QUETTA: Former Chief Minister Balochistan Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch said that our education sector needs immediate change and reform in the curriculum equivalent to modern standard.

He said that while addressing the Launching of Legislative Policy Gap Analysis Reports on SDGs 4 and 16 in Balochistan by United Nation Development Programme (UNDP).

Dr, Malik said that education and health sectors were top priority of our government and the current government should also include both the sectors in priority list to increase literacy rate and promote standard education in the province.

Citizens should elect those representatives in the upcoming elections those can work well for their economic development and prosperity and can make the best policy and legislation for the province, he said.

Addressing on the occasion, Member of provincial assembly Engineer Zamrak Achakzai, Dr. Shama Ishaq, Yasmin Lehri, Samina Khan, William Jan Barkat and Arifa Siddiqui said that in order to develop province economically especially in the field of education, public private partnership long-term programs should be set up, because the economic and social development of any country is the principle of standard education.

Speakers emphasized to reform old curriculum in which the government, parliamentarians, stakeholders, civil society and media all need to be on one platform. Speakers said that in order to promote our native languages and culture, our children should be Teach in native languages.

But for economic development of this region learning English is need of the hour. World has become a Global Village, learning English language would Enhance communication skills indispensable for international trade and business.

They said that the present government has also made legislation related to disabled and minorities

Which is must be implemented. Speakers said that parents are main stakeholders they should be included in all the consultative steps.

They said that a strong mechanism on emergency basis should be initiated to overcome the problems highlighted in the report presented by UNDP regarding Quality Education.

UNDP Balochistan representative Dawood Nangial, officers from Education department, civil society, media persons and people belonging to different fields were also present on the occasion.