UNSUITABLE EDUCATION UNACCEPTABLE

PAKISTAN : According to the Registrar Private Institutions Sindh at least 60 to 70 percent of private schools in the city of Karachi are functioning without basic facilities.

Many of these institutions  are located in a 80-yeard houses with classroom sizes averaging 6 X 8 feet.

Into this cloistered space 40 to 50  students are being cramped. No air circulates in these spaces     -some of which lack windows - and there is an absence of playground, canteen, library or even drinking water facilities.

The classrooms are often dimly lit and the children must pore over their books for hours in these conditions.

Every government, and notably the present setup in the centre, has vowed to improve educational facilities for children.

Prime Minister Imran Khan has spoken of offering the same level of education to every child across the country. But for the present it is the most basic clause that needs to be amended.

These private schools, set up in every locality in Karachi are violating Sindh government laws which lay down certain conditions for their registration.

However, the registrar has said that registration cannot be cancelled immediately as they would leave thousands of children out of school .

The honor and serving of this editorial writing on Education continues. The World Students Society thanks Dawn.