Pakistan Muslim League (N) Punjab Government’s Educational Policies: Implication and Challenges for Sustainable Development Goals-16

Abstract

The aim of the study is to examine the role of PML-N Punjab government educational policies implications and challenges faces to meet SDG16 (peace, justice, and strong institutions) in Pakistan. Pakistan Muslim League - N maintains a strong hold in Punjab due to its political influence and has strong support. Education is essential to attain sustainable development goals in Pakistan. PML-N introduced many initiatives Prime Minister Youth scheme for laptop, Honahar scholarship to provide financial aid to students. Previous studies create a link between SDG4 and SDG8 (economic growth) with little attention paid to the fact that education is also necessary to attain SDG16 (peace, justice, and strong institutions). The researcher used a Quantitative approach by developing exploratory, descriptive, analytical methods to generalize the results and survey data gathered from 426 respondents from various educators, instructors, and general public who have sufficient knowledge about SDG4. Perceptions about PML-N educational reforms, the efficacy of policies, and their challenges and implementation were evaluated by statistical analysis. The findings reveal PML-N educational policies are contribute to enhance to access quality education SDG4 in Pakistan. But due to Political unrest, insufficient funding, no coherence in policies, are reasons for not effective implementation of educational policies in Pakistan. This study recommends that quality education, transparency, no changes in policies, and government, Pakistan can attain sustainable development goals that are essential for the progress of the country.