Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says the PML-N government has placed universal access to education very high on the national agenda
In an article carried by the Arab News, the PM said education is a major driver of social progress and key to create a new framework for social change in the country.
He said education also ensures equal opportunities and social justice for everyone and stops the exploitation of the poor and harnesses their potential. He said education influences the way people perceive the world around them, understand issues and find solutions to their problems.
He said education also makes them more aware of their rights and duties and affects how they interact within their communities and with the state and its institutions. He expressed his commitment to securing the right to a high-quality education for every child in Pakistan especially for girls.
The PM said the government is committed to increase the public resources allocated for education, which averaged only 2.4 per cent of GDP from 2004 to 2013, to four per cent of GDP over the next three years.
He said such funding will support the steps needed to fulfil the promise, contained in our country’s constitution, that the state will provide free and compulsory secondary education within minimum possible period.