| Education is the master key of development. It is one | | | | beggars. One language, one syllabus and one |
| of the most powerful instruments for reducing poverty | | | | educational system are the right demands and |
| and inequality and lays a foundation for sustained | | | | government must take immediate actions for |
| economic growth. | | | | implementation of these. The government is treating |
| Education plays a key role in the progress of every | | | | education as a business. If the one billion of rupees of |
| nation. By the witness of history it is proved that only | | | | Iqra Sarcharge were spend on education the majority |
| those nations survived in the world that placed | | | | of our children could become literate. The ban on |
| education into first priority and as their national target. | | | | students politics is a violation of judicial orders. The |
| Pakistan came into being on 14th August 1947, but, still | | | | government must conduct the elections of unions in |
| our literacy rate is below 53%. Today, when half of | | | | educational institutions. A code of conduct should be |
| the country's population is deprived on basic needs of | | | | formed for the increasing private institutions. Instead of |
| education; the higher education institutions i.e. universities | | | | musicology classes scientific research should be |
| are said to start Musicology at Post graduate level. | | | | encouraged. The teachers must be given their due |
| According to report of Economic Survey, this was | | | | status the society. |
| conducted regarding to current fiscal year that there is | | | | A.Before formulating a new education policy, a broad |
| no facility of electricity in more than 107500 schools of | | | | based Education Commission ought to be established |
| the country. No drinking water in 68000 schools, no | | | | wherein renowned educationalists, Islamic scholars, |
| facility of toilets in 82000 schools, the number of | | | | subject specialist and political figures interested in |
| institutions not having the building and four wall | | | | education ought to be invited. |
| boundary is 82000 even more than it. The government | | | | B.This Commission while making recommendations |
| planned that it would achieve the 60% literacy rate of | | | | must include the text of the Objectives Resolution, |
| total population. There are 207000 total institutions from | | | | Article 31 and 37 of the Constitution. |
| primary to university level and among them, there are | | | | C.The Education Policy made by this commission must |
| about 187500 primary and middle schools and 103 | | | | be presented in the National Assembly as well as in |
| universities in the country. Approximately, 2 crore 90 | | | | the Senate for open discussion. |
| lakh and 900 students studying in these institutions; the | | | | D.The recognition of Pakistan and its nation is |
| notable point in this regard is that there are round | | | | conditioned with the history of this country, it is present |
| about 1107000 teachers who teach in above | | | | in the sayings of the father of the nation, Allama |
| mentioned number of institutions. It means that there is | | | | Muhammad Iqbal and that the Constitution of Pakistan |
| only one teacher for 263 students. | | | | reflects it very well. The Pakistani nation on no account |
| The prime Minister of Pakistan is claiming that 86% of | | | | wants to allow the so called enlightened moderate |
| primary age children are going to schools whereas, the | | | | Societies, NGOs and other liberal intellectuals to |
| report of the World Bank has denied it. It asserts that | | | | determine the identity of this nation. Every action |
| only 50% of primary level students have access to | | | | against this must be nullified. |
| elementary education and that too with a great | | | | E.Through education syllabus and activity, the ideology |
| difficulty. When this number reaches the primary to | | | | of national thought and national Islamic civilization and |
| matric level, it begins to decrease rapidly. The | | | | self esteem must be promoted and advanced rapidly. |
| government has never paid any attention to this | | | | F. At least 5% of GDP should be allocated for |
| tragedy. The government claims that 4% of GNP has | | | | education. |
| been allocated for education but 2.2. there is an | | | | I hope the policy makers would move heaven and |
| enormous increase in the number of unemployed | | | | earth to end illiteracy from the country and would |
| youth especially it has more increased in this year | | | | progress it by leaps and bounds in that we may join |
| 2006 as compare to 2002. 10% unemployment in | | | | the list of the developed and educated countries of the |
| matric passed students and 18% in graduates has | | | | world while bringing educational revolution in our |
| increased. There are 13 lakh out of 37 lakh | | | | country. |
| unemployed youths who able to seek education | | | | All these facts and figures reveal that our educational |
| above matric and below graduation. | | | | system needs to be harmonized and equalized. One |
| People demanded that the government must take | | | | language, one syllabus and one system are the solution |
| rapid steps to solve the educational problems of the | | | | of our problems that hinder to our national progress. |
| country. It is a pity that students left their studies and | | | | Every member of the society must play his/ her role |
| came on the open grounds to protect their rights. If | | | | to advance the country by leaps and bounds. Let's |
| progress in education is not seriously taken into | | | | play our role best to preserve Islamic identity and |
| consideration than whole of the nation will turn into of | | | | ideology of the country. Long live Pakistan. |