TCF to Run 21 Municipal Schools

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KARACHI: A meeting chaired by CM Murad Ali Shah on December 30 decided to put 21 schools of three town municipal corporations under the management of The Citizen Foundation for a period of 25 years to provide free quality education.

The meeting was attended by provincial ministers, advisers, special assistants, Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah and relevant secretaries.

In education, the cabinet approved agreements between Town Municipal Corporations of Malir, Chanesar and Lyari with The Citizens Foundation (TCF) for management of 21 municipal schools. Under the Sindh Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2013, TCF will provide free quality education, including tuition, uniforms and materials, for a 25-year renewable term. Immediate renovation and operationalisation will benefit thousands of students.

News Published in Express Tribune on December 31st, 2025.

 

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