Kohat Villagers Demand Facilities In Schools

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KOHAT: Elders from a far-flung village in Ghorazai Payan area here have demanded basic facilities in the local girls and boys schools and an end to unannounced power loadshedding and gas outages and low pressure.

In a joint message on March 1, retired Subedar Zahoor Khan, Haji Ikhtiar Khan, Khudai Khidmatgar, Haji Rehman Shah, retired Subedar Abdul Wahid and Wajid Khan said instead of goats and hens, law minister Aftab Alam should provide children with books and pens for their learning.

They complained about the shortages of rooms, drinking water, furniture and staff in government schools and demanded immediate measures to address the issue.

Published in Dawn, March 2nd, 2025

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