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Plea for a University in Chitral
Chitral --Education is
the basic public need and as such community expects
quality education at affordable cost. It is universally
accepted that knowledge is the foundation upon which the
edifice of sound economy, good health, social wellbeing,
and international goodwill are erected. Thus knowledge
is central and essential for ultimate prosperity. It is
great a national misfortune when a state fails or
ignores to deliver education services to the community
when it is anxiously looked for.
The same happens with
Chitralis. Chitral contains a population of more than 4
lac with 60% literacy ratio possessing 3rd
highest position in the province KPK. Presently 73000
students are in pipeline moving towards higher
education. There are 48 colleges and no university in
the district. In the face of unavailability of
university level education a futuristic view predicts
that literacy rate in Chitral will meltdown awfully
because only college level education does not yield the
desired outcomes.
There are hidden hands
that hinder the establishment of a university in
Chitral. Universities in Dir district pose numerous
problems for Chitrali students making university level
education even impossible. The sole aim of imposing
these universities on Chitralis is to enable the
universities to earn significant amount of money from
the colleges of Chitral. Apart from admission,
registration and examination fees, these universities
charge 7% of the tuition fee collected by private sector
colleges of Chitral. However, it is altogether unjust to
push the community of Chitral district into the darkness
of ignorance just to provide financial benefit to the
universities of Dir district.
Thus the innocent,
peaceful and education loving people of Chitral request
honorable Governor and Chief Minister KPK to make
arrangement to establish a university in Chitral as soon
as possible. --letter by Zia
Ullah, President Students’ Parents Association, Chitral
26 Dec 2010
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