Education
(ozair ahmad mamsa, karachi)
Education is considered as the
cheapest defence of a nation. But the down trodden condition of education in
Pakistan bears an ample testimony of the fact that it is unable to defend its
own sector. Though 62 years have been passed and 23 policies and action plans
have been introduced yet the educational sector is waiting for an arrival of a
saviour. The government of Pervaiz Musharraf invested heavily in education
sector and that era saw a visible positive educational change in Pakistani
society. Now a days, the economic situation in Pakistan is under stress and
education is the worse effected sector in Pakistan. The Constitution of Islamic
Republic of Pakistan says,
“The state of Pakistan shall remove illiteracy and provide free and compulsory
secondary education within minimum possible period.”
In Human development Report Pakistan is placed at 136th position for having just
49.9% educated populace. The primary completion rate in Pakistan, given by Date
Center of UNESCO, is 33.8% in females and 47.18% in males, which shows that
people in the 6th largest country of the world are unable to get the basic
education. Following are the problems of education in Pakistan. Firstly, the
educational system of Pakistan is based on unequal lines. Medium of education is
different in both, public and private sector. This create a sort of disparity
among people, dividing them into two segments. Secondly, regional disparity is
also a major cause. The schools in Balochistan(The Largest Provice Of Pakistan
By Area) are not that much groomed as that of Punjab (The Largest Provice Of
Pakistan By Population). In FATA, the literacy rate is deplorable constituting
29.5% in males and 3% in females. Thirdly, the ratio of gender discrimination is
a cause which is projecting the primary school ratio of boys & girls which is
10:4 respectively. For the last few years there has been an increase in the
growth of private schools. That Technical education must be given to all the
classes. The education board of Punjab have projected a plan to give tech-
education to the children of industrial workers. Promotion of the primary
education is the need of time. Teachers, professors and educationists should be
consulted while devising any plan, syllabus or policy. The state seems to give
up her responsibility and totally relying on private sector. The need of time is
to bring education in its original form to masses. Burdening a students with so
much books will not work as he will not understand what the world is going to do
next moment. Education is the only cure of the destability in the state and can
bring revolution through evolution, by eradicating the social evils. This is how
to remove illiteracy in