MITHI: Speakers at a convention held here emphasised the need to give top priority to education in the desert region as according to a recent survey, Thar was ranked the last of 29 districts in Sindh in the field of education.

They discussed the falling standard of education in Thar, analysed the five-year education plan of contesting candidates in the upcoming election and probed effective solutions to ensure quality education in government-run schools of the region.

The convention was organised by the Thar Education Alliance in collaboration with Alif Ailaan here on Wednesday.

Speaking on the occasion, Barrister Arbab Fazlullah, representative of the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), deplored that due to political interference in education, literacy rate in the region was not increasing.

He held the successive governments responsible for the mess.

PPP leader Sushil Malani said that a number of his family’s children were studying in government schools and colleges to counter the stereotype.

An independent candidate, Suneeta Parmar, also shared her vision for the empowerment of girls’ education.

Published in Dawn, July 12th, 2018