Qazi said that government had been seriously following the policy of making education accessible to all and would soon achieve all the targets and commitments made at the international level.
The meeting was attended by the secretary education, all heads of the attached departments and line agencies.
The meeting decided that free education and textbooks would soon be offered to all the students of the Islamabad Capital Territory - from level I to X.
Warning the officials, the minister urged upon the officials to be cautious and fair while writing the annual confidential reports of their subordinates, as he came to know that some lazy and incompetent officers had been given above average grading by their seniors and the same was countersigned by their respective head of the departments. He strictly told the officials that the practice of unfair, biased and exaggerated grading should immediately be shun off, as it would further add sluggishness and lethargy.
Qazi further directed the officials to submit their foreign post-visit report in the monthly staff conference of the ministry highlighting the purpose and benefits of the visit. He maintained that the history of the previous visits undertaken by the officials during the past 12 months, must also be submitted along with the summary of the foreign visit.
Qazi further directed that no officer would be allowed to enjoy a free ride on the state expenses if the purpose of visit was not beneficial. The junior officials should also be given a chance if the visit is of national importance, he added.
The minister vowed that the newly established monitoring and evaluation cell would have access to each and every file and paper of the ministry and directed the officials to facilitate the staff of the cell in providing any desired information in the supreme national interest.
He informed the meeting that his office had started receiving the list of NGOs being funded by the international donors and the same had been given to the monitoring cell for attesting the credentials and the on ground activities of the beneficiary NGOs.
The minister, while talking to the journalists after the meeting told that the Prime Minister had approved summary for the curriculum review committee and the concerned staff would soon be hired on MP scales through advertisements in the national press.
He further said that the gripe hot air balloon of the religious parties opposing the establishment of Aga Khan Examination Board had been flattened because they had no rationale to convince the people on the issue.
He said that government would soon establish a national technical and vocational training authority in the country to promote technical education, which would reduce unemployment and joblessness.