Report: FT Correspondent:
ISLAMABAD — A meeting chaired by Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Iftikhar Gilani was held at Jammu and Kashmir House to discuss educational reforms, including the introduction of IT, Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics and modern technical education in educational institutions.
Representatives of organizations and firms working in the education sector under public-private partnerships briefed the Prime Minister on AI-based projects and successful initiatives implemented in different provinces.
Prime Minister Iftikhar Gilani said education was his government’s top priority, emphasizing that the future of nations is shaped in classrooms. He said the government’s mission was to ensure that every young person in AJK becomes skilled, self-reliant and capable of creating employment opportunities rather than merely obtaining a degree.
He said IT, Artificial Intelligence, robotics, online business and modern technical education would remain key priorities. The government is also preparing a plan to equip AJK educational institutions with modern technology and facilities so that students can compete with their counterparts in developed countries.
The meeting was attended by Higher Education Minister Chaudhry Azhar Sadiq, Federal Secretary Inter-Provincial Coordination Mohyuddin Wani, LearnOBots CEO Muhammad Faisal Laghari, NAVTTC Executive Director Amir Jan, TechValley CEO Umar Farooq, Joint Secretary Hamid Niazi, Allah Wali Foundation Chairman Shahid Loon and TechForPakistan CEO Khadija Bakhsh, among others.
