During the meeting, Malala Yousafzai reinforced
her commitment for promotion of education in Pakistan, particularly the female
education. Referring to the commitment of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
for expanding education in Pakistan, she expressed hope that the Prime Minister
would become champion of education in Pakistan, says a press release received
here today from New York.
Appreciating the resolve of Malala Yousafzai
for promotion of education in Pakistan, particularly the female education, Prime
Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi reiterated his commitment for promotion of
education in Pakistan. The Prime Minister said that education is at the
forefront agenda of the present government as no investment would yield
dividends without investing in the education sector.
During the last four years improvement has been
witnessed in the field of education in Pakistan, the Prime Minister said.
However, the government is cognizant of the challenges in the education sector,
and I have written to the Chief Ministers of the provinces for working
together for promotion of education in the country, the Prime Minister
said. The Prime Minister noted with satisfaction that the Punjab government has
done great job through its education program in collaboration with DFID that
has resulted in significantly reducing the drop outs while increasing the
enrollment. However, we still have a lot of work to do to address the gender
inequality and infrastructure issues, the Prime Minister said.
The government is now focusing on syllabus to
make history, mathematics and sciences as core part of the syllabus to promote
the analytical skills of the students. The Prime Minister further said that the
government is also in contact with NGOs and the provincial goernments to
achieve this objective.
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that
massive increase has been made by the present government in the Higher
Education budget. I believe that not only the quantity but also the quality of
education that matters, the Prime Minister stated.