Opposition Leader in Sindh Assembly, Haleem Adil Sheikh, said that the claims of educational emergency of Sindh government have been left unsubstantiated. Lack of basic facilities in schools has ruined education.
In a statement Haleem also expressed concerns over exorbitant increase in examination fees for class ninth and tenth from Rs200 to Rs2,500 while private schools have increased examination fees to Rs4,000.
He said the government that claimed providing free education to children of Sindh has burdened the parents with increase in examination fees. He said educational boards are not being provided required budget while on the other hand Sindh government is spending their funds on anniversaries.
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The opposition leader accused Sindh education minister of taking kickbacks in the matter of examination fees.
He said that hundreds of schools in the province have been closed and turned into cattle dens as PPP does not want any poor child to be educated and stand against them to raise voice for their rights. "If Sindh government cannot run the education sector it should be handed over to the federation," he said adding that federation is ready to improve the education system in the province.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 1st, 2022.
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