SWAT: District education officer (male) Riaz Ali has said that over 17,000 new children have so f ar been enrolled in government schools in the district during the ongoing admission campaign, which would continue till the end of this month.

He was speaking at a ceremony held at Wadudia High Schoolin Saidu Sharif as part of the campaign.

Malakand division commissioner Shaukat Ali Yousafzai was the chief guest at the event, which was also attended by additional deputy commissioner Sohail Khan, deputy district education officer Fazal Khaliq, principals, teachers and students of various schools.

The district education officer said Swat district showed the best performance during the ongoing campaign in the province and had so far enrolled over 17,000 children.

The commissioner said on the occasion that basic education was the right of every child and the parents had to play their role to enrol their children in schools so they could get education.

He lauded the performance of the district education department and schools and said they would continue supporting the enrolment drive to ensure that every child had the access to basic education. He said special attention must be paid to the education of girls.

Mr Yousafzai also participated in the enrolment campaign by filling admission form for a child.

He distributed cheques to the principals of various schools for their excellent performance. Correspondent