The Government Elementary College for Women in Mirpurkhas was inaugurated today under the Public-Private Partnership program, in collaboration with the Sindh Education Department and ZABIST.

Sindh School Education Secretary Zahid Ali Abbasi has confirmed that the Sindh Education Department will reconstruct 5,000 high-enrollment schools out of the 20,000 schools that were destroyed across the province in 2022, affecting 20 million children. He also revealed that departmental action will be taken against teachers engaged in journalism.

Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Government Elementary College for Women in Mirpurkhas today, Secretary School Education Sindh Zahid Ali Abbasi stated that the department is committed to providing quality education, and this new college will play a vital role in training teachers according to modern requirements.

Highlighting the department’s broader initiatives, he mentioned that over 90,000 teachers have been recruited on merit, and efforts are underway to hire Early Childhood Education teachers. Abbasi added that 10,000 teachers have been transferred under the STR policy to facilitate the reopening of closed schools in villages.

Later, speaking to the media, the Secretary detailed a development program for repairing dilapidated schools. He explained that funds for 36,000 schools have been allocated in this year’s provincial budget, with 45% for construction, 45% for furniture procurement, and 20% for stationery.

The ceremony was attended by Mirpurkhas Commissioner Faisal Ahmed Uqaili, Mayor Abdul Rauf Ghori, Chief Program Officer of the Reform Support Program Dr. Junaid Samoon, Director of Studies Syed Rasool Bux Shah, and Principal of the Elementary College Muhammad Waseem Mughal, as well as journalists and faculty members.