Media Source: Dawn (Pakistan)
Date: 18 September 2024
Urgent reforms in government schools and colleges are essential to enhance the quality of education in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Pakistan, speakers at the Education Stakeholders Conference 2024 stressed recently, expressing disappointment over the poor performance of students in GB’s government schools in the Federal Board of…
Urgent reforms in government schools and colleges are essential to enhance the quality of education in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Pakistan, speakers at the Education Stakeholders Conference 2024 stressed recently, expressing disappointment over the poor performance of students in GB’s government schools in the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) secondary school exams. The conference, organised by the Gilgit-Baltistan Department of School Education in collaboration with the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) Pakistan, was held at Karakoram International University (KIU). Key participants included GB’s Minister for Education Shehzad Agha, Acting Vice-Chancellor of KIU Prof Dr Abdul Razzaq, and numerous other senior dignitaries, education experts, representatives from private schools, civil society members and parents.