The review of Pakistan’s education system highlights significant challenges in access, quality, and inclusivity, particularly regarding gender disparities. Recent reforms, such as the introduction of religious education for minorities and the Single National Curriculum (SNC), aim to address these issues; however, textbooks largely reflect majoritarian perspectives and offer limited inclusivity for minorities and women. Click here to read the full publication: What Are We Teaching At School?
Child Rights in Focus
Mother, covered in blood, rushed her child to hospital KARACHI: A toddler was crushed under a wagon near Jamali Bridge on Super Highway, in front of his mother’s eyes on April 9. The driver’s alleged recklessness claimed the life of two-and-a-half-year-old Farhan. The driver and cleaner responsible for the accident fled the scene. Chhipa volunteers took the deceased child’s body to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. The incident occurred near the D7 bus stop on Superhighway,
Victim from Bata Pur suffers bruises on face LAHORE: A four-year-old student was allegedly subjected to physical abuse by his teacher at a madrassa in Bata Pur after failing to memorise his lesson. The police launched legal action following a complaint by the victim’s father. According to an official, the boy, Zulqarnain, suffered bruises on his face after the teacher, Waseem, reportedly beat him for not memorizing his lesson. Family members alerted the police,
LAHORE: Schools across Punjab have been advised to alter working hours or declare early summer holidays if excessive heat persists. The Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued urgent directives to educational institutions and district administrations across the province in view of heatwave threat, warning of a potential temperature surge of 4 to 7 degrees Celsius. The institutions have been advised to take immediate measures to protect students and staff from extreme heat. The advisory includes
AMID dramatic aid cuts, the WHO has sounded the alarm about the dangers to Pakistan’s mothers and newborns, asking global and national associates to help lower its maternal and neonatal mortalities without delay. To prevent another bleak phase — in 2020, a UN progress report said that Pakistan ranked third among the top 10 nations with the highest maternal and newborn deaths and stillbirths — the government must pay close attention to WHO’s depressing
Police say accused blackmailed victims with obscene videos RAWALPINDI: Police have arrested a couple and their son for allegedly luring the poor young girls for jobs on attractive salaries and forcibly involving them in immoral activities for the sake of money. The accused used to blackmail the girls by making obscene videos. After receiving a complaint, the Dhamial police raided a place and detained the suspects. A case was also registered on the complaint
Victim laid to rest amid protest in Vehari VEHARI: Police have made initial progress in the murder case of 4-year-old Noor Fatima in Basti Chand Mari, a village near 13-WB Vehari. A suspect identified as Dilawar Masih has reportedly been taken into custody. The Saddar Police have registered a case and launched an investigation, while sources claim that the murder weapon has also been recovered. However, police officials have neither confirmed nor denied the
Ongoing initiative will now be called ‘Afternoon Schools Programme’ RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government has decided to maintain and continue the “Insaf Afternoon School Programme” initiated during the tenure of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s Sardar Usman Buzdar as the chief minister. The word “Insaaf” has been removed from the project, and it will now be called the “Afternoon Schools Programme.” Additionally, 200 more middle schools, including those in the Rawalpindi Division, have been upgraded to high
A road accident near the Mauripur Chawal Godown claimed the life of an eight-year-old boy on 08-April-2025. The incident occurred when a trailer struck the child while he was crossing the road. The boy’s body was taken to the hospital for necessary formalities. Police identified the deceased as Raheel, son of Aqeel. Reports suggested that Raheel, who was reportedly a beggar, was crossing the road with his sister when the accident took place. Fortunately,
The report reveals in 2022 that climate change-induced floods swept through the northern and southern parts of Pakistan, severely damaging approximately 27,000 government school buildings and disrupting the education of around 2 million children—52% of whom were in Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous province. The study highlights that nearly half of Pakistan’s children remained out of school in 2024, as more than 26 million children faced education interruptions due to toxic smog in the city
During the operation, authorities recovered over 1,000 pocket guides commonly used for cheating. PESHAWAR: The Peshawar district administration on Monday carried out inspections of stationery and photocopy shops in Hashtnagri, Warsak Road and other areas to curb cheating during the matriculation exams starting today and to ensure transparency in the examination process. During the operation, authorities recovered over 1,000 pocket guides commonly used for cheating. Several shopkeepers were arrested for selling illegal materials, and
Board’s online system crashes, students unable to submit forms HYDERABAD: Annual examinations of Secondary School Certificate (SSC-I and II) are scheduled to begin today (April 7) but hundreds of candidates were unable to submit their examination forms as the board’s online form submission system was down for several days. The online portal of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Hyderabad (BISEH) is so slow that students receive their admit cards a day before exams.