Rawalpindi, Jan. 25 -- Teachers' bodies and private school associations across Pakistan strongly criticised the government's education strategy on International Education Day, calling it short-sighted and harmful to learning. The organisations said falling enrolment and shrinking public school infrastructure show that current policies have failed to protect students' futures, as reported by The Express Tribune.

The International Education Day is held every year on January 24.

According to The Express Tribune, representatives revealed that student numbers in government schools have dropped sharply over the last two years, marking one of the steepest declines on record.In Punjab alone, the population of out-of-school and street children h...