Govt to allocate resource for uplift of education: Ahsan
By Saad Saud

ISLAMABAD—Federal Minister for Education Ahsan Iqbal has said that the government will allocate its best resources for the uplift of the education sector in Pakistan.
He expressed these views while talking to the Japanese Ambassador who called on him here on Thursday. Quality accreditation system for Public Sector Schools will be launched to ensure the best quality imparting of knowledge. The quality of Public Sector Schools would be brought at par with the private schools, he added. Ahsan Iqbal apprised the Japanese Ambassador that Donors Conference for Education Sector in Pakistan will soon be called. There is a considerable coordination gap between the Donors’ Agencies and the government of Pakistan and this gaps needs to be filled, he held.
The minister also spoke regarding the coming education policy and said that emphasis will be laid on implementation of the policy. The previous Government’s Education Policy failed to achieve the desired results as it lacked the implementation strategy. The minister added that all stakeholders would be taken into complete confidence before the implementation of the Education Policy. The new education policy will be widely debated in the National Assembly and it shall also be sent to the political leaders for endorsement before its finalization.
The Japanese Ambassador told the Education Minster that Japanese government is presently running 45 schools in FATA areas and this network will be expanded in the days to come. Meanwhile, The US Development Agency US AID Education Programme has signed an agreement with the Government of Pakistan according to which the US AID Programme will give a financial assistance of 90 million dollars for Pakistan’s educational sector. The MoU was signed in F.G.Girls School G-7/1. The Administrator of US AID Programme and Federal Education Minister Ahsan Iqbal signed the MoU on behalf of their respective governments.
The Education Minister Ahsan Iqbal while speaking on the occasion said that the US assistance would go along way in improving the educational sector in Pakistan. He maintained his commitment to provide Science and Computer Laboratory to 100% high schools in Pakistan. It is regretted that our 70 % High Schools do not have Science/Computer Laboratories, the Minister added. Ahsan Iqbal said that it’s a privilege occasion to sign a MoU with US AID. Ahsan Iqbal said that Present day strength of US owes to its sound educational system. We too in Pakistan are striving for acquisition of such a strong education system that can guarantee the safe future of our generations to come.
The administrator of US AID Programme while speaking on the occasion said that US AID would further work in close collaboration with the Pakistan’s government. The Administrator of US AID Programme said that “It is highly appreciatable to know that Education Minister in Pakistan wishes to achieve 100 % Universal Primary Enrolment in Pakistan”.