Education in Pakistan
1. Introduction
2. Systems of education in Pakistan:
a) English medium
b) Urdu medium
c) Madrasah education
3. Problems in education system of Pakistan:
1) Social issues:
a) Poor infrastructure
b) Terror related activities
c) Distant educational institutions from rural areas
d) Hurdles for female education
e) Lack of proper teaching faculty
f) No check and balance
2) Political issues:
a) Political interference in educational institutions
b) No proper implementation of rules and regulations
c) Biasing in education sector
3) Economic issues:
a) Poverty
b) Unemployment
c) Low budget for education sector
4) Religious issues:
a) Opposition of modern education
b) Restrictions on girls’ education
c) Islamic education VS English education
4. Consequences of poor education:
a) Unemployment
b) Poverty
c) Increase in crime rate
d) Chaos and social unrest
e) Increase in terrorism
f) Fragile growth in economic sector (agriculture and industrial)
g) Brain drain
h) Declining of the concept of nationalism
i) Mobilisation of the people on the name of religion
j) Enhancement of the feudalistic culture
5. Suggestions to improve education system in Pakistan
a) Role of government
b) Government must ensure check and balance
c) Teacher should be hired through proper channel
d) Proper training for the teacher
e) Annual assessment of the teachers
f) Medium of instruction
g) Role of religious clerics
h) Proper infrastructure
i) Increase in budget allocation
j) Role of media and Non-governmental organisations
6. Conclusion