SHARANA (SW): Officials at Education Department in southeastern Paktika province said that 75 percent of girls have been deprived of education due to prevailing cultural issues in the province.<\/p>\n
Kochai Zazai, Head of Education Department in the province, said that lack of female teachers and cultural issues have been the reasons behind the dearth of girls’ education in Paktika.<\/p>\n
He told SalamWatandar that only 15 percent of girl students have access to basic education.<\/p>\n
According to Zazai, many schools in the province have no proper buildings where girls can go and study with peace of mind.<\/p>\n
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A number of girl students too said that some families don’t allow their daughters to go to school.<\/p>\n
They said that the perception for girls’ education has been changing in Paktika.<\/p>\n
Aminullah Sahreq, Governor of Paktika, said in a gathering that local officials and tribal elders were to blame for the decrease in the number of girl students.<\/p>\n
There are 300 schools in the province out of which 21 schools are open to 30,000 girl students.<\/p>\n
ENDS<\/p>\n
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