Staff Reporter
Members of the Shura Hamdard have raised number of education-related issues and presented their suggestions in a monthly meeting held on the topic “Our education system and ever-changing global horizons.” The event was presided over by Justice (R) Haziq-al-Khairi on Monday. Prominent journalist and an education expert Zubaida Mustafa was the chief guest and shared her thoughts on this important topic. She said educational issues should have the highest priorities and there should be a greater emphasis on girls’ education because only an educated woman could have a deeper positive impact on the society. She said “The ground reality is very alarming as there are approximately 23 million children who are not attending the school.” Moreover the statistics are not accurate given the fact that the data collecting mechanism has not been modernized. Dr. Riswana Ansari said “Majority of government schools in Sindh are in deplorable state. Incapable teachers are the biggest hurdle in educating children; they instill fear in child thus hurting his/her learning abilities greatly. Anwar-ul-HaqSiddiqui said basic education should be the top agenda for reforms in educational sector. Commodore ® Sadeed Anwar Malik said uniformed single curriculum all over Pakistan would reduce the prevailing ethnic, religious and social discriminations, bias and prejudice. Col. Mukhtar Ahmed Butt highlighted different issues and said “Education is a service not a business. Government should discourage this corporate shape of education. Other speakers including Ibn-ul-Hassan Rizvi, UsmanDamohi, Dr. khalidaGhous, Dr. Amjad Ali Jafri, Brig ® Riaz-ul-Haq, Dr. Tanvir Khalid and ShamimKazmi also spoke on the occasion and shared their valuable thoughts.
