PESHAWAR, June 16: Khushbo Inayat, a girl student belonging to a backward village, has become a beacon of hope for other students of government schools by clinching third position in the arts (humanities) group of the Secondary School Certificate examination of Peshawar Board.
According to the recently announced results, out of 25,012 students of the humanities group, Khushbo got third position by scoring around 900 marks out of 1050. What distinguishes her from the other position holders is that she is a student of a government while others are students of private schools.
Many parents send their children to private educational institutions due to the perception that quality of education is better in the private sector as compared to public sector.
However, Khushbo has sent a message to people that even students of government schools can outshine students of private schools if they work hard.
Most of the girls in her village, Mian Gujjar, a backward suburban area of Peshawar, can’t continue their education after passing matriculation as there is no government-run college for girls in the locality.
Khushbo, who studied at Government Girls High School Mian Gujjar, said that her school provided quality education and inculcated discipline in students. The school has around 800 students.
“I don’t know why people don’t prefer government schools to private ones. It is just a trend I guess,” she said.
Unlike other students, who opt for science subject to become doctors and engineers, Khushbo wants to do something different. She has high hopes and wants to study economics.
“I would like to be an economist and try to contribute to improve the economy of my country,” she said.
“My parents have supported and guided me that is why I have shown good results in studies,” Khushbo, who comes from a humble but educated family, said.
Inayat Khan, Khushbo’s father, who teaches at a government primary school, feels proud of his daughter’s success. He said that he was a bit worried as there was no government college for girls in the village.
“Education of my daughter would mean I would have to send her to some college in the city and then there are many social and economic hurdles,” said Mr Khan, who has five daughters.
Khushbo is the youngest among her siblings. Her two elder sisters studied till matriculation but did not get admission in a college.
“Not only my daughters, but many other girls in our village have got education only till 10th standard, because there is no college in our village,” said Mr Khan.
He said that government should establish a college for girls so that they could continue with their education. Many girls of the village were talented but their families were too poor to send them to city for further education, he added.
However, Khushbo, ostensibly unaware of the problems, said that she would like to continue her education. A staunch believer in female education, she said that if a girl got education, it completed her life.
“Education helps a girl to live her life comfortably since it is an age of education,” she said.
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