KP CM Mahmood Khan wants mechanism for scholarships to students

PESHAWAR: Directing for adopting a realistic approach for providing scholarships to the students under the Frontier Education Foundation (FEF), Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Friday constituted a committee comprising board members to look into the matter.

The chief minister was chairing the 39th meeting of the Board of Directors of Frontier Education Foundation at Chief Minister’s House, said a handout. Headed by the Special Assistant on Higher Education Kamran Bangash, the committee would review the matter and submit final proposals regarding distribution of scholarships among the students at divisional and district level, selection of higher education institutions for FEF scholarships and other related matters. The chief minister said that the ultimate goal of the scholarships was to produce talented leadership in different sectors by providing opportunities of standard higher education to students. Minister for Finance Taimur Saleem Jhagra, Special Assistant to CM on Higher Education Kamran Bangash and officials concerned attended the meeting.