Islamabad:
The Federal Minister of Finance, Muhammad Aurengzeb, said Tuesday, according to the directive of the Prime Minister, the budget allocates at RS9.8 billion to establish 11 new Danish schools for talented students in marginalized areas.
The minister during his 2025-26 budget said three schools will be built in Azad Jammu and Kashmira, three in Gilgit-Baltistan, four in Baluchistan and one in Islamabad under the federal PSDP 2025-26.
In addition, he said that the prime minister announced the creation of the Danish University Islamabad, a registration -free institution that offers world -class education in emerging technologies, engineering, health and IT for students of remote regions.
The University will have modern infrastructure, trained faculty and research facilities, with the master planning and construction that will begin next fiscal year.
Emphasizing education as the “cornerstone of national development,” Aurengzeb said that the federal government reaffirmed its commitment to a quality education system under article 25-A of the Constitution and the Uraan Pakistan education framework.
The finance minister said that Pakistan faces important challenges, including 26 million children outside the school and systemic gaps in access, equity, governance and standards. He said that a total of 18.5 billion rupees for educational initiatives, including early childhood education centers to reduce abandonment fees. Computer laboratories and the National Institute of Excellence to improve learning standards.
Similarly, RS3 billion to rebuild 1,800 schools damaged by floods in Sindh in a 50:50 cost base with provinces.
