THE province of Balochistan needs educational academies, not military garrisons. Instead of strategists and military operations it needs educationists and economic activism. Most importantly, it needs peace, not silence about its predicament.
If the status quo in Balochistan changes, peace will follow. And the status quo in this least-developed and insurgency-hit province can only change with education.
Credible surveys place the province in the lowest rank in terms of the male and the female literacy rates, as well as in the Gender Parity Index. It lags behind the other three provinces in improvements in the net enrolment rate performance in the area of education, an index that can yield great returns in terms of development.


