Education

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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 Rural Survey was conducted in 151 districts across Pakistan between…

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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…

Three school education depts merged into one authority

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

Grace Marks by Sindh Government

In a move as surprising as it is contentious, the Sindh provincial…

Girls’ Education Advocated As Economic Necessity

Islamabad: Federal Minister of Education Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui underscored the significance of girls’ education as both a moral imperative and an economic necessity. During the closing session of the two-day International Conference on “Girls’ Education in Muslim Communities: Challenges and Opportunities” hosted by his ministry here, Dr Siddiqui expressed…

KP’s Education System In Doldrums

19,000 children in K-P are working in agriculture and other sectors instead of attending school PESHAWAR: Illiteracy is a vice plaguing both genders in areas faring poorly in terms of human development, the problem is exacerbated in tribal districts, where girls’ education is more or less neglected. Furthermore, the fact…

Education Apartheid: Schooling In Crisis In Pakistan

KARACHI: Aneesa Haroon drops off her tattered school bag at her rural home in Pakistan and hurriedly grabs lunch before joining her father in the fields to pick vegetables. The 11-year-old’s entry into school at the age of seven was a negotiation between teachers and her parents in her farming…

Several Islamabad Colleges Face Teachers’ Shortage

ISLAMABAD: Several colleges run by the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) are facing a shortage of teachers while five model colleges in the federal capital were functioning without a regular teaching staff. Sources said the girls’ college in Bhara Kahu, and the boys’ colleges in Humak, Sector I-14, and Sector…

PM Urges Global Efforts To Boost Girls Education

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for collective efforts to remove cultural or social impediments to ensure women’s access to education, as education leaders from Muslim countries convened in Islamabad to collaborate on initiatives for advancing girls’ education. A two-day international conference, ‘Girls Education in Muslim Communities: Challenges and Opportunities,’…

Govt To Monitor 208 Seminary Schools Across Province

LAHORE: The Punjab government on 10th January ordered monitoring of 208 schools run by the seminaries in the province. The government issued a directive to monitor 208 seminary schools across the province aimed at enhancing oversight and ensuring compliance with educational standards. The decision was taken for a broader initiative…

Special Education Directorate In Financial Straits: Report

ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General Special Education, which was transferred to the Ministry of Education three months ago from the Ministry of Human Rights, has only 1,600 students in its all 133 centre while it has 658 employees. Reports say the institution has no fuel to run their busses for pick…

Recruitment Plan To Address Staff Shortage At Schools

LAHORE: The Punjab government on 9th January unveiled a plan to address the staff shortage in public schools across the province. The initiative is aimed at filling both teaching and non-teaching posts in public schools to improve the working of these institutions. According to officials, the School Education Department (SED)…

Sindh Introduces Vocational Training At School Level

KARACHI: For the first time in Pakistan, Sindh has introduced technical education as a part of the traditional curriculum under the “Middle Tech Initiative.” Sindh Education Minister, Syed Sardar Ali Shah, on January 9, inaugurated the initiative, describing it as a milestone in the province’s educational reforms. The inauguration ceremony…

Govt Asked To Promote Digital Education In Merged Areas

BAJAUR: Awami National Party MPA Nisar Khan on 6th January emphasised the need for promoting digital education across the tribal districts to equip the local youth with modern skills. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of a newly established private digital academy in the Khar Bazaar here, he highlighted the need for…