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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…

Girls Clinch Top Two Slots In BSEK General Group Exams

KARACHI: Female students have grabbed first two positions in the Class XII (Science General Group) annual examinations 2024, according to the results announced by the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) on Tuesday. BIEK Chairman Prof Amir Hussain Qadri said that Maniha Noor Rifat, a student of Aga Khan Higher…

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.…
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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…
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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…
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UK-based Doctors Conduct 70 Paediatric Heart Surgeries At LRH

PESHAWAR: Members of a UK-based organisation conducted 70 free, non-invasive, and open cardiac surgeries on poor children at Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar (LRH) during their first visit to Pakistan. The mission consisting of 15 paediatric cardiac surgeons representing Muntada AID, a UK-based charity group, in collaboration with paediatric cardiology ward…
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GPE okays $9m Grant to Boost Early Education in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) will provide a $9m grant to improve access to and quality of early childhood and primary education in Balochistan. The funding aims to enhance learning environments and strengthen reading and numeracy skills for boys and girls in GPE-supported schools across the province. GPE,…
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Over 1.6m Children in Sindh Trapped In Child Labour, Survey Finds

KARACHI: Over 1.6 million children, between five and 17 years of age, in Sindh have been found to be trapped in child labour, revealed the Sindh Child Labour Survey 2022–2024. Conducted by the provincial labour department with technical support from Unicef and the Bureau of Statistics Sindh, the survey also…
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PM Vows To Accelerate Polio Eradication Efforts

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Sheh­baz Sharif on 3rd July reaffirmed Pakis­tan’s commitment to eradicating polio, vowing to intensify efforts with the support of international, provincial, and local teams to achieve a polio-free country. “We are committed to protect every child in Pakistan from this crippling disease and achieve a polio-free Pakistan,”…
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No Education

WE just saw the release of the Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25 and the presentation of the budget for 2025-26. There is a lot that can be said about the economy and the budget, but in this article I want to focus on education and what the Survey and the budget…
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