Pakistan is probably the only country in the World, where maths is not required in 11 & 12th grades. Two decades back half in these classes would opt for maths and half for biology. Recently the trend has been changed and the enrolment in maths is severely decreased and hence enrolment in the engineering programs is also affected. I believe that as community we should work to make maths in 11 & 12th classes compulsory and also allow admission in engineering programs to students without maths.
What else can be the solution of this serious problem?
I am not an engineer but I saw the nephew of my wife working hard during his 5 years of engineering here in Brussels. As I could see, your second solution is illusory. Practically all courses in engineering make use of mathematics, well not necessarily very deep mathematics but at least those seen in the first two years themselves based on serious algebra, analysis, trigonometry, and geometry secondary courses. In France they have "prepa" programs, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classe_pr%C3%A9paratoire_aux_grandes_%C3%A9coles. He in Belgium, we don't have that system but well a seventh year (13th for you) of preparation for the admission exam in engineering for those that feel not prepared (those who didn't have 7-8 hours a week of maths in their last years).
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