The writer (she/her) is the technical adviser to the MoFEPT. Views are her own.
Schools and universities remained closed at the height of the Covid pandemic while the country debated and dissected issues surrounding online education in major cities, small towns, and rural areas.
The accounts and experiences laid bare the massive digital divide between parts of the country. Most households do not own a single computer. Many students fortunate enough to participate in interactive online classes had to do it through tiny smartphone screens; desktop and laptop computers were only available in a small fraction of households. Not surprisingly, outside the well-connected islands of major cities, broadband connectivity necessary for live video is virtually non-existent.
About a year ago I was traveling in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s merged districts, formerly known as Fata, where I had the opportunity to talk to an FSs pre-medical student. He dreamed of being accepted into a medical college. I asked him how he imagined that possible, given that all educational institutions were operating online due to Covid-19. He replied he would study online if needed, like so many other students in the country were at the time. The people of ex-Fata and other remote communities across the country want the same opportunities as residents of the gated communities of Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi.
Teledensity (measured in percent) is the number of connections per 100 individuals living in an area....
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