PM calls for investment in digital Classrooms, quality education

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has instructed the concerned authorities to make substantial investments in digital infrastructure and modern classrooms for Daanish Schools and Daanish University.

While chairing a review meeting on the ongoing development of Daanish Schools nationwide and the Daanish University in Islamabad, the prime minister said, “As Khadim-e-Pakistan, I see it as my foremost duty to ensure that the children of this country receive education that meets global standards.”

He also directed that Daanish School teachers be offered competitive salary packages and that all recruitment should be conducted transparently and strictly on merit.

Calling for accelerated construction of Daanish Schools in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan, he said that Daanish Schools system had grown into a full tree, which he had sowed in Punjab.

The prime minister observed that hundreds of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds graduated from Daanish Schools and were making their mark globally.

“The dream of serving children from marginalised segments of society through Daanish Schools is coming to fruition. Thousands of children across the country will benefit from these institutions. I will always strive to ensure equal opportunities for quality education to every segment of society,” he resolved.

The participants of the meeting were informed that construction work on the Daanish School in Kuri, Islamabad, was progressing rapidly and would be completed by this yearend. The construction of similar facilities in Sultanabad, Ghanche, and Astore would be completed next year.

It was told that the construction of Daanish School has begun in Bagh and Bhimber areas of AJK, while the PC-1 for Daanish Schools in Sharda and Neelum has been approved, with construction set to start soon.

It was told that the PC-1 for Daanish Schools in Sibi, Musakhel, Zhob, Qila Saifullah, and Dera Bugti in Balochistan had been approved, while feasibility work for the facility in Hub was in progress.

The land has been demarcated for Daanish Schools in Chitral, Karachi, and Tando Muhammad Khan, with feasibility studies and other steps progressing rapidly. The meeting was also briefed on proposals for Daanish Schools in Abbottabad and Waziristan, as well as progress on the university in Rajanpur.

Regarding Daanish University, the participants were informed that the techno-feasibility study would be completed by the end of July. Out of 12 international firms, seven had met the required standards for the master plan, design, and construction, and the procurement committee was finalizing the process.