Rawalpindi, Pakistan : In wake of the ongoing security situation across the country, around 51602 schools are operating, while over 18339 schools are running without having any security guards and proper boundary walls across Punjab.
According to figures, around 51602 schools are operating in across the Punjab, while approximately 5121200 students are getting educations in these primary schools.
The statistics mention that around 18339 schools are functioning without having proper security walls, while around 22351 schools have been running without having security Guards. Moreover, around 145201 female and male teachers have been teaching the schools in above mentioned schools.
Meanwhile, the documents further mentioned that several schools having lacking with the basic necessities of life. Around 13700 schools have no facility of providing proper drinking water to students and administration staff. Around 22206 schools have no proper washroom facility within the School limits. Around 5121200 schools have been functioning in Punjab without any Science Laboratory
On contact with Pakistan Teachers Union Punjab Chapter members Farman Ali Abbassi, Sajjad Akbar and Rana Liaquat, they said that the Punjab government has close down around 3000 schools during the current tenure, however, further action would also be taken against schools not providing the facilities to students and staff.