child rights

Grace Marks by Sindh Government

In a move as surprising as it is contentious, the Sindh provincial government has decreed a generous 15% grace mark for students who faltered in their class XI examinations last year. The decision, prompted by an investigative committee report on the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi’s controversial results, comes as a beacon of hope for the academically flailing youth of…

School Principal Arrested For Alleged Abuse Of Teachers, Students

SHEIKHUPURA: A school principal has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing several teachers and students in the Mirza Virkan area of Sheikhupura, reported Ary News. The case came to light after videos of the victims went viral on social media and WhatsApp groups. Following the emergence of the videos,…

Three school education depts merged into one authority

LAHORE: The Punjab government on 14 June 2024 established the Punjab Education,…

Five-year-old Girl Murdered After Rape

GUJRANWALA: A five-year-old girl was killed after being raped at Kamoke. Eman…

Pakistan Faces Significant Education Crisis With Over 25m Children Out Of School: Report

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan faces a significant education crisis, with an estimated 25.37 million out-of-school children (OOSC) aged 5–16. Non-Formal Education (NFE) serves as a vital alternative, providing flexible and accessible learning opportunities for these children. This was revealed in a report titled “Pakistan’s Non-Formal Education Report 2023–24,” launched at Allama Iqbal…

Pakistan Not Among Countries With Best Education Systems

The ranking of 10 countries with the best education systems in 2025 has been released. According to the Global Intelligence Unit’s Education Report 2025, the United States ranks first, the United Kingdom second and Australia third. These three countries spend five to six per cent of their GDP on education.…

World Population Day: Ensuring Every Mother’s Health A Must: Aseefa

Islamabad: On the occasion of World Population Day 2025, the First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari called for a renewed national commitment to the health, dignity, and empowerment of every individual; especially women, children, and youth across the country, says a press release. “On this day, we are reminded not only…

Non-formal Education Policy In Works To End Out-of-school Crisis

Islamabad: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on 10-July-2025 announced that the Federal Non-Formal Education Policy 2025 was currently in development, with the ambitious objective of achieving a ‘zero out-of-school children’ target. He also declared that the National Action Plan for Non-Formal Education 2025 was…

Minister Orders Increasing Number Of Daanish Schools

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Education Rana Sikandar Hayat directed to increase the number of Daanish Schools and provide proper facilities in these schools located in Mianwali, Attock, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur and Vehari. The minister issued these directions while chairing the 37th meeting of the Punjab Daanish Schools and Centre…

Girls Outshine Boys In Matric General Group Exam Results

KARACHI: The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) has announced the results of the annual examinations of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC), 10th grade, General Group (regular and private) students for the year 2025. According to the results, Sana Muhammad Idrees of Al-Badr Girls Higher Secondary School secured the first…

Why Health Education Belongs in Our Classrooms

ISLAMABAD: Across Pakistan, children are growing up with questions they don’t know how to ask — and when they do ask, they’re often met with silence, nervous laughter, or a quick change of subject. Some questions are whispered among friends in school corridors. Some are typed quietly into search bars…

Man Arrested For ‘Sexual Assault Attempt’

A suspect was arrested on 08-July-2025 on alleged charges of attempting to sexually assault a 10-year-old girl in Karachi’s Pirabad area. The incident took place in Frontier Colony where the accused allegedly tried to assault the minor. Upon learning the incident, the victim’s family and local residents caught the man…

CM Launches First-ever School Bus Service Across Punjab

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz has announced introducing school van/bus service and on-wheel Montessori school in the province. She presided over a special meeting of the School Education Department on 09-July-2025 in which outsourced schools, school meal programme and other projects were reviewed. In the meeting, it was decided…

Father Kills Daughter For Refusing To Delete TikTok Account

RAWALPINDI: A father killed his daughter for not deleting a TikTok account from her mobile phone in the limits of Rawat Police Station, a Rawalpindi Police spokesman said on 09-July-2025. The Rawat Police received information that the accused had asked his 16-year-old daughter to delete her TikTok account and shot…