Javeria Khan

Six schools to be made eco-friendly

RAWALPINDI: The Education Department has approved three boys’ and 3 girls’ high schools as models eco-friendly schools in all 23 tehsils of Rawalpindi division. The Ministry of Education has asked the District Education Authority’s CEOs of all 42 districts of the province for the list of these schools by the…
Read More

Teacher arrested for torching Waziristan school

MIRANSHAH: The North Waziristan police on 29 May 2024 claimed that a schoolteacher was involved in torching a girls’ middle school in Razmak area of the district. Police informed The Express Tribune that the educator, Farid, who had been repeatedly warned for harassing female students at the school, was now…
Read More

Child Marriages – A Vicious Cycle of Poverty and Abuse

KARACHI: Despite being illegal, child marriages continue to affect millions of young lives, perpetuating cycles of poverty, gender bias, and inequality. According to a study, 18 percent of girls in Pakistan get married before the age of 18, leading to severe consequences on their health, education, and overall well-being. This…
Read More

Teenage girl allegedly raped by uncle

A 14-year-old orphan girl was allegedly raped by her uncle in the Gujar Khan area of Rawalpindi. The perpetrator is said to be a police officer. A case has been registered against the accused and investigation has been started. According to the report filed with the police, the mother of…
Read More

Another education emergency

An education emergency has been imposed by the federal government to stem and cure the rot of 26.2 million out-of-school children (OOSC), the second highest in the world according to Unicef. The farce of education emergency has been enacted many a time with no discernible remedial impact. Einstein said: “We…
Read More

Is Pakistan failing public school students?

While scrolling through my X (formerly Twitter) feed, a video posted by Shehzad Roy, a renowned singer-turned-social worker, caught my attention and instantly became the highlight of my day. The short clip featured two contrasting scenes. Initially, it portrayed the frenzy surrounding admissions to top prestigious schools, with an ironic…
Read More

Girls School blown up in South Waziristan

According to available information, suspected militants blew up a girls school in a village near Wana town of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district, officials after another one was targeted in a similar manner in the restive tribal regions of the province. There was no loss of life reported in the overnight…
Read More

Private schools push for govt funds

RAWALPINDI: The All Pakistan Private Schools Management Association (APPSMA) has called for ‘social welfare recognition’ for educational institutions charging fees below Rs5,000 per month. The demand, among others, echoed strongly during a recent meeting of the APPSMA. Emphasising the need to address the educational emergency, leaders from APPSMA advocated for…
Read More

PTMs and parental involvement

In the educational trinity — teachers, parents and students — which regulates parents-teachers meetings (PTMs), the second is parents (first one discussed in the previous article) who, as per the issues discussed and the level of their engagement in these PTMs, can be grouped into four broader categories. First is…
Read More
1 … 15 16 17 18 19 20

ERRORS AND OMISSIONS EXCEPTED!

Commentaries on the stateofchildren.com encompass wide range of views and perspectives and do not reflect the Position of NCRC, OBUN2 or the Government of Pakistan.

Content Review and submission

We welcome and encourage you to review the content and provide feedback to help us correct errors, add useful information, provide updated information and further improve the recommendations. In addition, you are welcome to share with us articles, research, publications, case law, and other useful developments that fit the objective of the portal. Please share your feedback through feedback form 0r email us at info@stateofchildren.com.

Website Content Review

We welcome visitors to review the content of The State of Children in Pakistan website to correct, update and improve it. An editorial team will review your contribution and include it with an appropriate acknowledgement. Please use the “Submission Form” or email us your suggestions at info@stateofchildren.com.

 

Go toTop