DADU, June 3: Provincial education minister Pir Mazharul Haq has said that another five high schools for girls will be set up in Dadu.

He was addressing faculty members and students at the Dadu campus of Sindh University after inspecting development works on Sunday.

He was accompanied by a US delegation headed by Dr Nisar Chaudhry.

He said the dropout ratio among girls was alarming in Sindh, particularly in Dadu at the high school level.

In view of the trend, more high schools for girls are being set up.

Two such schools are already functioning but many more are needed.