWAR, Jan 23: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved provision of land for establishment of a university in Karak and urged the federal government to take measures for realising the project.

The decision was taken in a meeting held here on Monday with Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti in the chair.

The meeting discussed possibilities of establishing sub-campus of Kohat University of Science and Technology and a separate university in Karak, however, the option for setting up a separate university in the district was approved.

Mr Hoti said that government was establishing higher education facilities in nook and corner of the province. Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan and its sub-campuses in different districts supplemented the fact, he added.

He vowed to provide land for establishment of university in Karak and undertake required legislation in that connection.

The meeting was also informed about the location of the proposed university. The resources of provincial government and royalty on oil and gas will be equally utilised to purchase land for the university.

Provincial Minister Mian Nisar Gul Kakakhel, MPA Malik Qasim, Karak ANP provident Usman Gul Khattak, general secretary Zamir Bacha, Provincial Finance Secretary Sahibzada Saeed, Higher Education Secretary Farah Hamid, planning and development secretary, Kohat University vice-chancellor and Kohat Commissioner Sahibzada Anis Ahmad attended the meeting.

The chief minister said that people of Karak and adjacent districts would benefit from establishment of the university. The establishment of the university would help to eradicate backwardness and illiteracy from the area.

Meanwhile, chairing another meeting regarding Tanzim lissail Wal Mahroom, the chief minister stressed the need for extension of the service to more needy people and directed for adaptation of more effective procedure in that connection.

The administrative secretaries of finance, planning and social welfare departments, principal secretary to chief minister, chairman of Tanzim Fazal Rahmani and project director Syed Kamran Shah attended the meeting. The project director highlighted the purpose, administrative structure, funding, goals and expenses of the Tanzim.