Talha Chughtai

New Teaching Practices

The education sector in Pakistan is notable for its overreliance on archaic methods of teaching, especially the technique of rote memorisation which has produced countless mnemonists but not many thinkers. Students are encouraged to fill in pages upon pages of information without meaningful assessments to back up their comprehension, and…
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ECC Approves Rs2.8B for Child Vaccination

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal cabinet has approved a summary submitted by the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination for a Technical Supplementary Grant (TSG) amounting to Rs2.8 billion in favour of the Federal Directorate of Immunization (FDI). The committee was informed that the…
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Risky Experiment

The SBP’s recent decision to allow teenagers as young as 13 to open and operate bank accounts entirely on their own is meant to create an opportunity for children to gain financial literacy early and through hands-on experience. The new child account category is a fully functional digital wallet with…
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Schools in Suspension

When schools closed early last month, Arsala Ali was as happy as any child can be at the thought of having no lessons. On March 9, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz had announced the closure of all educational institutions until the end of the month in order to conserve fuel…
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Death Toll Reaches 50 in KP as Rain-Related Incidents Devastate Province

As many as 50 people, including 26 children, lost their lives, while 111 others were injured in rain-related incidents across various districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) since March 25, said Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on April 5. According to a report issued by the provincial authority today, the fatalities include…
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Rains Wreak Havoc Countrywide

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI/QUETTA/PESHAWAR: Torrential rain and severe weather swept across Pakistan on April 2, leaving devastation in Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), killing more than a dozen people and disrupting daily life. In Karachi, at least six people lost their lives, mostly due to electrocution, as heavy rain and strong winds inundated…
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Child Among Six Dead as Rain Batters Karachi, Triggers Urban Flooding

KARACHI: Six people, including a child, were killed and several others were injured in rain-related incidents as heavy downpours lashed Karachi on April 2, police and rescue officials confirmed to The Express Tribune. The casualties occurred in incidents of electrocution and wall collapse, reported from various localities during intermittent heavy…
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KP Schools to Observe 7:30am-3pm Timings

PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Education Department has drastically altered school timings across government institutions. According to a formal notification issued by the department, all government schools will now begin classes at 7:30 am. Primary schools will close at 1:35 pm, middle schools at 2:35 pm, while high and higher secondary schools…
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Teenager Raped, Sold into Prostitution

RAWALPINDI: In a shocking incident that has put humanity to shame, a teenage girl was subjected to repeated sexual assault with the consent of her maternal aunt and her husband. The 17-year-old victim’s maternal aunt allegedly abducted her niece through her husband and subjected her to rape. She later allegedly…
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