KARACHI, Jan 27: Denationalisation of educational institutes will benefit masses in the long run and improve the quality of education being provided in public schools and colleges.

This was stated by Sindh Minister for Industries, Transport, Labour and Local Bodies Dewan Mohammad Yousaf Farooqui while speaking at a function organised by the Bantwa Memon Community.

The minister said the standard of the institutions, nationalised in 70s, had been continuously falling.

The only solution to revive their standard was to provide an opportunity to the original owners to help improve quality of education, he added.

He praised the role played by various communities— including the Parsis, Bohris and Memons— for the uplift of social activities in Sindh, particularly in Karachi.

The minister hoped that if educational institutions were returned to the original owners of various communities, these institute would give performance of international standard.

He urged the Memons to adopt schools, collages and health units if they were facing any functional problem in establishing any new ones and expand their philanthropic activities across the province.

Karachi Nazim Naimatullah Khan congratulated the Bantwa Memon Jamat and senior member of this community Pir Mohammad Kalya who is a chartered accountant by profession.

The Nazim also paid tribute to late Dewan Salman, father of Dewan Farooqui, who had donated Rs200 million for kidney hospital in Karachi at the request of Dr Adeeb Rizvi.

He said he had given two proposals to the president for generating resources for the city government as it was facing acute shortage of finances.—PPI