Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to start scholarship programme for madaris students across the province on the pattern of Rehmatul lil Alameen scholarship.

During a meeting of Auqaf and Religious Affairs department, KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has directed the Auqaf and Religious Affairs department to take necessary steps to initiate scholarship programme for students of registered seminaries in the province.

While briefing the meeting, it was informed that existing laws of the Auqaf department would be amended for the better utilization and management of these properties and present commercial rents are being reviewed to bring it at par with the market rate.

The Chief Minister directed that all affairs the Auqaf department should be run systematically on modern lines and stressed the need of upholding transparency in all matters.