The real credit for starting a vigorous and consistent struggle to inculcate the importance of education among the people of Gilgit-Baltistan goes to Sir Sultan Mohammed Shah Aga Khan III. He strove to bring improvements in the education, health and economic conditions. In 1986 the Aga Khan Education Services, Pakistan (AKES, P) was established and the responsibility of framing policies for Aga Khan schools and colleges in Pakistan was assigned to professional people who render their services to the AKES, P on an honorary basis. At present around 100 DJ Schools (having an enrolment of 20,000 students) and overall 41,000 students in Aga Khan educational institutions all over Pakistan, are under the control of the AKES, P.