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Struggling Pakistani schools top priority for Overseas Pakistanis Foundation

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Noor UL Hassan Tanvir and Samar Javed, Head of Chancellory, Pakistan Consulate, during the
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Pakistani schools in crisis in the UAE will not be allowed to fail, a top official for overseas Pakistanis’ affairs promised during his visit to the UAE on Monday.

Habibur Rehman Gilani, managing director of the Islamabad-based Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF), said during a press briefing at the Pakistani consulate in Dubai that Pakistani schools’ continuation was “priority number one”.

The handful of Pakistani schools in the UAE are struggling with standards and resources, with at least one community-run Pakistani school in Dubai told by authorities it would be shut down if it fails to improve.

Gilani was flanked by Noor Ul Hassan Tanveer, board member of OPF, and Rana Samar Javed, Head of Chancery at the Pakistan Consulate

Gilani agreed that, generally, the situation of Pakistani schools in the UAE was “an emergency”. He said the OPF is formulating a strategy for their survival and improvement that would be presented in three months

“But before that, there are things for which we will not wait three months. And that emergency is that there is a notice that they could be delisted or closed. We’ll not let that happen. To meet the immediate needs of the schools is our priority number one,” Gilani added.

He said the second priority was to improve educational quality while the third was to have a “hybrid” management system that would include stakeholders from the Pakistani missions, community and private sector.

In a wide-ranging discussion with the press, the managing director said OPF is working on a host of services for Pakistani expats here and elsewhere. There are an estimated 1.5 million Pakistanis in the UAE, making them the country’s second biggest expat community after Indians.

Gilani said the financial compensation for the family of deceased Pakistani expats is being increased from 250,000 Pakistani rupees to 400,000 rupees. Also, the schooling discount in Pakistan for children of Pakistani expats was being raised from 25 to 50 per cent.

Gilani also gave assurances that the housing benefit schemes for overseas Pakistanis would be cleansed of any corruption, adding that an investigation was given the go-ahead by the Pakistani prime minister.

Gilani went on to say that an advisory council for OPF would be set up, with 40 per cent of the council comprised by Pakistanis in the Middle East. He said the move would help OPF empathise more closely with Pakistani expats and facilitate addressing their concerns.

Also, a new OPF website is expected in around a month to make it easier for Pakistani expats to avail of OPF services.

source : gulfnews

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