Khyber Pakhtunkhwa names Saidu Sharif Girls' College after Malala

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ameer Haider Khan Hoti has announced naming Government Girls Degree College Saidu after Malala Yusufzai, the bravest daughter of the nation who undertaken efforts for education and peace. He was chairing a high level meeting regarding higher education at chief minister house on Monday. Those attended were included Provincial Minister for Higher Education Qazi Muhammad Asad, Additional Chief Secretary Atta Ullah Khan, Secretary Higher Education Farah Hamid, Secretaries Finance and C&W, Principal Secretary to chief minister and other higher ups. Matters pertaining to progress on newly approved colleges in different districts of the province and problems confronting in this connection remained under detailed discussion on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister lauded role of Malala Yusufzai in peace and education for girls. He approved naming GGDC Saidu after Malala Yusufzai. He directed for removal of problems in establishing of new colleges in order people of concerned areas should benefit of the facilities, priorities and goals regarding construction of colleges were sorted out on the occasion. Meanwhile an important meeting of vice chancellors of public sector universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was held in chief minister house on Monday. Besides, Provincial Minister for Higher Education Qazi Muhammad Asad, Chief Secretary Ghulam Dastageer, the meeting was also attended by Secretaries P&D, Higher Education, and Finance and Vice Chancellors of entire universities. The meeting reviewed the financial problems confronting the universities and presented certain recommendations in this regard. The chief minister assured full support for solution to problems confronting the universities and said that he will discuss the matters at higher level with federal government. He said that the provincial government has taken practical measures for promotion of higher education and that was why its budget has been boosted to Rs 5 billion. He said that youth of this province were studying in these universities that was why it is the responsibility of the government to resolve problems confronting the universities. Recommendations from a meeting of vice chancellors under chief secretary few days back were also endorsed. The chief minister directed for establishment of Task Force comprising representatives of both vice chancellors and provincial government that will look on arrangement of provincial government after the shift of responsibilities of higher education to the provincial government in 2014.