The National Assembly Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training’s criticism of the private educational institutions’ regulatory authority over unjustifiable increases in school fees is a welcome and long-overdue intervention. By raising concerns about the opaque mechanisms that allow repeated fee hikes, the committee has acknowledged a problem that affects millions of families across the country. It is encouraging to see a parliamentary body take a serious interest in an issue that directly shapes the future of Pakistan’s youth. While public scrutiny often focuses on government schools, the reality is that private institutions dominate urban education. A vast majority of the middle and upper-middle classes rely on them in the hope of........

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