Average Tenure (in Months) of the Education Secretary in the 3 Years (October 2020 – October 2023) Region Average Months Punjab 4 Sindh 12 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 12 Balochistan 9 Islamabad Capital Territory 9 PES 2023-2024
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Technical and Vocational Institutions by Province, Level and Gender (Public, Other Public & Private) 2023-24 Province/ Level Institutions Enrolment Teachers Region Male Female Mixed Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Punjab Technical 272 155 147 574 28,542 17,665 46,207 24,184 539 24,723 Vocational 569 395 141 1,105 119,546 61,587 181,133 4,606 2,657 7,263 Total 841 550 288 1,679 148,088 79,252 227,340 28,790 3,196 31,986 Sindh Technical 109 51 109 269 19,145 5,499
Allocation vs. Expenditure of Education Development Budget by Region (All amounts in billions) Region Original Allocation Revised Allocation Expenditure Utilisation Rate National 195 161 132 82% Punjab 49 43 42 98% Sindh 38 19 15 78% Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 34 34 13 39% Balochistan 20 10 9 91% Azad Jammu & Kashmir 2 1 1 100% Islamabad Capital Territory 53 54 52 96% Source: Public Financing in Education Report, PIE 2022-23 & PES 2023-2024
Public Schools with Reported Attacks by Region and Gender Region Number Percentage Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total National 118 88 206 0.14 0.16 0.15 Punjab 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sindh 62 21 83 0.2 0.22 0.2 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 47 55 102 0.23 0.39 0.29 Balochistan 9 12 21 0.09 0.25 0.14 Islamabad Capital Territory 0 0 0 0 0 0 PES 2023-2024
Public School Teachers Who Have Received Training to Teach Children with Disabilities by Region and Gender Region Male (%) Female (%) Total (%) National 0.83 1.08 0.97 Punjab 0.83 1.11 0.98 Sindh Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Balochistan 0.85 0.94 0.88 Islamabad Capital Territory 0.9 0.34 0.51 PES 2023-24
Public Schools with Teaching and Learning Aids for Children with Disabilities Region Boys (%) Girls (%) Total (%) National 0.72 0.9 0.8 Punjab 2.21 1.43 1.8 Sindh 0.01 0.02 0.01 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 0.38 0.69 0.5 Balochistan 0.09 0.18 0.12 Islamabad Capital Territory 8.91 13.61 11.2 Source: PES 2023-24
LAHORE. A 12 year old boy was allegedly kidnapped by a motorcyclist in Shahdara after offering him a ride. According to police sources, a 12-year-old Muhammad left his home to buy groceries when an unknown motorcyclist approached him and offered a ride. The suspect took the boy with him and disappeared from the area. CCTV footage has emerged, showing the man taking the child away on his motorcycle. The surveillance footage is being analyzed
Factory Area police conducted raids and arrested the suspect. A case was registered and an investigation was under way DIJKOT: A 17-year-old girl ended her life by hanging herself after her family refused her wish for a love marriage. The incident took place in Chak No. 243RB, within the jurisdiction of Roshanwala Police Station. According to initial reports, the girl wanted to marry someone of her choice, but her family disagreed. Heartbroken over the
The British Council and the School Education and Literacy Department (SELD) of the Sindh government signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on 27-June-2025 to initiate a new phase of collaboration aimed at transforming English language instruction in public schools across the province. This strategic partnership, to be formalised through an Operational Alliance Agreement, would support the professional development of 30,000 newly inducted Primary School Teachers (PSTs) and Early Childhood Teachers (ECTs) under the British
PESHAWAR: The emergency operation centre for polio in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is struggling to cope with the chronic challenges it faces in eradication of poliomyelitis, a vaccine-preventable childhood ailment. The province has recorded seven polio cases, the highest number registered by any province in the country this year so far, owing to almost the same reasons that have been hampering EOC’s efforts to wipe out the disease and safeguard children against lifelong disabilities. Of these
Five-Year Comparison of Teachers- Deenis Madaris (2019-2024) Sector 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-24 2023-24 Public – – – – – Other Public – – – – – Private 181,263 186,941 206,515 297,394 321,326 Total 181,263 186,941 206,515 297,394 321,326 PES 2023-24
THE Supreme Court recently issued a verdict advocating equal rights in marriage. The verdict originated from an appeal filed by a divorced couple opposing the dower provisions in the nikahnama. The female petitioner had challenged an earlier Lahore High Court judgement, which maintained that entries in the nikahnama be interpreted in the groom’s favour as he bears the weight of the obligations in the contract. The apex court ordered the government to ensure that