PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to set up an Excellency Center to impart skill training to orphan children who were victims of decade long wave of militancy and terrorism in the region. The proposal has been suggested by Planning and Development Department (P&D) of KP and with the allocation of Rs. 30 million. According to P&D documents, the Excellency Center would be set up at Bannu district due to its vicinity with merged districts which were most affected by terrorism. The center would impart education and skill training to students, both male and female, besides providing them free meal, cloths and boarding facility. The project would be completed in two phases, it said adding, infrastructure and other logistic facilities would completed within three months while students selection and admission would be done later in the second phase. Decision about skill training would be taken in accordance with age and qualification of the students so that they could easily find a source of livelihood after completion of the course. During selection, special preference would be given to those children who failed to get education due to lack of resources. “The decision is welcoming as the decade long wave of militancy and terrorism has claimed lives of thousands of people in our country and made hundred of thousands of children orphan, ” commented Muhammad Asif, Chairman Youth Anti Terrorism Organization (YATO), an organization working to fight extremism. Asif hailed the decision and said such steps needed to be taken much earlier for better future of the affected children. He said a large number of terrorism affected families were in need of support from government and private organisations. He urged the government to complete the project within stipulated period and forthwith start implementation.
Friday, October 16, 2026