Loud Thinking March 29, 2014 at 04:40PM
My letter published by the daily “Dawn” today.
Free education in Sindh
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2014-03-29 06:57:00
UNDER Asif Ali Zardari’s government, about 13 months ago in February, the Sindh Assembly passed legislation for providing free and compulsory education and school uniforms to a fixed percentage of poor children in the vicinity of all private schools in Sindh.
However, until now not a single child has been allowed this facility for poor children living in the vicinity of private schools. This is a pathetic state of affairs.
Hope this was not a pre-election gimmick? Mr Zardari should order implementation of this public service idea, which is already enshrined in the constitution but sadly is a law only in Sindh. The other provinces have not even made it a law.
In India all private schools, according the law, are providing (equal to the 20pc of enrolled students) free education and free school uniforms to poor children residing in their vicinity.
But who cares for the education of the poor in Pakistan!
S. Nayyaruddin Ahmad
Lahore
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