PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has announced that ethics will be added as a subject in the school curriculum, saying that education must also focus on character-building.
The chief minister made the announcement during a visit to a government school in Peshawar. He said training along with education is important to develop responsible and successful individuals.
CM Afridi directed the concerned authorities to install CCTV cameras in all public schools and provide basic facilities on a priority basis. He also ordered that free textbooks be given to all students at the start of the new academic year.
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He asked school administrations and teachers to focus on quality education and assured that weaknesses in government schools would be addressed.
Last month, the chief minister also announced plans to set up two more universities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, despite financial constraints. He instructed officials to work on proposals for Arshad Sharif University and another university in his native Khyber tribal district.
