Caretaker Minister for Elementary, Secondary, and Higher Education, Prof Dr Mohammad Qasim Khan has said that the education-friendly policy of the provincial government is evident from the fact that about 24 percent of the provincial budget is being spent on education. He expressed these views while addressing a function organized under the auspices of All Pakistan Pr
ivate Schools Management Associ
ation at Nishtar Hall, Peshawar here on Wednesday. Besides the secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education, Mutasimbillah Shah, the central president Pr
ivate Schools Management Associ
ation Kashif Adeeb Javadani also addressed the function. He said that in the current era of globaliz
ation and our effort is to prepare students to compete at the international level, equip them with IT skills and introduce them to scientific educ
ation along with new innovations. He added that we still need to work harder to focus on quality educ
ation as well as bring out-of-school students to schools and arrest the drop-out ratio. Paying tribute to the pr
ivate sector, the minister said that our resources are limited and the pr
ivate sector is supporting them in this regard. He said that they consider the teachers and students of pr
ivate educational institutions across the province as an impor
tant part of the educ
ation system and taking steps to guide them.
He said that all pr
ivate educational institutions should make their facilities according to the standards set by the provincial government. The provincial minister said that the literacy rate has increased significantly with the mutual support of the public and pr
ivate sectors. He said that gir
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ation has also been given special attention because by making a girl child educated, the whole family becomes educated and an educated mother gives the best educ
ation to her children as well a
s makes them good citizens.