KUWAIT CITY, April 27: A seminar on “Education in Pakis-tani schools” was held to identify the problems of Pakistani students and schools in Kuwait.

The seminar was held under the auspices of Pakistan embassy and attended among others by Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Chairman Commodore Mohammad Sharif Samshad, educationists, and intellectuals.

Dr Khalid Ijaz, head of PAkistan embassy chancery, emphasized the need of holding such seminars to identify the problems and improve education standards at Pakistani schools in the country.

He said that the future of Pakistani children depended on better education and suitable atmosphere in the schools, and requested that graduate and post-graduate classes should also be introduced in those schools.

Dr Ijaz also raised concerns of the parents about the Indian teachers who were teaching in the various Pakistani schools and preaching their culture.

He stressed the need of introducing value added and quality standard education at all Pakistani schools and a proper co- ordination with the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE).

Dr Mohammad Afzal, a biochemistry professor at Kuwait University, said that without proper planning students were getting to higher classes with no aim in their minds.

He advocated establishing of a National Academic Advising Association, where students get career counselling from educationists and intellectuals.

He also suggested that students at Pakistani schools should be given opportunity to visit universities, libraries and other academic institutions.

Dr Saeed Khan, a surgeon in Kuwait, also spoke of the importance of proper guidance to the students and solutions to the problems.

He urged the need of qualified and professional teachers at Pakistani institutions.

Speaking at the seminar, the FBISE chairman said that he would convey all the concerns to the ministry of education.

He also asked the principals of the Pakistani schools in Kuwait to replace the Indian teachers with Pakistanis, so that Indian culture could be contained.

Kuwait-Pakistan Community Development Initiative (KPCDI) society was also launched at the end of seminar with the objectives for the betterment of Pakistani community and to help students who could not afford fees and other expenses.

In Kuwait there are 6 Pakistani schools affiliated with the FBISE and 4,618 Pakistani students are studying in these institutions.