KOHAT: The Private Educational Association Kohat (PEAK) has expressed the hope that with the inclusion of a senior member of the association in the body to be set up by the government to suggest amendments to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Private Schools Regulatory Authority Act will help in resolution of the longstanding problems the private education sector was facing.

In a statement issued here on Monday, PEAK president Rabnawaz termed the inclusion of their member, Nazar Hussain, in the proposed body a good omen and said he would raise voice for the rights of the private schools and be able to bring about amendments to the act.

He said the member had been included in the proposed body after they staged protests in Kohat and Peshawar.

He said that Nazar Hussain had 35 years of experience in the education sector, who would play a significant role in taking their problems to the provincial assembly.

Nazar Hussain, who is also the chairman of the All Pakistan National Education Council, told Dawn that four members in the proposed body would be from the private sector, two parents` representatives, and eight members from the government.