Lack of buses: Booni female college students remind CM of his promise

ZAIT, (CHITRAL), Sept 20: A few years back, Chief Minister Khyber
Pokhtunkhawa Ameer Haider Khan Hoti visited Booni in upper Chitral and
announced a number of buses for the Government College for Women and
also for some private educational institutions.
However, despite the passage of years, only one bus could be arranged
for the women college to cater to its large number of students coming
from far-off villages. About 1,500 students are currently enrolled in
the institution. Due to dearth of buses, a majority of the students
from Charun and Kuragh are compelled to using the Aga Khan Higher
Secondary School Kuragh's bus and many students from Booni, Awi etc.,
have to come to the college on foot. In addition, some of the students
belonging to Moreder have managed a private vehicle because of
inadequate transportation and their parents have to bear the extra
burden of paying the fare for their private transportation.
About more than 100 students belonging to Greenlasht, Reshun, Showgram
and Zait are traveling in the small college bus which is totally
hazardous and remains crammed all the time. Even the stairs of the bus
are filled with students all the time. Who will be accountable if
something happens with the overloaded bus while commuting to and from
the college on the road that is also very bumpy? Nowadays students
from Greenlasht to Zait are facing troubles in reaching their college
due to poor transportation. The college bus had been sent to Chitral
for repair and it is obvious that it becomes out of order day in and
day out. Students from Reshun and Green Lasht are being dropped near
Showgram Bridge due to the poor condition of the bus as it cannot pass
the bumpy road opposite Showgram with such a heavy load and the
students are forced to travel by foot for about five to seven
kilometers after that. It is difficult to travel on foot for female
students on such a long journey.
A student said same facilities should also be provided to them as
those available to the students Government Degree College for Women
Chitral. One of the students said it would have been better had the
chief minister provided the urgently needed facilkoities to the women
college instead of sanctioning buses to the private educational
institutions in the area. Such trend should be discourages and we need
to think about the whole masses and strengthen our pubic institutions.
The students appealed to the authorities concerned to provide buses
and other amenities
to the students of Government College for Women Booni so that they can
continue their education with peace of mind.
Munir Hussyn Fatimi
Zait, Chitral

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