Education reform at core of govt agenda, says MoFEPT Secretary during visit to special education centres

ISLAMABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th May, 2026) Secretary, Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (MoFE&PT), Nadeem Mahbub, on Thursday reaffirmed the government’s commitment to education reforms, emphasizing that inclusive and quality education remains at the core of the Ministry’s agenda.

"Inclusivity is not an add-on to Pakistan’s education reform agenda — it is its foundation," he said.

He delivered these remarks during a visit to the National Special Education Centre for Visually Handicapped Children (NSEC-VHC) and the Physical Handicapped Centre (PHC), both operating under the Directorate General of Special Education (DGSE). The visit was part of MoFEPT’s ongoing effort to ensure that reform translates from policy into physical reality — into classrooms, corridors, and learning environments designed around the needs of every student.

Mr. Mehbub reaffirmed that MoFEPT’s vision extends well beyond bricks and mortar.

Inclusive education, he emphasised, is the first and most essential step in a longer journey — from inclusive classrooms to an inclusive workforce, and ultimately, to a more equitable and cohesive society.

Learners with differentiated abilities, he stated, are not at the margins of this reform agenda.

They are at its heart. Inclusivity, Mr. Mehbub underscored, is the defining principle of the education transformation currently underway at MoFEPT — and it must be felt in every institution, every classroom, and every learning interaction across the country.

At NSEC-VHC, the Secretary expressed satisfaction over the pace of ongoing renovation while stressing the need to go further — developing need-based, modern facilities that also cater to students with hearing differences, and creating learning environments built not just for today but for the future.

Mr. Mehbub directed that the standard of every upgrade must reflect the Ministry’s commitment to dignity and belonging for all learners.

At the Physical Handicapped Centre (PHC), Mr. Mehbub emphasised that every design decision must centre the student: renovations must be genuinely accessible, digitally enabled, and oriented toward meaningful participation rather than mere physical accommodation.

He directed concerned authorities to expedite the completion of all work without compromise on quality, making clear that the well-being and dignity of every learner with differentiated abilities must remain non-negotiable throughout.

During the visit, Director Academics DGSE, Heads of Departments, and the project focal person briefed the Secretary on the scope, timelines, and current status of the ongoing interventions.

Mr. Mehbub held detailed discussions with officials, emphasising that institutional performance and construction quality must reflect the same high standards the Ministry expects of itself.

MoFEPT’s reforms recognise that when a learner with differentiated abilities is given an accessible, well-equipped, and supportive environment, the gains reach far beyond the individual.

An inclusive classroom produces an inclusive graduate, one who enters a workforce and a society better prepared to value, accommodate, and benefit from human diversity in all its forms.

Onwards and upwards: from inclusive classrooms to an inclusive society is not merely a vision.

Under the leadership of Secretary Nadeem Mehbub, it is MoFEPT’s active and unwavering commitmen.