Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over a high level meeting on Friday to consider proposals for promotion of quality education in schools and provision of modern training to the teachers.
Addressing the meeting, the chief minister directed to make urgent efforts for promoting quality education and teachers’ training. He said that children of the common people have as much right over quality education as those of the elite and that the Punjab government would ensure that this right is given to them. He said that all necessary resources would be provided for this purpose.
The chief minister directed to set up a committee headed by provincial minister for education and chief secretary and said that the committee should submit final recommendations within seven days with regard to promotion of quality education. He said that training of teachers on modern lines is of vital importance for promotion of quality education and that a comprehensive training programme for teachers should be evolved for harmonizing the teaching methods with the modern needs.
He said that arrangements should also be made at tehsil level for providing quality training to teachers and that capacity-building of training institutions for teachers was the need of the hour. He said that the target of promotion of quality education could be achieved only through providing modern training to teachers. Sharif asked for recommendations to be submitted within 14 days for quality training of teachers. Provincial Minister for Education Rana Mashhood Ahmed, Advisor Dr Ajaz Nabi, chief secretary, chairman planning and development, Vice Chairman Punjab Educational Endowment Fund Dr Amjad Saqib, concerned secretaries and senior authorities were present on the occasion.
CM REVIEWS SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS:
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday directed that the security plan for Youm-e-Ashur should be strictly implemented.
Presiding over a meeting to review security arrangements, he said that collective efforts should be made to foil nefarious designs of the enemy.
He said that every citizen should play their role to promote religious harmony and brotherhood in the country. He directed that law-enforcement agencies should utilize all their energies for ensuring peace and law and order. He further directed that the security plan for Majalis and processions should be fully implemented.
The chief minister said that alternative arrangements for communication between law enforcement agencies and administration were essential and that the concerned institutions should maintain a close contact. He said that arrangements should also be made for serving food and tea for police officials on duty.
