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Speaking to Khaleej Times yesterday, Pakistani Consul General Amanullah Larik said that soon after a proposal was floated in this regard, a survey was conducted among the Pakistani community by the Pakistan Consulate and other missions in the UAE, to find out whether the parents of the students in the Pakistani schools would or would not accept the implementation of the British system in the Pakistani schools.
"According to this survery, we faced major resistance because the parents of the students studying in these schools were not willing to accept a system of education that does not conform with the Federal Board," he said.
Mr Larik further said that the majority think that because eventually they have to shift their children back to Pakistan for higher studies, they should follow the rules and regulations laid down by the Federal Board.
Elaborating, Mr Larik said that many parents also feel that the British system is not economically viable for them. He said that the proposal still stands and it is being discussed in the Board of Governors meeting regularly. "We are seeking to now introduce the system gradually because it is an international system, but we are endeavouring to overall improve the Pakistani system of education in the UAE," he said.
Mr Larik also said that introducing the Bristish system was one parameter in the education sector while the main emphasis right now was on the expansion of Pakistani school buildings and putting an end to the afternoon shift. Recently, construction work on the new six-room block of His Highness Shaikh Rashid Al Maktoum School has been started after the consulate donated Dh300,000 for the works, while renovation works worth Dh25,000 are also nearing completion on the Pakistani schools in Al Ain and Fujairah.
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