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30/06/2018

He was at loss to understand the rapid decline of the Universities of higher education in the province, once these institutions had the international fame

The Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Justice ( R ) Dost Mohammad Khan said “he was at loss to understand the rapid decline of the Universities of higher education in the province, once these institutions had the international fame”, he attributed this decline to the dying down of the real spirit and the required level of commitment to the standard of education, the yawning schism between the commitment and the targets, the gap between the teacher and the students and most important the deviation of the higher educational institutions from the targets. He was talking to the V.C. University of Science and Technology Abbottabad here at Chief Minister’s Secretariat Peshawar. The Caretaker Chief Minister termed the blind replication in the research oriented methodologies as the dangerous trend obstructing the actual discovery in research. The modern research greatly depends on the observation of true phenomenon, its investigation and the actual discovery made in the relevant field. Unfortunately, this is prominently missing in the overall research designs in almost all fields of research. Dost Muhammad Khan was for reforming the system of education at the university level adding that education is the key to progress and could greatly reduce our dependence on others. He suggested a digitalized lab, housed in the research and resource centre in each and every learning centre at the highest level that could address to the burning issues. Initially, there will be an investment but the ultimate results would be the rapid progress for the nation. This, he added, was the only way out to achieve our targets brought along by the modern age. Regarding the resources, the Caretaker Chief Minister advised for planned scheme clearly identifying the direction and the achievements linked together thereafter resources generation might not be a big problem. We have a lot of talent and this talent needed to be explored and exploited and there should be a larger game plan for quality education. He referred to his earlier meeting and added that he had directed all the heads of public sector institutions that each and every step and even the spending of a single penny of the provincial kitty should be justified. He said that we should not change our consideration. The ultimate approach should be the public welfare that should never be compromised. He assured to formulate a realistic policy plan for the coming government.