IN the quiet moments between lessons, standing before my students, I am struck by the profound disconnect between what education could be and what it has become in Pakistan. The world is constantly evolving. Today, our survival as a species depends on education systems that prepare minds to tackle the modern world’s complex and interconnected challenges. However, in these times of global competitiveness, we have lagged far behind. The present global crisis has further
Child Rights in Focus
The Sindh Local Government Act (SLGA) is going to be amended to make birth registration mandatory, Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah announced during a meeting he chaired on 26-March-2025. Shah emphasised the critical role of birth registration in ensuring children’s rights, and their access to vital services such as immunisation, education and health care. He highlighted that earlier steps had been taken to simplify the birth registration process by making the service free of
The Sindh government’s school education department has issued a code of ethics to advise the government schoolteachers about their professional conduct during their duty hours. The code of ethics has advised the government schoolteachers to observe such a dress code which should reflect the values of their profession and culture. The education department has advised the female teachers not to wear heavy make-up and to avoid using high-heel shoes during their stay at the
Water tankers, dumpers and trailers continue to barrel down the city’s roads with little regard for human life. Enraged by yet another preventable tragedy, onlookers pelted the water tanker with stones, broke its windows, and beat the driver before handing him over to the police. This reaction reflects a growing sense of helplessness among Karachi’s citizens, who witness such carnage regularly but see no meaningful action taken. In just 83 days, heavy vehicles have
DEEPALPUR. The mystery behind a murder case in Deepalpur’s Kari Wala Jagir has been unravelled, revealing that the victim’s own daughter was responsible for his killing. The revelation emerged after police investigations found that the 14-year-old accused shot her father and staged the crime as a robbery. The motive behind the murder was the victim’s opposition to his daughter’s love affair and her wish to marry against his will. According to officials, on March
Fact-finding committee on irregularities in BIEK results submits report KARACHI: The fact-finding inquiry committee, established by the Sindh Assembly to investigate objections regarding the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) XI exam results, has submitted its report. The report highlights irregularities and mismanagement in various stages of the examination process, including assessment, record-keeping, and mark sheets. Following these findings, the committee has recommended awarding grace marks to all students. Committee Chairman and Sindh Education
RAWALPINDI. Up to 392 divorced couples have so far met with their estranged children As Eidul Fitr approaches fast, special Eid reunions between divorced couples and their children, who have been separated, have been continuing at the Court Complex with the permission of family courts since the 18th of Ramazan. These meetings will continue daily until Saturday, March 29. During these meetings, highly emotional scenes are observed between divorced couples and their estranged children.
ISLAMABAD: Senior child specialists from the Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatology (SICHN) Karachi on 25-March-2025 urged the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) to approve the establishment of Pakistan’s first human milk bank, rebranded as the “Mothers Milk Registry,” to save thousands of premature babies who cannot survive without breast milk. The experts assured religious scholars that only one foster mother’s milk would be provided to each infant, ensuring compliance with Islamic guidelines
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has urged children to prioritize education, calling it the key to success. He said that children were our future and they must focus on their education and work hard to become successful individuals. The president expressed these views during an Iftar dinner hosted by him for the orphaned children being cared for by the Pakistan Orphan Care Forum, at Aiwan-e-Sadr on 25-March-2025. During the ceremony, President Zardari also distributed
☰ BAHAWALPUR: A minor girl was allegedly killed after rape here on 24th March in the fields of Chah Aliachiwala in Baqirpur locality. According to complainant ‘G’, her 11-year-old daughter (class-III student) went to fetch drinking water from a hand pump near the local mosque after Iftar on Monday night. When she did not return for some time, her mother grew worried and rushed outside to search for her along with others. During their
A FRIEND once received a panic call from a mother just as I was heading out to give a talk to middle-school students on growing up. As a paediatrician who deals with adolescent medicine, I give talks at schools to students about puberty — what changes occur physically, emotionally, and cognitively, what is normal and how to navigate the challenges of adolescence. The mother was worried about what I would discuss with her seventh-grade
Peshawar. Security cell asks for details amid ongoing repatriation drive Amid the ongoing repatriation drive, the federal interior ministry has sought record of Afghan students enrolled in educational institutions across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). According to sources, the ministry’s security cell has sent an official letter to the provincial home secretary, directing him to submit details of all Afghan students by March 27. The letter states that the Foreign National Security Cell is updating its foreign