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HELP IN PAKISTAN  POOR  PEOPL Lahore: Minister for Food and Tourism Punjab Malik Nadeem Kamran has said that He said that private sector should supplement the efforts of the government in the noble cause of promotion of education as it will help root out ignorance from the society. He was addressing the oath-taking ceremony of All Pakistan Private Schools Welfare Association (APPSWA) at a local hotel. The Minister said that the dream of national development could not come true without promotion of education. He said that efforts put forth by the private sector for the promotion of literacy rate are commendable as private institutions are playing a pivotal role for the promotion of quality education in the country. Central President APPSWA, Syed Zulqarnain Shah, who has been elected unopposed for a period of three years, also spoke on the occasion and said that private educational institutions are working day and night for the promotion of education and they fully support government efforts in the field of education as it is a social service also. However, he lamented the fact that government treats this sector as a commercial entity and ekes out taxes and charges which is totally unjustified. He demanded the government to allocate the share of private sector in the education budget in accordance with their size and also announce the facilities for their administration, teachers and students, equivalent to the public sector. He demanded the government to announce national talent award and encourage best performing institutions belonging to the education sector. He also reiterated his commitment that he and other office-bearers would leave no stone unturned for the betterment of private educational institutions and continue fighting for their genuine demands.F.P. ReportES