Education is the Master key of Development

Education is the master key of development. It is onebeggars. One language, one syllabus and one
of the most powerful instruments for reducing povertyeducational system are the right demands and
and inequality and lays a foundation for sustainedgovernment must take immediate actions for
economic growth.implementation of these. The government is treating
Education plays a key role in the progress of everyeducation as a business. If the one billion of rupees of
nation. By the witness of history it is proved that onlyIqra Sarcharge were spend on education the majority
those nations survived in the world that placedof 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, stillgovernment must conduct the elections of unions in
our literacy rate is below 53%. Today, when half ofeducational institutions. A code of conduct should be
the country's population is deprived on basic needs offormed for the increasing private institutions. Instead of
education; the higher education institutions i.e. universitiesmusicology 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 wasstatus the society.
conducted regarding to current fiscal year that there isA.Before formulating a new education policy, a broad
no facility of electricity in more than 107500 schools ofbased Education Commission ought to be established
the country. No drinking water in 68000 schools, nowherein renowned educationalists, Islamic scholars,
facility of toilets in 82000 schools, the number ofsubject specialist and political figures interested in
institutions not having the building and four walleducation ought to be invited.
boundary is 82000 even more than it. The governmentB.This Commission while making recommendations
planned that it would achieve the 60% literacy rate ofmust include the text of the Objectives Resolution,
total population. There are 207000 total institutions fromArticle 31 and 37 of the Constitution.
primary to university level and among them, there areC.The Education Policy made by this commission must
about 187500 primary and middle schools and 103be presented in the National Assembly as well as in
universities in the country. Approximately, 2 crore 90the Senate for open discussion.
lakh and 900 students studying in these institutions; theD.The recognition of Pakistan and its nation is
notable point in this regard is that there are roundconditioned with the history of this country, it is present
about 1107000 teachers who teach in abovein the sayings of the father of the nation, Allama
mentioned number of institutions. It means that there isMuhammad 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% ofwants to allow the so called enlightened moderate
primary age children are going to schools whereas, theSocieties, NGOs and other liberal intellectuals to
report of the World Bank has denied it. It asserts thatdetermine the identity of this nation. Every action
only 50% of primary level students have access toagainst this must be nullified.
elementary education and that too with a greatE.Through education syllabus and activity, the ideology
difficulty. When this number reaches the primary toof national thought and national Islamic civilization and
matric level, it begins to decrease rapidly. Theself esteem must be promoted and advanced rapidly.
government has never paid any attention to thisF. At least 5% of GDP should be allocated for
tragedy. The government claims that 4% of GNP haseducation.
been allocated for education but 2.2. there is anI hope the policy makers would move heaven and
enormous increase in the number of unemployedearth to end illiteracy from the country and would
youth especially it has more increased in this yearprogress it by leaps and bounds in that we may join
2006 as compare to 2002. 10% unemployment inthe list of the developed and educated countries of the
matric passed students and 18% in graduates hasworld while bringing educational revolution in our
increased. There are 13 lakh out of 37 lakhcountry.
unemployed youths who able to seek educationAll 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 takelanguage, one syllabus and one system are the solution
rapid steps to solve the educational problems of theof our problems that hinder to our national progress.
country. It is a pity that students left their studies andEvery member of the society must play his/ her role
came on the open grounds to protect their rights. Ifto advance the country by leaps and bounds. Let's
progress in education is not seriously taken intoplay our role best to preserve Islamic identity and
consideration than whole of the nation will turn into ofideology of the country. Long live Pakistan.