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CSWA Oath taking ceremony held

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PESHAWAR: NWFP Minister for Population Welfare Saleem Khan has strongly demanded that one seat in each department of Peshawar University be reserved specifically for the students of Chitral excluding the students of Northern Areas from it as Chitral is a settled district of NWFP whereas Northern Areas have a totally separate administrative set up under the direct control of the federal government. He termed it as injustice to Chitrali students to have one seat reserved for both the Students of Chitral and Northern Areas.

He was addressing as chief guest at the oath taking ceremony of the newly elected cabinet of Chitral Students Welfare Association (CSWA) at Archives hall in Peshawar the other day.

He said that there were reserved seats for the students of Northern Areas in almost all the educational institution of the country as Northern Areas are directly administered by the federal government whereas there are no reserved seats for the students of Chitral in any educational institutions except Peshawar University which is also shared by the students of Northern Areas. Hence there should be seats reserved only for Chitrali Students in Peshawar University otherwise seats be reserved for Chitrali students in all those institutions of the country where there the students of northern areas have got reserved seats; he demanded.

Felicitating the newly elected cabinet of CSWA Saleem khan expressed the hope that the newly elected cabinet would muster all its efforts and abilities to highlight the problems of Chitrali students, fight for their due rights and promote the true cultural and moral values of Chitral. He urged the students to focus solely on their education and prepare themselves for the challenges of the practical life.

The present government is giving top most priority to the promotion of education and during the last one year revolutionary steps have been taken in this direction with very much encouraging results; Saleem khan maintained. He said that through his personal efforts a cadet college had been approved in Chitral and work on the same is going to be started soon. I would make special request to the president and the prim minister to establish a campus of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University at Chitral keeping in view its backwardness and tough geographical conditions.

Addressing the function the newly elected president of the association Iqbal Murtaza highlighted the aims and objectives of the association and the problems of chitrali students in Peshawar University strongly demanding the concerned authorities to address them. The function was also addressed by former member National assembly, Mualana Abdul Akbar chitrali, Advisor federal Shariat Court Qazi Fazl Elahi and President Chitral Youth Welfare Organization, Sadiq Amin. Earlier provincial Minister administered oath to the newly elected cabinet of CSWA and announced a sum of twenty five thousands rupees for it.