KPK government to set up 1,300 IT labs in the province

Peshawar: The Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Atif Khan, said that the provincial government is planning to set up 1300 Information technology labs in the province till the next elections.

He furthermore said that Information Technology has played a very important role in the development of the country. The KP government is taking steps to ensure its spread crosswise the province.

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The minister claimed this during the E-Pakistan conference at Sarhad University of Information Technology on Saturday.

Moreover, he said that the government has established 500 IT labs in the province until now. They plan to set up another 500 IT labs till next year.

Rs. 1.5 billion has been allocated for the establishment of these IT labs.

As per the provincial Education Minister, there were large numbers of 180 IT labs before the current ruling party (PTI) took charge.

Mr. Atif said that they set up to establish 1300 labs before the end of their tenure.

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He appreciated the efforts of Sarhad University to extend the E-Peshawar project to an E-Pakistan project.

While addressing the audience during the conference, Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Dr. Saleem-ur-Rehman said that Sarhad University is providing modern education to its students.