PAKISTAN’S EDUCATIONAL POLICY- A NEGLECTED SENTIMENT

Abstract

Educational policy in Pakistan has always been a challenging terrain, caught between aspirational narratives of national development and pragmatic realities grounded in systemic inactivity. The education sector struggled with access, quality, equity and governance challenges despite multiple reforms and policy frameworks. Notably, this study analyzes the disconnection between policy formulation and implementation by illustrating how political instability, funding and socio-cultural differences have impeded the realization of meaningful advancements. It shows that education, even as it is acknowledged to be one of the foundations for development continues to be a second-class citizen on the ground. Based on the historical trajectory, current challenges and stakeholder perspectives it argues that the educational policy is not a technical agenda rather some neglected passion which needs emotional valuing serious investment and holistic vision to alter the future of Pakistan.