KP governor inaugurates Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum school and college in Khyber Agency

Ashrafuddin Pirzada

LANDIKOTAL: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governor Engineer Iqbal Zafar Jhagra on Thursday inaugurated the first-ever Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum School and college in Bara subdivision in Khyber Agency.

A ceremony was arranged which was attended by Pakistan Army and civil administration officials, Fata parliamentarians,Additional Chief Secretary Fata, political Agent of Khyber Agency and a large number of local elders.

The governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra was the chief guest who inaugurated the school marking a mile stone in the Fata history establishing first of its kind modern schools where all facilities would be available for students.

Speaking on the occasion, the governor said that more than hundred schools had been destroyed in the last two decades militancy in Bara. He said the school has been affiliated with the famous Lawrence college in Murree which was the name of quality of education.  

The governor said they hope that well-qualified staff would be hired for the school and they hope that every student of this institution would follow the footsteps of the legend Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum. He added that the school will go a long way to educate the children of Khyber Agency with etiquettes, quality of education and moral sciences.  He said the school would accommodate students from grade-1 to higher secondary level in both arts and science  subjects.

Political agent Khalid Mehmood thanked the philanthropists who extended their economical support for the establishment of such a modern type of educational institution in a place where people feared to send their children to schools in the past. He said a board of governors headed by the Khyber Pakhunkhwa governor would lead the institution. He said the school would set a new standard of education not only in Khyber Agency but other tribal agencies would also raise demand for the same kind of schooling system in their respective areas.

Meanwhile, the governor Jhagra awarded admission certificates to some of the students who recently enrolled in the school. Parents and local residents lauded the governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra and political agent for setting up a modern institution where their children would learn quality of education.