Comparing educational credentials of PML-N and PTI bigwigs

Published on: July 31, 2018 4:52 PM

^{Former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has come to power. Majority of the people are overjoyed and ecstatic and have shown such emotions to a great length by celebrating it on the streets of the country, or sharing their views on the social media.}

^{Knowing that a group of some highly educated leaders would be governing the country has given hope in such times of despair that maybe Pakistan can be on the track to success and prosperity} 

^{As this was highlighted, comparison between the education of the leaders from both the parties, PTI and PMLN, became inevitable.}

^{Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders}

^{Imran Khan} 

^{The Chairman and now the Prime Minister to-be Imran Khan attended Aitchison College and the Cathedral School in Lahore.  Then he entered Royal Grammar School, Worchester, before completing his formal education with an undergraduate degree in Economics from Keble College, Oxford University.}

^{Shah Mehmood Qureshi}

^{He is a very prominent politician in Pakistan and for the party as well. He received his early education from Aitchison College, and then earned his Bachelor’s degree in History from Former Christian College. Later, he got his Master’s degree in Law and Politics University of Cambridge (England).}

^{Asad Umer}

^{He is a Sitara-e-Imtiaz holder. He graduated as an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi. He is also known as the highest paid CEO of Pakistan.}

^{Shafqat Mehmood} 

^{He attained his early education from Government College, Lahore. Later, he did his Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University and Masters in Public Policy from University of Southern California. He has also cleared the Central Superior Service (CSS) exams.}

^{Dr Shireen Mizari} 

^{She studied at the London School of Economics and later received her PhD from Columbia University in political science. She joined Quaid-e-Azam University as an associate professor and later moved to head the university’s strategic studies department.}

^{Dr Yasmin Rashid} 

^{Dr Yasmin gained her primary education from Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore. She later went to Kinnaird College. She did her MBBS from King Edward Medical College.}

^{Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leaders}

^{Muhammad Nawaz Sharif} 

^{The Chairman and former Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, went Saint Anthony High School, Lahore. He graduated from the Government College University (GCU) with an art and business degree and then received a law degree from the Law College of Punjab University in Lahore.}

^{Shahid Khaqan Abbasi}

^{Abbasi was educated at Lawrence College, Murree. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, before obtaining a master’s degree from George Washington University. Prior to entering politics, he worked as a professional engineer in various projects in the United States and the Middle East.}

^{Ahsan Iqbal} 

^{He attended the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore to study mechanical engineering in 1976 from where he graduated with B.Sc in 1981. In 1984, he attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania from where he did MBA in 1986. It is reported that he also attended Government College Lahore, Georgetown University and Harvard University.}

^{Marriyum Aurangzeb} 

^{Marriyum Aurangzeb did her graduation from the Federal Government College in Islamabad and went to receive a M.A in economics from the Quaid-e-Azam University. She later moved to London, where she received a master’s degree from the King’s College London in environmental and development policy.}

^{Zahid Hamid}

^{After graduating from local school, Hamid attended the Punjab University where he studied law. In 1971, he graduated with a LLB in law from the Punjab University; for higher studies, Hamid went to United Kingdom to attend the Cambridge University.}

^{He graduated with a BA with honours in Philosophy and worked on the post-graduate studies. He gained MA degree where his work contained the fundamentals of philosophy of law. Reportedly, he received his BA Honours and MA from Cambridge University.}

^{It is evident that both the parties have some equally educated leaders. It is not about the degrees they possess; it is about how they use their academic knowledge for the betterment of the country. We hope that the new government’s members would use their education for good so that Pakistan could prosper.}