PESHAWAR: No Progress Without Reforms in Education Sector, Says KP Governor.
By M.Ilyas Mullakhel
PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi on Sunday said that development is not possible without comprehensive reforms in the education sector and accused the provincial government of playing a major role in the decline of education in the province.
He expressed these views during a public meeting held on the occasion of Public Day, where he met with a delegation of teachers and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leaders from Dir Payeen. The delegation was led by teachers’ representative Muslim Khan, while PPP’s provincial general secretary Shuja Khanzada and deputy general secretary Abrar Saeed Swati were also present.
During the meeting, the teachers briefed the governor in detail about the challenges faced by the education sector and put forward their demands. Governor Kundi assured the delegation that all legitimate issues raised by the teachers would be addressed on a priority basis.
He said that since assuming the office of governor, he has been holding an Open Day every ten days to allow the public to directly raise their concerns. He also highlighted that while the 18th Amendment has devolved many powers to the provinces, the governor’s office is still making every effort within its jurisdiction to address public issues and improve governance.
Commenting on the recent Kohistan scandal, Governor Kundi said that it has exposed several flaws in the provincial governance system, which now urgently requires reform.
He further assured the teachers that PPP’s MPAs would be their voice on the floor of the provincial assembly and would raise their concerns forcefully.
The delegation also raised serious issues including the closure of public schools in the merged districts, allegations of exam papers being solved at ministers’ homes, and the dismissal of 16,000 teachers.
The delegation expressed its intention to participate in the “Save the Province” protest scheduled for May 26 and warned that if their demands were not met, the protest movement would be expanded further.
