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Andrew Mitchell in Pakistan

More than three million children will benefit from free textbooks in the conflict-affected province of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa

From:
Department for International Development and The Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP
Published
10 June 2010
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Education key for Pakistan’s future

More than three million children will benefit from free textbooks in the conflict-affected province of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (formerly the North West Frontier Province), and more than 300,000 girls will receive a monthly allowance to encourage them to attend school, Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell announced today.

Published 10 June 2010