ISLAMABAD: Education experts from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) convened in the federal capital and resolved to organize a ‘Provincial Educational Jirga’ to identify challenges in the education sector and formulate actionable reforms.
The experts were gathered for the sixth meeting of the Board of Governors of the Forum for Inquiry, Knowledge, and Review (FIKR), hosted under the aegis of the Pakistan Development Foundation (PDF).
Chaired by PDF Chairman Muhammad Bilal Sethi, the meeting featured a distinguished panel of attendees, including Lt. Gen. (R) Shaheen Mazhar Mahmood, Justice Dr. Qibla Ayaz of the Supreme Court’s Shariah Bench, Prof. Dr. Safia Ahmed (Vice-Chancellor of the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University), Prof. Dr. Attaullah Shah (Vice-Chancellor of the Karakoram International University), Prof. Dr. Usman Ghani (Director of IM Sciences), Prof. Dr. Razia Sultana (Member of the Public Service Commission), Prof. Dr. Muhammad Jehanzeb Khan (former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Peshawar), industrialist Masood Rehman, PDF Patron-in-Chief Dr. Fatima Shaheen, Halima Ikram, Waseem Gohar, Prof. Dr. Abdul Rehman Khalil, senior journalist Rehan Khan, and Ghazala Yousafzai.
The Provincial Educational Jirga will bring together a diverse range of stakeholders, including parents, to ensure a comprehensive approach to improving education standards across KP.
To oversee the planning and execution of the Jirga, a committee was formed, comprising Justice Dr. Qibla Ayaz, Prof. Dr. Usman Ghani, Prof. Dr. Safia Ahmed, Waseem Gohar, and Muhammad Bilal Sethi.
Additionally, the Board approved the formulation of a ten-year strategic plan for FIKR. A separate committee, including Prof. Dr. Usman Ghani, Prof. Dr. Attaullah Shah, Prof. Dr. Razia Sultana, and Muhammad Bilal Sethi, was tasked with drafting the plan.
The forum reaffirmed its commitment to addressing KP’s educational challenges and pledged to leverage all available resources to achieve its goals.
