Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur has reiterated that education is the top priority of his government and more resources will be allocated for this sector in the upcoming budget.

Presiding over a meeting in Peshawar, he directed measures to enhance teachers’ capacity, ensure 100 percent merit in new recruitments, and establish schools in rented buildings in areas where they are urgently needed.

It was decided that comprehensive and multi-faceted measures will be taken to increase student enrollment in schools. In this regard, schemes will be included in the upcoming budget to support various activities.

Ali Amin Gandapur expressed concern that in some districts the rate of out-of-school children remains alarming, and the declaration of an education emergency is a necessary step to reduce this number and improve enrollment rates.

The Chief Minister emphasized strengthening the monitoring system and taking steps to provide missing facilities such as laboratories, examination halls, and other essential infrastructure in existing schools.