Peshawar, Oct 28 (TIWN) The Chinese government has approved construction of 58 schools in erstwhile Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), along with 30 hospitals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing has said.

"Our forefathers belong to the region now known as the northern areas of Pakistan. Hence it is our top priority to develop these areas," Jing said on Saturday while addressing a seminar here.