Pakistan, Oct. 29 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed the urgent implementation of reforms in infrastructure, curriculum, teachers' training and other areas in all government schools in Islamabad, ordering the resolution of issues facing the institutions within a week. Chairing a high-level meeting on reforms in the federal capital's government schools, the prime minister directed Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal to ensure that the issues were resolved within the stipulated timeframe.

The prime minister directed the authorities concerned to mobilise all available resources to address infrastructure-related problems on an emergency basis, stressing that providing students wi...