Islamic Development Bank to construct 335 schools in AJK
- By Web Desk -
- Oct 04, 2019
MUZAFFARABAD: Islamic Development Bank (IDB) will construct at least 335 schools in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
This was disclosed at a meeting presided over by AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider Khan in Muzaffarabad on Friday, Radio Pakistan reported.
The meeting was informed that IDB was spending Rs50 million to construct the buildings of the schools in Kashmir. It was also apprised that work on 40 schools had been completed while remaining schools will completed by December this year.
The bank has also initiated a new project for early child education costing 25 million rupees.
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