Daily Times
April 7, 2021
After 18th amendment in the constitution, ?Pakistan’s has highly decentralized structure of government means that many decisions regarding education policy are made at the subnational level. Pakistan was described as among the world’s worst performing countries in education, at the 2015 Oslo Summit on Education and Development. The new government, elected in July 2018, stated in their manifesto that nearly 22.5 million children are out of school. Girls are particularly affected. Thirty-two percent of primary school age girls are out of school in Pakistan, compared to 21 percent of boys. By grade six, 59 percent of girls are out of school, versus 49 percent of boys. Only 13 percent of girls are still in school by ninth grade. Both boys and girls are missing out on education in unacceptable numbers, but girls are worst affected. There are high numbers of out-of-school children, and significant gender disparities in education, across the entire country, b
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The All Pakistan Private Schools and Colleges Association has rejected the National Command and Operation Centre s decision to close schools in Punjab, Islamabad, and Peshawar. Educational institutions should immediately reopen with strict implementation of SOPs, chairperson Malik Abrar said. Airports, shopping malls and markets are all open and even the Senate elections are underway, he pointed out. Is it only schools where coronavirus spreads?
Schools resume at full capacity despite a rising number of new cases
The federal government’s decision to allow school operations to resume at full capacity has been marred by confusion. The decision is not being implemented in seven Punjab districts, including Lahore, and in Sindh.
Talking to
The News on Sunday, Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood said, “We had decided to open schools in February… the decision is being implemented from March 1. The number of active Covid-19 cases is decreasing and vaccines are now available. We can also control the spread of virus through strict implementation of safety SOPs.” He said that Pakistan could not afford a disrupted or sluggish education system. “We have suffered huge losses and cannot afford further damage to our education system,” the minister said.