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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…
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Anti-polio Drive Targets Over One Million Children In Rawalpindi

RAWALPINDI: In the wake of the positive case of polio in Islamabad and the detection of a positive environmental sample in Attock, an anti-polio campaign will be launched in the garrison city on September 9. Deputy Commissioner Dr. Hassan Waqar Cheema directed the District Health Authority to ensure the successful…
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Polio Case Reported From Islamabad After 16 Years

ISLAMABAD: A case of poliovirus has been reported from the federal capital after 16 years, taking the tally of cases reported this year to 17, officials have confirmed. Other than the confirmed wild poliovirus (WPV1) cases — reported from all four provinces — the presence of the virus has been…
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Government Schools Report Dismal Enrolments

Most schools, a startling 90 percent, reported zero admissions in the new admissions phase which began in government schools following the summer break. The admission phase is scheduled to run from August 15 to August 31. In the initial 10-day period that has passed, from August 15 to August 24,…
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Over 25m Children In Pakistan Remain Out Of School: Report

ISLAMABAD: The number of out-of-school children remains at approximately 25 million, which is over one-third of the population of children that belong to the school-going ages (5-16 years). This was revealed in a report released by the Pak Alliance for Math and Science (Pams) titled ‘The Missing Third of Pakistan’.…
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Al-Shifa Saves 16,000 Babies From Blindness

Rawalpindi: The growing incidence of retinal abnormalities among premature infants in Pakistan calls for urgent attention and every premature infant deserves the constant attention of an ophthalmologist because premature infants are at increased risk for eye misalignment, amblyopia, and the need for glasses to develop normal vision. Through timely intervention,…
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Firefighting Versus Child Protection Systems

Pakistan’s child protection system must evolve with mandatory reporting, audits, and comprehensive case management. The fact that we know of only 4,213 cases of child abuse in 2023 is an insult to common sense and arithmetic. About 26 million children are not attending schools; 3.3 million are involved in child…
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NGO Opens Its 170th School For Underprivileged Children

KARACHI: Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani has praised the exceptional philanthropic support extended by the industrialists of Korangi Industrial Area (KIA) in Karachi to ensure that the children of the labourers employed by them get quality school education. He expressed these views while speaking as the chief guest at…
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Report Lifts Lid On Education Failure

A new official report has revealed that Pakistan’s education delivery system has become dysfunctional and all the 134 districts barring Islamabad were lagging behind on indicators ranging from learning outcomes to public financing. The findings of the Planning Commission’s District Education Performance Index Report 2023 underscored the human resource crisis…
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Pakistan’s Education System In Low Performance Category: Report

ISLAMABAD: An official report released on 23 August placed the country’s education system in the ‘low’ performance category and highlighted critical areas requiring attention to improve education outcomes. The District Education Performance Index (DEPIx) Report 2020-23 released by the Planning Commission stated, “Pakistan’s national average score in the DEPIx is 53.46, placing…
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Over 300 Govt Schools In Pindi To Be Outsourced From Sept 1

RAWALPINDI: Out of a total of 1,809 government schools in Rawalpindi district, 323 schools will be outsourced from Sept 1 to the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF), which will assign them to individuals, NGOs, and other organisations to run. PEF is an autonomous organisation established in 1991 by the Punjab government…
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