United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative in Pakistan Mr. Abdullah A. Fadil called on the Minister of Federal Education and Professional Training Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui here on Tuesday and discussed the challenges being faced by the education sector of Pakistan. The meeting was attended by Secretary Education Mr. Mohyuddin Ahmed Wani in addition with senior officials of the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training.
Federal Minister Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui welcomed Mr. Abdullah A. Fadil and acknowledged the services of UNICEF in the education sector of Pakistan. He appreciated the role of UNICEF in helping Pakistan in its bid to create equal access to quality education for the people of Pakistan. Federal Minister said that there is a dire need to address the issue of Out of School Children and the broader gap of access and quality of education on an emergency basis.
Dr. Khalid said that the ministry of education is working on a holistic plan to create a National Education Framework under which the federation and the provinces will be equal stakeholders. Minister said that this policy will be launched within a month and will bring all the stakeholders on the same page. He said that all the provinces along with donor partners will be taken on board to create anational consensus.
Dr. Khalid said that the primary goal is to drastically reduce the Out of School Children in Pakistan and that can only be done with a national, concerted and focused effort.
