Seventh grader Kinza Amjad, a position holder, wants to continue her education online and coaxes her father every day to buy her necessary gadgets for the purpose. Online and cable education is for the rich and not poor ones like us,” he complained. Out of the total 36 districts of Punjab, only seven districts can afford internet service charges to facilitate the government’s online education system. In this backdrop, they cannot afford online education for their children; who even in the past had relied on government scholarships and traditional resources for studying. The government should have provided free internet before they announced online education programmes for students,” he pointed out.

Source: The Express Tribune December 26, 2020 05:03 UTC