It is crucial for PMLN to follow through with this.
Does anyone have a breakdown of how they will do this?
This guy named Sir Micheal Barbar is the master mind behind all this. He has been working in Punjab for last few years. Now he has all of Pakistan and a new task ahead of him
Also here is what PML-N outlines in their 2013 Manifesto
National Education Emergency will be declared to eradicate
illiteracy on war footing basis
 A national literacy movement will be launched in which
volunteers from all the segments of society will be motivated to
participate.
 In consultation with the provinces, initiate legislation to provide
a road map for achieving 100% enrollment up to the middle
level and 80% universal literacy and strive to meet the target
of ‘Education For All (EFA)’ and ‘Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs)’ related to education within the given time frame.
 A vision 2025 for Pakistan’s education system shall be formulated.
The vision aims at transforming Pakistani education system to be
among world’s best. This would be based on the aspirations of
the people, the ideology of Pakistan, and new learning methods
technologies - recognizing education as a right of every job
market needs, citizen providing equal and ample opportunity
to all its citizens to make themselves knowledgeable, skilful,
productive, creative, confident and committed to moral values.

A uniform system of education will be introduced step by step to
minimize the problems arising from the multiplicity of systems.
 Drop out rate at primary level will be reduced by providing
missing facilities in schools and free text books, offering
incentives, especially for girls.
Facilities for teacher training will be expanded at a rapid pace
in collaboration with the Provincial Governments to improve
the quality of education and ensure a quality teacher in every
classroom. At present with only 170 teacher training institutions
(including 26 in the private sector) and total enrolment of
650,000, we are training less than 10% of all our teachers.
 Teaching at all levels will be made an attractive profession.
Efforts will be made to bring in high caliber teachers by offering
better salary, improved service structure and other benefits.
Training and refresher courses will be conducted at all levels
and their promotion will be linked with their qualifications and
performance. The selection of teachers shall be purely on merit
through a transparent selection process.
 There is a need for developing a national strategy for skill-based
uniform curriculum to meet the changing requirements of the
economy and also to provide harmony among provinces. The
Federal government will assist and coordinate efforts of the
provincial governments to improve and standardize curricula in
different subjects.
 National Curriculum Council shall be established comprising of
eminent public and private sectors experts to review national
curriculum and bring it to international standards to promote
analytical thinking, creativity, team work, curiosity for learning,
ethics and values.
 Increased resources will be allocated for education sector
ensuring proper and timely utilization of funds to reach the
UNESCO target of 4% of GDP by 2018. Fiscal incentives and
other support will be provided to encourage private investment
in secondary, vocational and higher education in the country. In
making, Federal transfers the principle of matching grants will
be adopted to ensure that Provincial Governments also earmark
adequate resources for education.
 Maximum facilities for science education will be provided in all
parts of the country by upgrading and providing liberal grants
for science laboratories in all secondary schools. Centers for professional excellence in various scientific disciplines will also be
promoted by providing highly qualified teachers and generous
scholarships for training abroad. National and provincial level
science competitions shall be organized to identify young talent.
 Computer labs shall be established in all the government high
schools in the first phase. All merit students in public universities
shall be provided laptops to link them with the digital revolution.
 Instruction of foreign languages shall be introduced in national
curriculum to meet the challenges of globalization.
 Student career counseling services shall be introduced in
schools, colleges and universities.
 Danish Schools shall be set up in all provinces.
 Education Endowment Funds shall be set up in all provinces to
award merit scholarships to poor and needy students for higher
education.
 The Higher Education Commission will be given greater
autonomy and the required financial resources to ensure
adequate standards in Higher Education and inter provincial
coordination in such matters as curriculum and scientific
research.
 Technology Development Fund shall be established for HEC
scholars returning after completion of PhD to introduce new
technologies application in Pakistan.
 Vice Chancellors of all public sector universities shall be
appointed through a transparent merit based process through
Search Committees.
 The standards in universities shall be raised to transform them
into world class universities. Additional higher educational
institutions will be established in public and private sectors,
especially in remote areas to increase enrolment in higher
education. Linkage of universities will be established with top
ranked universities of the world. Incentives will be given to
encourage research in higher educational institutions.
 Vocational and technical education will be promoted, especially professional excellence in various scientific disciplines will also be
promoted by providing highly qualified teachers and generous
scholarships for training abroad. National and provincial level
science competitions shall be organized to identify young talent.
 Computer labs shall be established in all the government high
schools in the first phase. All merit students in public universities
shall be provided laptops to link them with the digital revolution.
 Instruction of foreign languages shall be introduced in national
curriculum to meet the challenges of globalization.
 Student career counseling services shall be introduced in
schools, colleges and universities.
 Danish Schools shall be set up in all provinces.
 Education Endowment Funds shall be set up in all provinces to
award merit scholarships to poor and needy students for higher
education.
 The Higher Education Commission will be given greater
autonomy and the required financial resources to ensure
adequate standards in Higher Education and inter provincial
coordination in such matters as curriculum and scientific
research.
 Technology Development Fund shall be established for HEC
scholars returning after completion of PhD to introduce new
technologies application in Pakistan.
 Vice Chancellors of all public sector universities shall be
appointed through a transparent merit based process through
Search Committees.
 The standards in universities shall be raised to transform them
into world class universities. Additional higher educational
institutions will be established in public and private sectors,
especially in remote areas to increase enrolment in higher
education. Linkage of universities will be established with top
ranked universities of the world. Incentives will be given to
encourage research in higher educational institutions.
 Vocational and technical education will be promoted, especially
in rural areas. Efforts will be made to integrate vocational training with mainstream education to meet the needs of our
youth interested in following technical careers. At least one
world class technology university will also be established in
every province, and priority will be given to expand distance
learning programmes in public and private sector educational
institutions.
 Madrassas will be provided financial assistance and other
incentives to bring their syllabus and standards in conformity
with the mainstream education to improve the employment
prospects of Madrassa students. Also, vocational training will be
offered to them to encourage them to become entrepreneurs.
 Education sector monitoring will be strengthened through
autonomous monitoring and evaluations authorities and use
of modern technology to check the performance of education
sector. Examination system will be improved by making it more
transparent, reliable and in line with international standards.
National Testing Service will be strengthened.
 ‘Reading culture’ will be promoted by developing libraries at
national, provincial and district levels equipped with modern
reference tools. Facilities for art, culture and sports will be
expanded and competitions shall be introduced at school level
as extra curricular activities.
 A detailed action plan will be formulated to upgrade the
capacity of provincial governments for the effective handling
of additional responsibilities entrusted to them under the 18th
Amendment, including institutional restructuring to improve
educational administration through a Provincial Commission
for Higher Education and Establishment of autonomous District
Education Authorities (DEAs).
 Special education institutions shall be expanded to enable
special children to attend schools.
 Schools for Overseas Pakistani children to be transformed into
top quality education institutions. These shall be strengthened
through merit based transparent appointment, management
and infrastructure.
