Azmat Habib

Sindh to Launch 133 Non-formal Education Centres in Karachi

The Sindh government’s Directorate of Literacy and Non-Formal Education in collaboration with The NGO World Foundation (TNWF) organised a grand letter of understanding (LoU) signing ceremony on October 24 for the establishment of 133 non-formal education (NFE) centres in the Karachi region. Officials said the event took place at the…
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Education in an age of AI

In an age where generative artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries, the education systems of most developing countries remain trapped in an outdated, industrial-age framework. The model still in use today was designed over two centuries ago, during the Industrial Revolution, to produce compliant workers – clerks, factory labourers and…
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Why Polio Endures

Last week, Pakistan’s polio tally for 2025 went up to 30. The latest case was recorded in district Torghar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where over half (19) of this year’s polio cases have come from. While the tally for this year is still much lower than the 74 cases recorded last…
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Multilingualism Termed Key to Enhance Inclusive Education

PESHAWAR: A policy dialogue held here on October 26 underlined the importance of multilingualism in improving learning outcomes and promoting inclusive education in the country. The event was jointly organised by Durbeen, a Karachi-based NGO, the University of Oxford and Institute of Education and Research, University of Peshawar as part…
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Sindh Child Labour Survey 2023 – 2024

The Sindh Child Labour Survey 2022–23, based on data from nearly 57,000 households across 29 districts, provides a detailed view of children’s living conditions, schooling, and work. It finds that only two-thirds of children aged 5–17 attend school, with significant gender and rural–urban gaps. Around 12% of children are engaged…
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Punjab School Timings Revised Amid Worsening Smog

LAHORE: Amid the worsening smog in Punjab, the provincial government on Sunday revised the school timings, with schools set to begin daily sessions from 8:45am. The Punjab School Education Department notified the revised timings just hours after Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat confirmed the same on his X account. As…
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IHC Orders Probe into ‘Abduction of Woman, Her Children’

• Case linked to multimillion-rupee naval farms land scam • Plea alleges officials implicated woman in criminal case ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court has ordered the constitution of a joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate into the alleged abduction of a woman and her three minor children, an episode now…
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Three Fleeing Suspects Arrested for Killing Two Close Relatives

SUKKUR: Three suspects were arrested hours after they allegedly killed their two close relatives over a matrimonial issue and kidnapped a 10-year-old girl in the old area of Kashmore on the night of October 24. Two other relatives were wounded in the shooting. The arrested suspects were identified as Sadhoro,…
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Under-construction Girls’ School Blown Up in Tank

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Unknown assailants on October 24 blew up an under-construction girls primary school with explosives in the suburban village of Gara Budha in Tank district. A police official said that the building, which was in its final stages of completion, sustained severe damage after explosive material, planted under…
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Importance of Breastfeeding Highlighted

LAHORE: Participants in a seminar on the importance of breastfeeding termed mother’s milk highly beneficial for the mental and physical health of infants and called for raising awareness about its importance. Punjab University’s Department of Public Health in collaboration with Unicef held an awareness seminar on breastfeeding on October 24.…
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