A parliamentary committee on Friday sharply criticised the worsening state of Islamabad’s education system, condemning both the dismal condition of government schools and the unchecked profiteering by private institutions, as reported by Dawn.

According to Dawn, members of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Federal Education, chaired by MNA Shazia Sobia Aslam Soomro, expressed alarm over the absence of basic amenities in many public schools, including clean drinking water, toilets, and functional classrooms.

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The lawmakers also censured the Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (Peira) for failing to control unjustified tuition fee hikes in private schools, which continue to exploit parents through steep and arbitrary increases.

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