Higher Education
Access to higher education shall be expanded to at least 5% of the age group 17-23 by the year
2010. Merit shall be the only criterion for entry into higher education. Access to higher
education, therefore, shall be based on entrance tests. Reputed degree colleges shall be
given autonomy and degree awarding status. Degree colleges shall have the option to affiliate
with any recognized Pakistani university or degree awarding institution for examination and
award of degrees. To attract highly talented qualified teachers, the university staff will
be paid at higher rates than usual grades. Local M.Phil. and Ph.D programs shall be launched
and laboratory and library facilities will be strengthened. Split Ph.D programs shall be
launched in collaboration with reputed foreign universities and at the minimum, 100 scholars
shall be annually trained under this arrangement. All quota/reserve seats shall be eliminated.
Students from backward areas, who clear entry tests, would compete amongst themselves. In order
to eliminate violence, all political activities on the campus shall be banned.
Information Technology
Computers shall be introduced in secondary schools in a phased manner. School curricula shall
be revised to include recent developments in information technology, such as software
development, the Information Super Highway designing Web Pages, etc
Library and Documentation Services
School, college and university libraries shall be equipped with the latest reading
materials/services. Internet connection with computer shall be given to each library.
Mobile library services for semi-urban and remote rural areas shall be introduced.