COVER STORYA consultative workshop Voluntary National Survey and International Conference on Population and Development was recently held in Karachi by the Federal Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives in collaboration with the.
The federal government has no right to enforce the Single National Curriculum in provinces after the 18th amendment any such move will further marginalise religious minorities and may aggravate.
Karachi University’s dean Prof Nasir Sulman called for overhauling the entire education and examination system. AFP/File
KARACHI: The Sindh government is denying children their fundamental right to education guaranteed in the Constitution by failing to provide quality education and that includes the responsibility to ensure holding exams in a fair and transparent manner. Rampant malpractices in the exam system and lack of action against corrupt officials suggest that there is no state willingness to bring improvement.
These points were raised by experts sharing their views with Dawn in the light of reports about the matriculation board exams marred by paper leaks and rampant cheating.