Islamabad: Balochistan and FATA are the most backward regions of Pakistan in terms of imparting higher education to their people as only zero and 16 percent of their areas are covered by the higher educational institutions respectively, reported The Nation.
Out of 32 districts in Balochistan; only five districts have institutions providing higher education
Out of seven districts/agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) none has any institution imparting higher education, while out of 32 districts in Balochistan; only five districts have institutions providing higher education.
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According to details, out of 36 districts of Punjab, 29 districts are covered by universities/sub-campuses, in AJK 8 out of 10 districts are with universities/sub campuses; in KP 19 out of 25 districts have universities/sub-campuses, in Sindh 13 out of 23 districts are covered by higher educational institutions, in Gilgit Baltistan two out of 9 districts/agencies have universities/sub-campuses. Islamabad Capital Territory is the only district which is 100 percent covered by the higher education.
In recent past HEC has ignored Balochistan in Job recruitments and also allegedly deprived it of its quota in resource distribution.
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