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The order was first circulated in Haripur district last week, where the district education officer asked all principals and headmistresses of government schools to ensure that girl students wore an abaya, gown or chador.
"We came across some situations during our recent visits to tribal areas and Kohistan
...a backwoods district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa distinguished by being even more rustic than is the norm among the local Pashtuns....
that prompted us to take this decision," Bangash told DawnNewsTV, without specifying what these situations were.
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"We have sensitive areas in the province which require safety measures for the children," he said, adding that the decision is "also in line with the tribal values and the traditions of Islam".
The adviser further said: "This step has been taken particularly to remove the doubts raised by parents about the safety of their children.
"We have to take decisions which are in the best interest of our culture, people and the province. If such a measure can convince the parents to send their girls to schools, why not go ahead with it?"
The adviser said that it was important to focus on the education of both boys and girls in the province. "Our focus is on educating our girls and we should take every step to enable this," he added.
Earlier today, the decision was enforced in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.through a notification issued by District Education Officer Samina Ghani, who directed the heads of all government girls middle, high and higher secondary schools in the district to instruct their students to cover themselves up with a gown, abaya or chador "in order to protect them from any unethical incident".