Only serious attempt at improving education in Punjab was probably the ‘Parha Likha Punjab’ scheme launched during the Pervez Elahi’s period in 2006. (
http://www.aaj.tv/english/national/18-mln-students-enrolled-under-parha-likha-punjab-programme/) But this also failed, maybe because 2008 elections brought PML-N in power in Punjab.
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“The chief secretary was reportedly told that almost all previous reports did indicate 100 percent success of the programme with regard to the provision of missing facilities, faculty and enrolment of students.
But, with the change in the government, and field inspections by the chief secretary and other senior officials, the reports from the filed staff had started stating otherwise, lowering the success rate to a maximum 30 percent all over the province. The reason behind this was stated to be the existence of vacancies, under-utilization of development funds, and administrative failures.
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https://www.dawn.com/news/896028/parha-likha-punjab-s-efficacy-exposed
Honorable Supreme Court Judges may take a thousand ‘Suo motto’ notices, they are as ignorant about controlling locust or the Coronavirus as anyone on the streets of Punjab. Their action about locust is after the ‘Horse has bolted’ and would have no impact on the situation on the ground. Sind High Court's judgment of ordering keeping the shops
open after 5 PM and on the weekends only made the Coronavirus situation worse.
Experts know that there is no guaranteed way to destroy the locust storm. The best way is spraying the locust during the ‘gregarisation ‘ stage, which is before the locust mature. Locust breeding occurs every year in Baluchistan in the semi-desert regions of Kharan, Turbat, Dalbandin & Nushki. Very little was done until Feb 1, 2020, when all of a sudden National Emergency was declared by Imran Khan.
https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-declares-national-emergency-over-locust-swarms/a-52224762
I would concur with @ Jungibaaz that Dr. Yasmeen Rashid’s remarks give the impression that PTI Punjab gov’t has given up on controlling the Covid-19 and now putting the blame squarely on the indiscipline of the ordinary man on the street; without acknowledging that providing education to the public is one of the essential responsibilities of the government in power. I fail to understand why did PTI gov’t think that their appeal to the public on social distancing & wearing the mask would be adhered to?
The real reason for the worsening situation of Covid-19 and the locust in Pakistan being that PTI Gov’t is not ‘pro-active’ and only reacts after the event. I think it was Haroon Rashid who aptly stated in one of the TV debates that while we got rid of the Cook that stole atta, ghee & sugar from the kitchen; we have hired a Cook who does not know how to ‘cook’.