The Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training, Bushra Anjum Butt, has decided to mount a legal challenge against private schools that refuse to admit deserving students under the mandated 10% quota.
Speaking on the matter, Senator Butt revealed that private schools had obtained a stay order from the court after the committee directed them to enrol underprivileged children.
“We issued instructions for schools to admit deserving students. The result we received was that the schools secured a stay from the court,” she said.
She made clear that the committee would pursue the matter through all available legal channels. “We will fight this fully through the legal process,” she asserted.
The senator struck a pointed tone when addressing the private education sector’s resistance. “Pakistan is our country. If you are earning profits here, you should give something in return,” she said, framing the quota as a matter of social obligation rather than optional charity.
The 10% admission quota for disadvantaged students has remained a contentious issue between regulators and private schools, with many institutions arguing that the mandate imposes an unsustainable financial burden.
The Senate committee’s decision to join the legal fray signals an escalation in what has been a protracted standoff over the obligation of private educational institutions to serve the public good.
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