Demand made for girls high school in Torghar

MANSEHRA: The people have asked the government to establish a high school for girls at Mera Madakhel where girls quit studies after completing primary education.

“The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government claims to make achievements in the education sector but nothing concrete has been done on the ground for the education of girls in the Torghar district,” Nazir Mohammad Khan, told a news conference at Oghi on Monday.

A group of people from Mera Madakhel led by Nazir Mohammad Khan told reporters that there was no middle and high school for girls in Mera Madakhel.

He said that over 400 girl students quit studies on completion of primary education.

“Torghar, which was given the status of a district in 2012, is still without educational infr structure, particularly for girls,” he said.

He said there was no high school for girls in the entire Torghar district.