On the one hand, the incumbent government is eagerly working to implement the Single National Curriculum (SNC) in the country. On the other, residents of Pakistan’s largest province – Balochistan – are still deprived of basic schooling. This is a strange situation, and one is compelled to ask: is implementing the SNC more important than providing basic education to all citizens of the country?
The answer is obvious. It is also a fact that the literacy rate of Pakistan in general and Balochistan in particular is shockingly low at a mere 60 percent and 46 percent respectively. The government should focus on the provision of basic education to all citizens before it works on any other reforms.
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