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Insights From the 2023 Census Report

The 2023 Census conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics released its complete report in July 2024 indicates that the total population of Pakistan is 240 million out of which the population of children under 18 is 112 Million (47% of the total population). Children Population (under 18) Population under 18 Total Male Female Transgender Pakistan 112,472,700 58,099,978 54,370,121 2,601…

The Case for Teaching Punjabi in Schools

THE chief minister of Punjab, Ms Maryam Nawaz, has said that Punjabi will be taught across schools in the province. This was announced at the Punjab Culture Day ceremony last week. It is a welcome announcement. Some 80 million people speak Punjabi in Pakistan and, worldwide, Punjabi speakers number around…

The Role of Parents in Shaping Pakistan’s Education Future

PAKISTAN’S education system faces significant challenges on two fronts. Firstly, there is…

How many more children will we sacrifice?

Nazir left home in a fury to locate his 12-year-old son, Shaheer,…

How to Eradicate Polio?

Just days ago, another police officer has been martyred while guarding a health team administering polio drops to kids in Pakistan. Since 2012 many hundreds of Pakistani law enforcers and health staff engaged in polio eradication have sacrificed their lives. In a recent article in The Lancet, Prof Dr Zulifqar…

Public Schools Witness Low Enrolments

RAWALPINDI: Private schools have once again dominated the admission process for the 2025 academic year. Despite announcements, public schools have yet to begin new admissions, and a large number of parents have already enrolled their children in nearby private schools. Smaller private institutions with fees as low as Rs1,000 have…

Digital Children

AS most parents with young children will agree, the easiest way to pacify a bawling child is to hand them a smartphone, tablet, or other digital device. But though this might ensure temporary calm, the long-term effects of this practice — particularly the unsupervised use of digital devices — can…

Technical Education Sidelined By Government Colleges

With rampant unemployment, youth seeking skills training have to pay hefty fee for private courses Even as the Punjab government paints a positive picture of itself in the eyes of the youth by distributing laptops, the failure of the leaders to recognize the growing demand for technical education amidst an…

Autism Is Not A Tragedy, Ignorance Is

With no diagnosis & non-existent support, Pakistanis with autism remain misunderstood LAHORE/PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan, autism is perhaps the most misunderstood neurological condition. While some people term it a “disease” others see it as an attack of “supernatural forces”. In both the cases, the autistic child or adult is conveniently ostracised…

STEAM Education In Schools

The responsibility for cultivating meaningful education lies with school administrations and teachers. Education is a journey for life, focusing on the practical ways and means of knowledge. The primary purpose of establishing educational institutions is to enlighten students, enabling them to become better citizens capable of addressing life’s complexities. However,…

SDGs In Schools

AFTER the Millennium Development Goals failed to yield satisfactory results, the world needed a more holistic approach that could provide solutions sustainable in nature and that would have a global impact. Thereafter, the Sustainable Development Goals 2030, also called the ‘Global Goals’ and the ‘2030 Agenda’, were introduced from the…

PUNJAB Notes Of Children

Poets and children have one thing in common; a sense of wonder. Albert Einstein would protest; don’t exclude the scientists. Their intuitive capability is an undying source of wonder that keeps them going in their pursuit of knowing what seems to be unknowable. With age this sense loosens its grip…

Missing 9th Graders Body Found

Police suspect wood shop owner who had quarreled with the victim RAWALPINDI. The body of a 9th-grade student, who went missing mysteriously from the Dhok Kala Khan in the limits of Sadiqabad police station, has been found. According to the police, the boy’s throat was slit and he was brutally…

Girls’ Education

A RECENTLY held conference in Islamabad on the aforesaid subject is a valuable move to address the appalling condition of girls’ education in most Muslim societies. The conclusion of Clandon and his colleagues’ study of Muslim societies (2018) tells us what is obvious, that “At the global level, Muslim women…