ISLAMABAD: China is going to build over 50 girls’ schools in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), under the grant of Yuan 800 million announced during President Xi Jinping’s visit to Pakistan in 2015.
Deputy Chief of Mission at Chinese Embassy in Pakistan Lijian Zhao said that Pakistan government’s steps being taken for reconstruction of destroyed girls’ schools in FATA are encouraging.
According to details, there are 2,248 girls’ school in FATA and two co-education schools which are giving admission to girls on merit.
Over 1,195 girls schools were affected the by war on terror in these tribal agencies, and out of them 555 were completely destroyed whereas 491 were partially affected. About 895 schools have been rehabilitated and construction of remaining schools is under process.
The Pakistan government is taking bold steps for the reconstruction of girls’ schools in FATA destroyed during war against terror.
