PEF emerges as largest free education-provider
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LAHORE: (APP) Chairman Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) Engr Qamar-ul-Islam Raja said that the Foundation has emerged as the largest free education-provider in the province as 67 per cent of its partner schools are situated in the south.
The PEF chairman expressed these remarks while speaking at the first day of the three-day district coordination meeting at Jinnah Auditorium, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, on Saturday.
Similarly, 69 per cent of the student-beneficiaries belong to the southern part of the province.
Efficient use of IT has also been made. He commended the fact that students have shown great interest in benefiting from the PEF sponsored educational programmes as the total number of beneficiaries has surpassed two million.
MD PEF Tariq Mehmood said that different initiatives have been introduced to improve the educational standards of the partner schools.
The meeting was also addressed by different programme directors. 1,047 school partners from Bahawalpur, Lodhran, Rahim Yar Khan and Khanewal attended the meeting.