Girls’ education key to uplift goals: governor

E-Paper | June 13, 2026

QUETTA: Balochistan Governor Muhammad Khan Achakzai has underlined the need for promoting girls’ education in the province and said that no society could develop without equipping its women with education.

Speaking at the seventh convocation ceremony of the Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University (SBKWU) on Tuesday, he said Balochistan could only achieve its development goals by promoting girls’ education.

Balochistan Assembly Speaker Raheela Durrani, SBKWU Vice Chancellor Rukhasna Jabeen, Balo-chistan University Vice Chancellor Dr Javed Iqbal, Adviser to Chief Minister on Education Sardar Raza Muhammad Bareach, MPA Yasmeen Lehri and a large number of teachers and students attended the ceremony.

“It is a good indicator that people have been enrolling their daughters in universities,” the governor noted, saying that growing enrolment was indicative of a silent revolution.

Praising the performance of the SBK Women University, he said: “The varsity is producing well-educated, enlightened and moderate women in Balochistan.”

VC Rukhasna Jabeen in her address of welcome highlighted the achievements and future plans of the university.

The governor distributed medals, pens of honours and certificates among the graduating students.

Published in Dawn, April 7th, 2016

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Starzan

Apr 07, 2016 09:37am

Journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step forward! Islam is about enlightenment! MashaAllah, good news!

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Azam A Siddiqui

Apr 09, 2016 05:47am

In Islam education is equally compulsory for boys and girls. In kerala and U.P. giving cash stipend to further their education,However education reform needs highly educated people as educational leaders.Balochistan on top priority basis should send scholars for training in Ph. D. and M.Ed.in American and European universities.They should their degrees i n curriculum development,Testing and Measurement.Sciences and social sciences Etc. etc.They should make at least 50% of teacher training college staff.These programes should be continued for four or five years.This will integrate our Teacher educaation with other provinces, countries and International Educational organisations.Balochistan must tax the mining industry for education.

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