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The Impact of Pakistan’s Education System

What PM Shehbaz Sharif blurted out recently isn’t quite a national secret. Though none in high office can admit it publicly, in a moment of despair he admitted that wherever he visits, disdain is written on the faces of hosts. Respecting those who keep asking for loans and rollovers is hard. This, said he, is no way to live and…

Annual Status of Education Pakistan 2023 – Provisional

The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) is a survey of the quality of education. ASER seeks to identify gaps in educational data by looking to provide a reliable set of data at the national level, that is comprehensive and, at the same time, easy to understand. This year, ASER…

The State of Learning in Pakistan: A Tale of Denial and Urgent Reformation

The true nature of learning ‘anything’ in Pakistan is far grim, let…

Three school education depts merged into one authority

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

Sindh’s Education Boards Barred From Spending On Co-Curricular Activities

A ban has been imposed forthwith on expenditure on any extracurricular and co-curricular activities conducted by all education boards in Sindh, in view of the current financial constraints as reported by education boards and observed through respective reconciliation statements by the same. In this regard, Deputy Secretary Boards Ahsan Randhawa…

Literacy Rate Declined In Post-Devolution Regime

Islamabad: Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal on 25-September-2024 complained about a ‘decline in literacy rates’ in the country since the decentralisation of education in 2010, and advocated for educational reforms. “The 18th Constitutional Amendment, which transferred educational authority to the provinces, has had negative effects, contributing to lower literacy…

Locals Lock School Handed Over To Private Sector

CHINIOT: The Punjab government has launched the Public Schools Reorganisation Programme (PSRP), through which around 5,000 schools across the province have been handed over to private sector management. In Chiniot district, 86 schools were included in this initiative, with 70 handed over to the NGO Akhuwat, 10 to educated youths,…

Task Force Terms State Of Affairs In Education Alarming

ISLAMABAD: The first meeting of the Education Task Force on 25th September 2024 termed the state of affairs in the education sector alarming and called for immediate steps to improve the situation. The meeting was chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal and attended by…

Students Attending Classes Outdoors As Mansehra School Awaits Reconstruction

MANSEHRA: Students at the government high school in Khushala area here have been attending classes under the open sky due to a delay in the reconstruction. “The provincial government allocated Rs50 million for the Khushala school’s reconstruction after its demolition three years ago, but the project is still unfinished,” resident…

Murad Says Rehabilitation Of Over 4,100 Flood-hit Schools Underway

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 20th September 2024 reviewed the ongoing repair and reconstruction of 4,162 school buildings out of a total of 19,808 that were damaged during the 2022 floods, and directed the school education department to expedite the work and ensure that the schools…

Absentee Teachers To Be Sacked From Chaman Schools

QUETTA: Members of the task force, set up to address the civic issues of Chaman, on 20th September 2024 expressed concern over the absence of teachers, which has left a large number of schools dysfunctional. A meeting of the task force decided that the schoolteachers not attending their duties would…

School Principal, Hostel Warden Held For Molesting Children

QUETTA: Police on 18 September 2024 arrested a private school principal and a warden allegedly involved in child molestation. Police told The Express Tribune that the accused had subjected five children to sexual abuse in the Dera Allah Yar town of Balochistan. Moreover, the local authorities have sealed both the…

Public Schools Lack Technological Facilities

LAHORE: Anticipating the abrupt shift of the global economy towards complete digitalization, several developing countries in the Global South started heavily investing in the Information Technology (IT) sector several years ago, in the hopes of directing billions of dollars towards their economies in the future. From cities across the region,…

Gaps Highlighted In Pakistan’s Education System

KARACHI: Highlighting the stark challenges Pakistan face in the education sector, speakers at a book launch said teachers had a central role in the quality of learning outcomes and their participation in decision-making was crucial to elevate the status of teaching profession. Titled Baatein Kitab Ki, the launch was organised…