A toddler, who is staying with his mother in Darul Amaan, plays in the courtyard. — Dawn

I want to get higher education,” 16-year-old Sidra told Dawn. She said that lack of space was major issue in the shelter home. “There must be separate ...

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Three unclaimed bodies buried

Education deputy secretary was posted as DS Housing department, while OSD Ali Shahzad was posted as DS Education. OSD Afzal Khan was ...

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a difference of opinion

A: Although it doesn't really help does it, having an education requirement? So many of our politicians are dumb as rocks, and even if they are ...

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Crumbling Daanish Schools

With the education budget of next year, once again taking a major hit, is it really sad to come to the conclusion that the making of these schools have ...

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1841 ghost employees in KMC education dept sacked

KARACHI: Sindh Local Government Minister Sharjeel Memon has terminated the services of 1,841 ghost employees in the education department of ...

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Khyber youth form body to raise education awareness

LANDI KOTAL: A group of educated youths in Landi Kotal has formed the Landi Kotal Education Society to spread public awareness of education and ...

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US senators call for punishing Malala attackers

The US lawmakers wrote that the Taliban targeted Malala because of her public advocacy for the right of women and girls to receive education.

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Education, social welfare a must to end hunger, says minister

ISLAMABAD: National Food Security and Research Minister Sikander Hayat Khan Bosan on Tuesday highlighted that an approach with focus on ...

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A cut-out picture of Imran Khan seen during a rally in Islamabad. —Reuters/File

In the name of education reforms, what KP received was a sharp move backwards. The portfolio of education, which belongs to PTI, has been ...

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Non-filer: banks must collect advance adjustable tax

R (collection of advance tax on educational related expenses remitted abroad). It said that there shall be collected advance tax at the rate specified in ...

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Health, education abroad: SBP allows remit of $5000 sans approval

In order to facilitate resident Pakistanis to meet their individual foreign exchange needs related to medical treatment and studies/education abroad, ...

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Who goes to the madrassa? — I

Madrassa education today is as much maligned as it is misunderstood. Perhaps, the confusion surrounding the madrassa — a traditional institution of ...

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Challenges For Hafiz Ur Rahman

So it is highly desirable that new government should invest in education for better and prosperous future of students and GB and has to introduce ...

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...and we continue to neglect the education sector

Whether private, semi-government or government institutes, the standard of education, curriculum, rules and regulations, fee structure etc. should be ...

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Sindh government suspends 1841 'ghost employees' of KMC

KARACHI: The local government department of the Sindh government suspended 1,841 'ghost employees' working in the education department of ...

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Posted by Imaduddin

The Inter-province Education Ministry was being set up to create uniform education policy and Urbanization Planning Unit would be established in ...

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US Senators urge Pakistan to bring Malala attackers to justice

Malala Yousafzai, a student and education activist, was shot and critically injured in a TTP-orchestrated attack in October 2012. The teenager was on ...

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NJV — Sindh's first public school

If you went around in Karachi asking various students which education institutes they studied in, most would reply in acronyms like NED, DJ, DCTO ...

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JI begins mobilising women voters in Lower Dir

The JI lawmaker also visited several educational institutions in the district and met teachers and students and inquired about problems facing girl ...

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Imran stresses more investment in education

LAHORE - Stressing the investment in education sector, PTI Chairman Imran Khan has said metro bus projects cannot change fate of the country.

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Children in conflict zones need $2.3b to go to school

3 billion to get them all schooling, ten times the amount education currently receives in aid,the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...

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$2bn needed to educate children in conflict zones: Unesco

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has said it will cost $2.3 billion to send to school the ...

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In the saddle: New CM has a vision for Gilgit-Baltistan

“My government's top priority is to end unemployment, overcome the power crisis, ensure quality education and root out corruption,” Hafeez said, ...

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Tribespeople slam BISE Kohat for victimising students

PARACHANAR: Expressing resentment over the “indifferent attitude” of senior Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Kohat officials, ...

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Educational inequality in Pakistan

Equal access to education is among the basic human rights and everyone should have the same opportunities in life. No one should be discriminated ...

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Govt to open new schools under public-private partnership

LAHORE: Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) Managing Director Dr Aneela Salman has said that owing to performance of PEF in Punjab's education ...

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NGO opens 12th school for slum children

LAHORE: Door of Awareness (DoA), a non-government organization, opened its 12th centre, Asghar Memorial School, to provide free education and ...

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Corporal punishment

Sir: It is a proven fact that educated youth can put a country or nation on the path of progress. Parents and the government need to take care of their ...

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Pak academic wins UNESCO Avicenna Prize of Ethics 2015

He has made an exceptional contribution to the ethics of science through his deep engagement in research ethics education at the national and ...

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Baleegh stresses promotion of quality education at secondary and tertiary levels

ISLAMABAD: Federal Education and Professional Training Minister of State Baleeghur Rehman on Monday has emphasised that education systems ...

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Encouraging reading: Books distributed among evening school students

Speaking at the ceremony, Salman said that evening schooling project was a pilot programme to cater to the education needs of domestic helpers and ...

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Jica provides colourful books to PEF students

To meet their educational needs, 104 partner schools have been set up in collaboration with the private partners in Lahore and Multan in the first ...

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Education emergency: Jirga gives govt deadline to staff, equip boys school - The Express Tribune

As many as 300 students are enrolled at the government-run boys school in Pashmal. PHOTO: FILE. MINGORA: A jirga in upper Swat has handed the ...

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PMIS network being extended to 20 other jails of Punjab - Daily Times

About the training of staff, he said that warder have been imparted computer education on the special directive of Prisons Chief while Deputy Inspector ...

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Thousands of teachers, classrooms needed: 64000 children out of school in Bajaur Agency

A report from the Bajaur Agency education officer stated that currently, the government schools in seven tehsils – Barang, Chamarkand, Khar, ...

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Private institutes of higher education: Imparting knowledge or generating money for the opulent?

The sole purpose of these private institutes of higher education is to generate maximum revenue. Every care is taken to save money and to get ...

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Lack of businesswomen: Why?

Another major barrier is lack of education. In Pakistan a lot of women get deprived from getting even basic education thus it shatters the way to think ...

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Abusing the 'lesser half'

In a competitive society with more and more women striving for an education and interacting more with the opposite gender, one never fails to be ...

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Pakistani community slams government for poor services

“The attitude of the officials towards the people visiting the consulate is a major concern while education is one of the major problems. People feel ...

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Why I stopped being an apologist for PTI

A new chapter in the history of Pakistan had begun – a chapter of assurance of redress for the troubled public, of a chance for educated, informed and ...

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He will pursue the policy of reconciliation as long as no one questions his deeds.

Those politicians who cannot solve peoples problems, such as supply of clean water, electricity, medical healthcare and education to poor children, ...

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The HEC has responsibility of overseeing education institutions but does not have qualified staff ...

ISLAMABAD: Nine key posts of the Higher Education Commission (HEC), including that of the executive director and member operations, have ...

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Diagnosis: Expanding the economic pie

Since the 18th Amendment, education for instance, is a provincial affair. Every province allocates its own budget – let's say to the tune of even as ...

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Reducing population religiously

LAHORE - Taking a line from the success stories of Iran, Egypt and Bangladesh, the Punjab government has engaged religious leaders to bridle the ...

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Books, not guns in GB: NGO continues to enhance educational standards

G-B Education Secretary Sanaullah, who was also in attendance, lauded EDIP's strategy to reduce illiteracy in areas where it remains rampant.

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Characters of BBC report on MQM present in UK: Shahid Hayat

Shahid Hayat said an officer of the KMC education department was arrested by the FIA, who had got 21 employees recruited from his own family.

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Balochistan and KP agricultural budgets

... university is the most important move as farm research and education are becoming more vital in boosting crops' and animals' productivity.

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In Balochistan: 'Closing Save the Children a conspiracy'

“Funds which were supposed to be spent on the education sector of Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa through Save the Children have now been ...

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Longer schooling brakes AIDS spread: study

The southern African country with one of the world's highest HIV rates was an ideal setting for the study as a change in its education system in 1996 ...

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Balochistan minister condemns closure of Save the Children

“The funds which were supposed to be spent on Balochistan and KP's education sector via Save the Children now have been transferred to Sindh and ...

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No such thing as a free lunch: How many students can Rs100m feed?

According to an official of K-P Elementary and Secondary Education (E&SE) department, the cost of a meal—which will include a high-energy biscuit ...

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Ad-hocism: Education, research take back seat at arid university

ISLAMABAD: From the looks of it education and research have taken a back seat at Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University (PMAS-AAU) as the ...

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Grant approved : AEOs to get Rs15,000 in allowance

RAWALPINDI: The Punjab government has decided to grant Rs15,000 in allowance to assistant education officers (AEOs) across the province.

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Costly mistake: Judicial inquiry to determine facts on incorrect map, says CM

Education minister Rana Mashhood Ahmad, the chief secretary, the law secretary, the schools education secretary, the Punjab Curriculum and ...

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KU announces B.Ed annual exam results

College of Education. Zubair Khan roll number 71569 from Rehan College of Education got second position securing 1091 marks while Faiza Ashraf ...

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Lid lifted on shady work of corrupt officials

KARACHI: There is an entire family of ghost employees in Karachi Metropolitan Corporation's (KMC) education department that is drawing salaries of ...

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Flaws in education system

Education plays an important role in political stability, economic development and social progress of a nation. It brings political stability by realising the ...

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Elementary education

There has been much talk and debate regarding quality education in Pakistan. Ironically, they all revolve around mostly the types, sources and content ...

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We need to revisit our academic necropolises to improve our global rank

The Times Higher Education Asia University Ranking 2015 is out and so is Pakistan from this list of Top 100 Universities. Across the border, there is a ...

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Local bodies elections bring hope to the Islamabad's slums

“I will work to improve educational facilities for my community and I will try to introduce technical education in the area,” he said. “We live in the federal ...

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Govt asked to fill vacant subject specialist posts

Another education department officer said the local government representatives frequently visited the offices and pressured officials in the posting and ...

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PROFILE: THE NEW GB CHIEF

A Hafiz-i-Quran, he received his early education in a madressah before graduating from the University of the Punjab. Much of his political career ...

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Put children at heart of global development agenda: Maleeha

She emphasised the need to reach all the children with interventions in the crucial early years, with health care, nutrition, education, protection and an ...

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NUST, Tus-Holdings ink MoU to set up Science, Tech Park

... Prof Dr Mukhtar Ahmed, Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, Kamran Ali Qureshi, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Science and ...

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Guzara Allowance ATM cards launched for Zakat

Apart from it, Rs214.8 million for education stipend, Rs20 million for stipend to seminaries, Rs47.3 million to hospitals for healthcare, Rs27.8 million for ...

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Amnesty For Insurgents

Without opportunities, education and infrastructure, Balochistan will continue to falter. With these progressive moves, Balochistan may well be on the ...

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Ghosts of Karachi City corruption exposed

Sindh FIA Director Shahid Hayat Khan, addressing a press conference, said nine officials of the KMC education department, including Mansoor Mirza, ...

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PU Syndicate approves Rs 7.04bn budget for FY15-16

The university expects Rs 2.2 billion from the Higher Education Commission (HEC), 37 percent of the total budget. To encourage research activities, ...

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People mentioned in BBC report currently in UK: FIA

“It was our duty to collect monthly income from different towns and submit to Director Education Mansoor Mirza who then used to divide the money ...

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Classical university

The marginal status of the humanities and social sciences is illustrated by the priorities set by such universities of specialised education as COMSATS ...

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Punjab Textbook Board making 'new provinces'?

LAHORE: Education Minister Rana Mashhood Ahmen Khan on Saturday ordered to retrieve thousands of geography books (VIII grade) as the book ...

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NUST, Tus-Holdings to establish National Science and Tech Park

... Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong, Pakistan Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Prof Mukhtar Ahmed, Ministry of Science ...

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CM launches Rs1bn zakat ATM card distribution system

... for Guzara Allowance for 83,000 registered needy people, Rs 214.8 million for education stipend, Rs 20 million for stipend to religious seminaries, ...

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PU approves Rs 7.049 billion budget

Special students will also get free education with boarding facilities while students taking admission on sports basis will too get free education.

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Budgetary blues

The federal government, in budget 2015-16, set aside Rs20.5 billion for development projects in the higher education sector. The federal higher ...

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History of educational development

If we take a look at the history of educational development elsewhere in the world, we may notice the emergence of a diverse range of educational ...

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'Removal of textbooks from market ordered'

Its printing was stopped immediately after the report of incorrect maps and orders issued for its removal from the market, Education Minister Rana ...

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Human resource vital for country's progress: Pervaiz

The Punjab government, he said, was taking revolutionary steps in education and training of the youth. The minister said that the youth after getting ...

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Embezzlement of funds: 'Family of ghosts' drawing salaries from KMC, says FIA

There is an entire family of ghost employees in Karachi Metropolitan Corporation's (KMC) education department that is drawing salaries of up to ...

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All books depicting incorrect Pakistan map taken off shelves

“The provincial education minister has taken notice of the wrong maps and as per the department finding, 50,000 books out of 150,000 books ...

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FIA exposes massive corruption in KMC

Nine employees of the KMC Education Department have been taken into custody, who narrated some incredible tales of corruption within the ...

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CM launches Rs 1b zakat ATM card distribution system

Apart from it, Rs 214.8 million for education stipend, Rs 20 million for stipend to deeni madrassas, Rs 47.3 million for hospitals, Rs 27.8 million for ...

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Senior KMC official admits to having 21 family members including 64-year-old mother-in-law on ...

Addressing a press conference today, Sahid Hayat said nine suspects have been arrested from KMC's education department. He said salary worth ...

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Intel Compute Stick – integrated technology, stellar innovation

So in addition to home entertainment applications, the Intel Compute Stick can be used as an education system, a basic thin client, or in kiosks, point ...

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Education imperative for socio-economic development: Rashid

Education imperative for socio-economic development: Rashid. Information Minister says youth will have to play their role in strengthening the national ...

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CM launches Guzara Allowance ATM card for distribution of Zakat

Apart from it, Rs 214.8 million for education stipend, Rs 20 million for stipend to Deeni madares, Rs 47.3 million to hospitals for health care, Rs 27.8 ...

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9 employees of KMC Education Department arrested

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) arrested 9 'ghost' employees including Director Education on Saturday. Deputy ...

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Characters of BBC report on MQM present in UK: Shahid Hyat

Shahid Hyat said an officer of the KMC education department was arrested by the FIA, who had got 21 employees recruited from his own family.

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A short analysis of the Federal Budget Estimates 2014-205 and 2015-2016

The rest 6.74 per cent would be spent as — 3.0 per cent on public order and safety; two per cent on Education; and 1.7 per cent on economic affairs.

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Youth, teachers forums launched to study edu policy

These ambassadors have carefully been selected in consultation with the World at School to represent and advocate for the cause of education at ...

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No underspending of ADP funds this time: Ayesha

Dr Ayesha said, besides education and health and industrial productivity, the government is paying attention to the energy crisis as without this the ...

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Cameron lauds Shahbaz

LAHORE - British Prime Minister David Cameron has lauded the steps taken by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in education and health sectors ...

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CM vows to educate 2.8m children in 3 yrs

The meeting also granted approval to giving additional allowance to Assistant Education Officers on the basis of their efficiency for the promotion of ...

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Defence counsel argued that allegations against Amir Khan were baseless since there was no ...

The FIA had arrested KMC director-education Mansoor Mirza, his predecessor Muhammad Amin, deputy director Raziuddin, assistant director ...

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NAB starts complaint verification process

Sources in NAB informed this scribe that NAB had received a complaint regarding bogus appointments of 13000 teachers in Sindh education ...

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KP govt starts academic, financial audit of varsities

PESHAWAR: The Higher Education Department (HED), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has finally started academic and financial audit of the public sector ...

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Naqvis of Aman Foundation receive int'l award for philanthropy

The foundation's education vertical is underpinned by AmanTech, a vocational training institute that has enrolled over 4,000 underprivileged students, ...

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Corruption charges: KMC official remanded, custody of another seven extended

The FIA had arrested KMC education director Mansoor Mirza, his predecessor Muhammad Amin, deputy director Raziuddin, assistant director ...

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Education can make Ramazan fast safer for type 2 diabetics

Muslims with type 2 diabetes who choose to fast during Ramazan may benefit from individualised education programmes, according to findings ...

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Individual Philanthropy Aman Foundation gets BNP Paribas Prize

... the largest private social sector enterprise in Pakistan, with a focus on healthcare and education. The foundation was commended for its outstanding ...

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Corruption: Dadu education officials accused of embezzlement

An employee of the Sindh Education Department, Dadu, has accused the district's education officials of being involved in large-scale corruption.

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Employment, productivity and growth

Human resource development (HRD) refers to the development of people through education, training, health care, nutrition, population control and ...

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Am I a citizen of Pakistan?

Do they have the right to life, the right to health, and the right to education? Do they have the freedom of movement, the freedom of expression, and the ...

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Education in Pakistan

Education raises productivity and efficiency of individuals and produces skilled manpower that is capable of leading economy towards the path of ...

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CM Punjab takes notice of wrong maps published in textbooks

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has taken notice of publication of an unauthentic map in a geography textbook for Class 8.

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What has Malala done for Pakistan?: 8 popular anti-Malala arguments answered

Malala is now a global symbol for children's education, not just children in Pakistan. We should be proud that she is a Pakistani. The 'I am Malala' ...

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CM takes notice of publication of unauthentic map of Punjab

In this connection, he has sought a report from provincial Education Minister and Secretary Schools Education. The chief minister has instructed the ...

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SSC results: Girls outdo boys in Abbottabad

According to results announced by the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, the district's top three positions were all secured by girls.

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Geoffrey Langlands retakes control of Chitral School after retirement

When she took over the post in 2013, Schofield had lavished praise on the Langland's contribution to education in Pakistan. She then dedicated ...

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Parents urge authorities to make PEIRA functional

Islamabad - Parents Thursday urged the concerned authorities to make Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (PEIRA) functional for ...

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D.Com exam results announced

... (D.Com) and Diploma in Business Administration annual examinations 2015 held under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Technical Education.

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Iqra University holds seminar

... Chancellor Dr UAG Isani welcomed the participants from IBA, Indus, KASBIT and Iqra University and emphasised on the role of quality in education.

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The displaced genius: IDP shines through to clinch top positions in SSC exams

Afridi requested the federal government and K-P governor to provide education opportunities to financially disadvantaged children. He believed it was ...

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NEP: Body endorses roadmap

Minister of State for Education and Professional Training Balighur Rehman chaired a second meeting of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2009 ...

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Telecom operators demand removal of taxes on Internet

Since Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) in general and KP government in particular are putting special focus on education and youth development, the ...

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Rising school fees: 'Make private schools regulator operational'

Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (Peira) employees say they have not been paid for the last five months. PHOTO: FILE.

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12 Afghan students get scholarships under PM's scheme

Addressing on the occasion, UAF Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan Government was making all-out efforts for the cause of education ...

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IIUI role lauded for services to Muslim Ummah - Pakistan Observer

It was agreed, the universities of Islamic world should work together for providing an ideal educational milieu to the students because educated youth ...

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Posted by Imaduddin

Shares in Advtech Ltd, South Africa's second-biggest private education firm, jumped nearly 16 percent to 12.75 rand by 1033 GMT, but pulled back to ...

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Reviewing Balochistan's budget for the upcoming fiscal year

Moreover, this year, too, the provincial government has increased allocations for the education and health sector to a greater extent. For education ...

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World Bank disburses $706 mln loan to Pakistan

KARACHI: The World Bank on Thursday disbursed $706 million loan to Pakistan for development of key economic and education sectors. State Bank ...

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If Michelle Obama can do it, why not Reham Khan?

Assuming a leading position in the educational campaign developed by the USAID, US Agency for International Development, Mrs Obama hopes to ...

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Ammi ki yaad and the dilemma of localised development in Pakistan

Since most of the facilities pertaining to education, work and better living are available exclusively in these cities, human resource from all over the ...

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World Bank pays out $706m loan to Pakistan

KARACHI (Web Desk) – The World Bank on Thursday disbursed $706 million loan to Pakistan for development of key economic and education ...

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Posted by Parvez Jabri

According to the UN agency, enhanced local health, education, and social protection systems should be encouraged to help more children not only ...

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IHC reserves verdict on missionaries' visa cancellation

In this matter, petitioners including Roman Catholic Diocese of Islamabad/Rawalpindi through its Bishop and Education Board of the Roman Catholic ...

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Balochistan Assembly approves budget

The allocations for non-development and development expenditures include Rs25.11bn for secondary education, Rs22.76bn for economic affairs, ...

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Technical education

Sir: At the two-day Skills Expo and Job Fair- 2015 arranged by Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) at the Lahore ...

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NHA hires private contractors for on-spot collection of fine

To a question, he said that the National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP) had spent around Rs 460.3 million on the road safety education ...

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Raga Boyz broaden horizons

Nayab holds that it's pertinent for artists to get an education in music. “The Patiala gharana lays emphasis on education and we brothers are pursuing ...

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Indian education minister to face court over 'fake' degree

A Delhi court agreed on Wednesday to hear a complaint alleging that India's education minister lied about her college degree, triggering calls for her ...

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India education minister to face court over 'fake' degree

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court agreed on Wednesday to hear a complaint alleging that India's education minister lied about her college degree, triggering ...

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Senate panel seeks report about ghost employees in capital schools

Director General Federal Directorate Education (FDE) Dr Shahnaz Riaz briefed the committee that contractual employees have been fighting for ...

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The sin of being a widow in this world

While things may have started changing in more educated or aware social setups, women still confess that they would not like their sons or brothers to ...

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Posted by Shoaib-ur-Rehman Siddiqui

Critics had accused Education Minister Ali Asghar Fani, part of Iran's reformist camp, of failing to address complaints from teachers over low salaries.

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The rising center-right

Most countries in the Nordic area top the rankings for human development, quality of life, education, lack of corruption, gender equality and peace, ...

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Malala Yousafazai arrives on Capitol Hill to meet with members of the US House and Senate in ...

WASHINGTON: Malala Yousafzai spent Tuesday on Capitol Hill, talking to US lawmakers about her global campaign to promote girls' education.

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Under scanner: Senators grill CADD over hospital mismanagement

The committee was told that two area education officers from the Federal Directorate of Education were transferred after they 'recruited' several ghost ...

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Global development goals must include most vulnerable children: UNICEF

According to the report, addressing inequality in key areas such as education can have other advantages, including sustained economic growth and ...

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Almost 1 in 4 children think playing video games with their friends is exercise

The warning shot was fired by the Youth Sport Trust charity, which says that physical education and school sport are at a 'critical crossroads' and must ...

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Enrolment of children in private sector is around 37 percent

However their numbers are growing at a rapid rate in all provinces, especially in Balochistan, says the Education Monitor: the state's engagement with ...

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Malala presses World Bank, UN to set goals on education

WASHINGTON: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged the World Bank and United Nations on Monday to raise the focus of education in ...

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CPWB rescues 15 'claimless' children

These children were housed at CPWB where such 44 children are already present and getting quality education, vocational training, residential, ...

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The curse of child labour

Paradoxically, it is stated in the constitution of Pakistan that education is compulsory for the children between 5 and 16 but on the other hand the ...

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Education Dept probe – 1,1200 recruited against 3018 posts

The Anti-Corruption Department has completed a probe into bogus recruitment in the Sindh Education Department during the tenure of former ...

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Muslims in Britain should take counter-extremism lessons: Tahir ul Qadri

A Department of Education spokesperson said: “All schools must actively promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, ...

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Malala urges World Bank, UN to set goals on education

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged the World Bank and UN on Monday to raise the focus of education in their new millenium goals.

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Malala meets President World Bank to promote her campaign for girl's education

Malala and Dr. Kim also discussed ways in which they hope to work together to help Pakistan provide better education opportunities for all girls and ...

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SAARC countries to enhance collaboration in higher education

ISLAMABAD – Federal Education and Professional Training Minister Baleegh-ur-Rehman has recently stated that; the Government accords great ...

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Opposition members protest outside the Punjab Assembly against loadshedding. — White Star

Mian Aslam also dared the provincial finance minister to tell the 'truth' to the House about the funds spent on special education. “It was told that Rs62 ...

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PA passes Rs56.34b education budget

LAHORE - The Punjab Assembly Monday approved the budgetary grant of Rs56.34billion for education sector for the financial year ...

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We may perish

Despite the fact that education, since the 18th Amendment has been made a provincial subject, in itself a questionable decision, even the federal ...

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Punjab education budget

The education budget for the Punjab, as a share of the total budget has declined considerably. Punjab government on Friday announced a balanced ...

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Opp stages walkout in PA over 'worst power outages so far'

“It was told that Rs62 million had been spent in 2014-15 on special education but the budget document says not a single rupee was spent on it,” he ...

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4000 civilians studying in Army schools: GOC

QUETTA: The Southern Command, 41 Division, has been running several education programmes in Balochistan and 4,000 local students from Baloch ...

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Opposition reservations to be addressed, assembly assured

They said there were 70,000 schoolteachers in the education department but their performance was not satisfactory, adding that recruitment in the ...

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Govt presents demands of grants worth Rs 1.27tr

The opposition benches have given some cut motions in the suggested demands of grants including the departments of police, agriculture, education, ...

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Development in provinces

Social sector, which includes education, health, family planning, water supply and sanitation, etc., receives a lower cut of 30 percent. Among the major ...

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Education department: Punjab Assembly approves Rs 56.33 billion demands for grants

The Punjab Assembly on Monday approved Rs 56.33 billion demands for grants of the Education Ministry's 2015-16 budget rejecting all cut motions of ...

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USAID officials visit UAF

He expressed gratitude to USAID for their continuous efforts in supporting the improvement of higher education and research culture and providing ...

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Crumbling schools of thought

The Sindh Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act of 2013, passed ahead of other provinces, recommends punishment for parents ...

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Father's day: Courage or convenience?

When it comes to education, can we as fathers, honestly say that our investment of time and resources is equal for our sons and daughters? In terms of ...

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Punjab Assembly: Opposition walks out over power outages

Debate on the provincial government's demand for education and police sector grants was cut short in the Punjab Assembly on Monday as the ...

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Malala presses World Bank, UN to set goals on education

WASHINGTON: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged the World Bank and UN on Monday to raise the focus of education in their new ...

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KP treasury passes Finance Bill 2015 with ease

Parliamentarians of the treasury benches on Monday passed a total of 25 demands for grants for various departments including education, energy and ...

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T-Diaries: Redah Misbah

Depilex is one of the pioneers of the beauty industry and our core values have always been innovation, professionalism and education. Through these ...

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Karachi: NAB raids Education Department, takes 4 persons into custody

KARACHI (Dunya News) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) raided on Reform Support Unit of Education Department on Monday arresting 4 ...

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Probe into Sindh Education Department bogus hirings completed

KARACHI: The Anti-Corruption Department has completed a probe into bogus recruitment in the Sindh Education Department during the tenure of ...

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Dropout rate of girl students decreases in Mansehra

Besides others, the district education officer male, Safaraz Khan, and SRSP regional programme manager Shakeel Ahmad also spoke on the ...

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Commission to regulate religious seminaries soon

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is making all-out efforts to constitute an Islamic Education Commission (IEC) to regulate religious seminaries as ...

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Democracy vital for survival of country, says Hashmi

He also paid glowing tribute to leader of Pakistan Muslim League Syed Alamdar Hussain Gilani, who rendered matchless services in education and ...

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CCTV cameras yet to make way in schools

Islamabad - The CCTV cameras aimed at enhancing security at federal educational institutes could not be installed even after six month's time, since ...

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All for the techies: Govt committed to use funds to boost IT, says deputy secretary

Many of these IT projects have been undertaken in the fields of agriculture, housing, industry, health, education and forestry. PHOTO: FILE.

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Girls' education

Sir: Dasht is a much neglected area of district Kech in terms of education, specifically girls' education where the majority of girls are illiterate.

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Balochistan budget termed 'balanced'

They claimed that it was a pro-people budget because huge sums had been allocated for education, health and agriculture sectors, but the opposition ...

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Around schools : Encroachments termed a security risk

The agency sent its report to the regional police officer (RPO) about encroachments adjacent to schools, colleges and other educational institutes ...

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Educational institutes: Cameras yet to be installed

Surveillance cameras aimed at enhancing security at federal educational institutes have yet to get installed even after six months since the APS ...

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Parliamentarians on 'world we want beyond 2015': Sexual and reproductive health and rights in ...

Despite a very large adolescent population, there is no education for adolescents on sexual and reproductive health (SRH). We will have to increase ...

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Education initiative: Promoting critical thinking among youth

When starting our initiative, we wanted to create something that promoted critical thinking in society, says Sunair Zakir, co-founder of the social ...

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Campus diary: HEC rejects appeals of four PIEAS researchers blacklisted for plagiarism

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has rejected appeals of four faculty members of the Pakistan Institute of Engineering and ...

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Education in Pakistan

Monday, June 22, 2015 - Studies confirm that the productivity benefits of education are large; just one additional year of education can increase ...

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5 million visit PEF website

Monday, June 22, 2015 - Lahore—More than five million people from across the globe have visited the official website of Punjab Education ...

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Child rights and Pakistan's alternative report for UNCRC-2015

Its commitments include: the ratification of the UNCRC; the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2012; the Acid Control and Acid Crime ...

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Government spoiled the lives of people with load shedding: Sirajul Haq

Sirajul Haq told that current system of education has divided the people in ... poor children will receive the same education like the kids of ministers”.

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Micro-learning platform: Moving forward with online courses

They offer 29 different specialisations of which almost 8 are concentrated in business education; Data Science, Business Foundations, Digital ...

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India: Red in tooth and claw

Instead, they should concentrate more on the integration and well-being of their huge populations by improving their condition through educational ...

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PML-N's performance in two years – a blend of effort and luck

... to tax private school fees appear to cast doubts over the government's priorities and seriousness in addressing the country's education problems.

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An inspiring tale: Spreading education in Gilgit-Baltistan

The Inspire Initiative initially started by imparting primary education to girls, but has since expanded its scope to include boys as well. PHOTOS ...

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BA approves Rs26 bn supplementary budget 2014-15

... different departments, including over Rs1.8 billion for secondary education; over Rs10 million for Population Welfare; over Rs215 million for sports; ...

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Institute wins Islamic finance promotion award

IM Sciences is the only higher education institution in KP which has secured this fund based on the qualified faculty in Islamic finance, knowledge and ...

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ICCI, Roots sign MoU to promote entrepreneurial spirit in youth

... Chief Executive Officer, Roots Millennium Schools said that RMS has gained national and international recognition for providing quality education.

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Opp concerns to be addressed, says minister

Education has been allocated Rs 310 billion, Rs 31 billion earmarked for health sector, Rs 19 billion for agriculture sector, Rs 88 billion for law and ...

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'PPP's corruption' dominates budget debate

He said in the budget, the government had increased the allocation for the education by around 7.6 percent as compared to the one reserved for the ...

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No progress possible without controlling corruption: Sirjul Haq

He said that the present education system had divided the society into classes. He added that the JI would introduce a uniform education system in ...

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Education in rural Sindh

It is a well-established fact that education is the answer to many of the misfortunes of our country. Unfortunately, Pakistan has one of the lowest literacy ...

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Education: UET faculties get new deans

LAHORE: Dr Sohail Aftab and Dr Shahid Rafiq on Saturday took charge of the office of dean for Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Faculty of ...

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Education to improve the vision

Article 25-A of the Constitution of Pakistan guarantees the right to free and compulsory education to all children between 5 and 16 years while the ...

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MoU signed: ICCI, Roots to promote entrepreneurial skills among youth

The monthly fee discount shall be applicable from play group to secondary education level. Mushtaq said that the RMS had gained national and ...

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From scars to books: School equips street-children with education

The school, partially funded by a local NGO, is registered with the education department and has 90 children enrolled till grade six. PHOTO: ...

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'Sweeping comment': Civil society objects to interior minister's statement on NGOs

... Foundation, Strengthening Participatory Organisation, Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research, Shirkat Gah, Omar Asghar Foundation, ...

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Swept under the carpet: No middle schools for girls in Kedam

For many girls in Swat Valley's Kedam old enough to go to middle school, dreams of further education will remain just that – something they mark on ...

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Rights activists launch “Red Card to Child Labour” Campaign

Yes to Quality Education” under “Red Card to Child Labour Campaign” held in front of Faisalabad Press Club on 11 June 2015 to mark World Day ...

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Why we need more of foreign agenda

If despite lofty claims, the government is not able to deliver education as a right, then do they blame foreign NGOs to take credit for promoting ...

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Sirajul Haq calls for control on corruption

The JI chief said that the present education system has divided the society into classes. He added that the JI would introduce a uniform education ...

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High cigarette cost lowers smoking among educated women

LONDON: While less educated women are more responsive to pictorial labels on cigarette packets, chances of kicking the butt among the highly ...

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Trailer of upcoming documentary, 'He named me Malala' released

LONDON – The documentary named “He Named Me Malala” depicts Malala Yousafzai's life, story and her personal journey as an education activist.

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Budgeting poverty

Only Rs3.6 billion has been allocated for education and Rs6 billion for agriculture. The promise of creating 1,741 new posts in education and ...

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Free lunch: Govt to initiate school feeding programme

According to a senior elementary and secondary education (E&SE) department official, Rs100 million has been cast aside for the programme.

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Private schools' students top Peshawar, Mardan boards' SSC results

PESHAWAR/MARDAN: The students of the science group studying in the private educational institutions got first three positions in the Secondary ...

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PEF issues 50000 nominated vouchers

LAHORE - The Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) has completed distribution of 50,000 nominated educational vouchers among about 450 private ...

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NA approves 94 demands for grants worth Rs 262.047b

The house approved demands and grants Defence Services; Defence Production Division; Finance Division; Higher Education; Federal Education ...

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NGOs offer help to govt in consolidating laws

... and complementing the state's primary responsibility of providing basic services like education, health, water, employment, and access to justice.

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Revisions To The Budget

The opposition members in Punjab Assembly have critiqued the PML-N government for allegedly ignoring key sectors like health and education.

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KP Assembly okays Rs111bn demands for grant

Commenting on the Rs9.268 billion demand for grant for higher education department, Miraj Hamayun said every government showed interest in ...

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'10 dist hospital managements to be privatised'

Which bureaucrat could have thought about allocating 27pc of the budget to education or investing in Quaid-i-Azam Solar Park? It is the political vision ...

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Surplus KMC budget with Rs33.682bn outlay approved

The KMC has earmarked Rs3.56bn for education; Rs4.9bn for health; Rs2.5bn for municipal services; Rs1bn for parks and horticulture; Rs827m for ...

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Holding free, fair LG elections was responsibility of ECP, says Khattak

The grants also included Labour (Rs 297,498,000); Information and Public Relations (Rs 216,181,000); Social Welfare, Special Education and ...

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'He Named Me Malala' to be screened in 171 countries

... our collective resources to bring Malala's important journey and advocacy for girls' education to millions of people worldwide," Monroe said.

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Book culture — making a comeback?

GIZ is an esteemed organization of Germany working specially in the field of education extended its complete cooperation in holding these most ...

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M-learning in Sindh

A couple of weeks ago, I read about the launch of 'Ilmi and Sitarey', a free SMS service launched by the Department of Education and Literacy, ...

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PEF issues 50000 nominated vouchers

LAHORE: Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) has completed distribution of 50 thousand nominated educational vouchers to about 450 private ...

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The results are in: For once, boys outshine girls

Additional Secretary Elementary Education Qaiser Alam, BISE Chairman Shafi Afridi and Controller of Examination Hamidullah Jan were also present ...

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Devolution: Why not?

However, we need to mobilise, unite and educate the human capital we have. The key is: education, education, education – and that too the right ...

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Load-shedding: KP PA Speaker threatens to postpone budget session

Excise & Taxation (Rs 592811000), Home Department, Prisons, Police, Law & Justice, Higher Education, Libraries and Archives, Health, ...

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KP allocates Rs 8.166 billion for special initiatives in 2015-16

Similarly, various initiatives have been started in education sector, cash awards are being paid to position holders students in Metric and Intermediate ...

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Brace yourself: Preparations underway for possible dengue epidemic

Minister for Education Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan and Rafique later chaired a meeting to discuss the renovation of Government Rana Abdul ...

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'PHEC to link academia with industry'

Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) Chairperson Muhammad Nizamuddin said on Friday that Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had called on ...

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Concluding speech: Budget reflects people's aspirations, says Ayesha Ghaus

She said the budget, which focused on development, education, health, agriculture, law and order and energy sectors, reflected the aspirations of ...

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Owais Muzaffar, Secretary Sindh detained at Karachi Airport

Meanwhile, the Secretary Education and Literacy Department of Sindh Fazalullah Pechacho, who was also stopped at the airport, was not allowed to ...

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All departments did well in FY14-15, claims Dr Ayesha

She further said that Agriculture department has utilised up to 93 percent funds, Education (Schools) 93.37 percent, Higher Education 87 percent, ...

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NA approves 94 demands for grants of different ministries

These demands related, among others, to Defence Services; Defence Production Division; Finance Division; Higher Education; Federal Education ...

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Moroccan villagers harvest fog for water supply

Aissa Derhem, the president of the “Dar Si Hamed for development, education and culture” association touches a fog fence in a hamlet on the outskirts ...

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Official trailer of “He Named Me Malala” releases

The documentary describe the life and struggle of Malala for education in Pakistan. The upcoming documentary “He Named Me Malala” was directed ...

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Only unflinching resolve and clear direction will achieve terrorism-free Pakistan: General Sharif

... centre in Bara where persons who have surrendered during Operation Khyber are being imparted education and vocational education.

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Govt striving to bring down budget deficit to 5%: NA told

These related, among others, to Defence Services; Defence Production Division; Finance Division; Higher Education; Federal Education and ...

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Upcoming documentary on Malala sums up her untiring struggle as education activist

Teenage activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai appeared on a famous American TV programme 'The Daily Show' on Thursday ...

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Must see: Malala Yousafzai's inspiring tale captured in a new documentary

The documentary shows us how Malala, her father Zia and her family are committed to fighting for education worldwide after Malala was shot in the ...

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The first look of upcoming documentary on Malala's life

LAHORE (Staff Report) – A documentary about Pakistan Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai's life and personal journey as a child education ...

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'He Named Me Malala' documentary trailer released

Malala, who will turn 18 in July, was singled out, along with her father, for advocating girls education, and the attack on her sparked an outcry from ...

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Deepening poverty

Education for all remains a pipedream – and a constitutional violence – as 29 percent for ages 15-24 are not in schools. The report says the ...

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Balochistan budget: Some 5000 new job vacancies to be created

Of the allocated PSDP budget of Rs54.505 billion, education, health, law and order, irrigation, communication, water supply and energy sectors were ...

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Budget debate continues amid quorum blues

Likewise, he said a huge sum was being spent on the education sector and teachers were being paid hefty amounts as salaries but their results were ...

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Who cares?

According to the post budget press conference of provincial minister, public spending on education in Sindh has been increasing annually but then the ...

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KP gov announces Rs 100m for Razmak Cadet College

He said that in order to promote education among the people of Waziristan, Cadet College Razmak from Nowshehra would be shifted back to Razmak ...

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Nadra to facilitate PEF in students' verification

LAHORE - The Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) has planned to benefit from the database of Nadra to verify antecedents of parents/guardians of ...

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No short cut

Anyone introducing merit, education, equal opportunities and justice will be rendering great services to any religion and sect. Introducing Nizam e ...

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Punjab govt criticised for ignoring rival MPAs

They said allocation of 27 per cent of the total budget to education was a proof of the Punjab chief minister's education-friendly policies.The assembly ...

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Commitment to schooling: '290000 children out of schools in City'

Faisal said the government had taken scores of initiatives for teachers and school heads to improve the quality of education and increase enrolment at ...

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China restricts Ramazan fasting in Xinjiang region

The education bureau of Tarbaghatay city, known as Tacheng in Chinese, this month ordered schools to communicate to students that “during ...

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Maps of slum schools, broken pipes draw change

WASHINGTON: When Erica Hagen started mapping schools in the sprawling Nairobi slum of Kibera, she was surprised by their sheer number.

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The Balochistan budget

However, given the fact that social sectors (education and health) have devolved to provinces the Balochistan government allocated 10 billion rupees ...

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In-depth analysis: 'Sindh should be a role model in education by now'

A principal economist at the Social Policy and Development Centre, Muhammad Sabir, pointed out that education was kept as a top priority in last ...

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CPEC to help create new job opportunities: Ahsan

He was addressing the concluding ceremony of the National Workshop organised by Higher Education Commission (HEC) to develop strategy for ...

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Terrorists' hideouts in NW destroyed: KP Governor

He said that in order to promote education among the people of Waziristan, Cadet College Razmak from Nowshehra will be shifted back to Razmak, ...

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Operation Zarb-e-Azb enters in final phase: KP Governor

He said the tribal people have played pivotal role in maintaining peace and prosperity for their country adding that in order to promote education ...

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Michelle Obama tells Muslim schoolgirls that education will give them everything they need

“But here's the thing,” the first lady continued, “with an education from this amazing school, you all have everything, everything, you need to rise above ...

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Securing educational institutes: CADD issues yet another directive as work remains incomplete

In May, in a separate meeting the minister announced to empower the educational institutions to purchase security equipment on their own.

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Budgets of the backward

However, the budget ought to be judged by the allocations for education, health and local governance, the major planks of the PTI development ...

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Opp dismisses budget as traditional amidst appreciation by ruling party

He said education, health and power generation projects must be focused in the budget for sustained growth. He asked the government to take steps ...

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Competition: Science group beats arts in SSC

BANNU: Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Bannu announced the 2015 secondary school certificate results at a ceremony held at the ...

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Govt to raise boundary walls of 23 educational institutions

The CA&DD has allocated an amount of Rs.182/- million in the current fiscal year to take sufficient security measures in the Educational Institutions, ...

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Treasury benches appreciate economic polices; opposition terms budget traditional

Dr Imran Khattak from PTI said, issues of unemployment had not been addressed by the government. The government's top priority must be education, ...

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NA continues debate on budget for FY2015-16

Dawar Khan Kundi said no attention has been paid on the basic issues in the budget including health, education, unemployment and load shedding.

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Posted by Parvez Jabri

Opening debate on budget, the QWP legislator said that the claims of PTI government regarding introduction of uniform education system and bringing ...

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Michelle Obama tells Muslim schoolgirls that education will give them everything they need

US first lady Michelle Obama on her visit to the Mulberry School for Girls in London. PHOTO: AFP. US first lady Michelle Obama earlier this week had a ...

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Efforts underway to provide basic amenities of life to people: Langove

... to people: Langove. Adviser to CM Balochistan says coalition provincial govt is striving hard to bring more improvement in education, health sectors.

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China Restricts Ramzan Fasting in Xinjiang Region

As in previous years, schoolchildren were included in directives limiting Ramzan fasting and other religious observances. The education bureau of ...

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MUST improves ranking

The Mirpur University of Science & Technology (MUST) attained a big laurel by securing 'W' ranking status from the Higher Education Commission ...

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China restricts Ramazan fasting in far western region

The education bureau of Tarbaghatay city, known as Tacheng in Chinese, this month ordered schools to communicate to students that "during ...

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Final arguments on school fee plea on 19th

On Wednesday, on behalf of the secretary education, the court was informed that directive had been sent to administration of all the private schools for ...

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Over Rs243 bn Balochistan budget unveiled

Despite being a deficit budget, it focuses on health, education, law and order irrigation and the fisheries sectors, he added.Acting Speaker Mir Abdul ...

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PML-N, PTI legislators condemn Zardari's outburst against army

Nafeesa Inayatullah Khan Khattak demanded allocation of education should be enhanced to four percent of GDP and teachers' training should be ...

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Chief instructions for govt recruitments

... Information, Regulation, Services, Social Welfare, and Special Education, besides representatives of Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission and ...

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Plundering national wealth

But nobody can deny that Mahathir worked for the development of Malaysia and made huge investments in the education and health sectors on a ...

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Balochistan budget focuses on energy

The single biggest component of the budget, like that of other provinces, is education, which accounts for Rs40.9 billion, or 16.8% of the total budget.

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Rs243b Balochistan budget carries record deficit

In all, 1741 new posts will be created in Education Department, 456 primary schools will be upgraded to middle schools and 110 middle schools to ...

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75 Cholistan schools yet to get potable water

Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) Managing Director Aneela Salman said on Wednesday that a strategy had been devised to provide potable water ...

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'Heritage must be kept alive for people to take pride in'

This was stressed by Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) Chairman Dr Nizamuddin while presiding over a seminar on 'The role of higher ...

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Ex-minister facing NAB probe granted bail

Former Sindh education minister Pir Mazharul Haq petitioned the SHC against his possible arrest and submitted that the National Accountability ...

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'Sindh must spend more on development'

In the provincial budget 2015-16, Sindh has allocated Rs144.67 billion for education, an increase of 7.6 per cent compared to Rs134.73bn in the ...

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Rs54.5bn earmarked for development

The other focus of the public investment spending is the social sector — education, health, water and sanitation, etc — for which 37pc (Rs20bn) funds ...

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Beaconhouse – ready to change the game

LAHORE: Not satisfied with simply maintaining the status quo, Beaconhouse is geared up to bring about a change in the educational landscape of the ...

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Balochistan unveils Rs 244bn budget for 2015-16

The total volume of the PSDP is estimated Rs 54.505 billion in which education, health, law and order, irrigation, communication, water supply and ...

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Govt striving hard to elevate education standards: Rajwana

ISLAMABAD: Punjab Governor Rafique Rajwana on Wednesday said the government is striving hard to elevate the standard of education in the ...

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PRA employees protest for salaries, regularisation

The most unfortunate situation with the daily wagers is that some of the well educated youth having MBA, MPhil, LLB, post-graduation and graduation ...

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Mardan Club retained Right to Play District League Soccer title

Chairman Department of Physical Education and Sports of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan Professor Farooq Hussain was the chief guest on this ...

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New recruitment policy ordered for govt depts

... and Development Department, Secretaries of different departments including Law, Local Government, Finance, Education, Information, Regulation, ...

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Education for all: 'Private institutions playing pivotal role in education sector'

LAHORE: Excise and Taxation Minister Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman said on Wednesday that private educational institutions had been playing a pivotal ...

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Rs 243 billion Balochistan budget unveiled

The nationalists-led coalition government has given priority to education and health sectors. A total of Rs 38 billion have been allocated to education ...

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Heavy on the pocket: 'Private schools told not to collect advance fees'

The education EDO said so far, the registration of three schools which had failed to comply with the directive had been cancelled. He also said that ...

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Fostering critical thinking: Preparing students for an evolving world

“We believe that in order to thrive in and navigate the world in the 21st century, Pakistan's education system must foster in students the ability to think ...

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Underage employment: Provincial survey, bill on the cards

The event 'Yes to Quality Education – No to Child Labour' was co-organised by the federal ombudsman, Unicef and the International Labour ...

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Excluded and silenced

Education for children with special intellectual or physical needs poses the biggest challenge. The (almost) strict bifurcation under the existing ...

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Contextualising the NGO issue

It takes two to tango. The Punjab government's education budget, for instance, is funded by the Department for International Development (DfID).

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International Children's Day: Sindh govt to educate 300 street children

Youth Parliament conducted a summit on Tuesday, in which it was announced that the provincial government will educate 300 street children. PHOTO: ...

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Govt strives hard to elevate education' standard: Rajwana

“We have to work collectively to create knowledge based society by putting more focus on education to compete internationally”, Rajwana said.

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More promises for Balochistan in FY 15-16 budget

A total of Rs 38 billion has been allocated to the education sector whereas Rs 15 billion has been earmarked for the health sector,” he said, adding ...

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Balochistan presents budget with outlay of Rs 243bn

He said 1741 new posts would be created in the education sector. A new Gwadar International Airport would be constructed with the help of federal ...

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Balochistan budget 2015-16 with outlay of Rs 243 bn presented

He said that special focus has been given to education and health. Presenting the budget at Balochistan Assembly's session, Langau said that Prime ...

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Balochistan govt unveils Rs 243bn deficit budget

Over Rs 2 billion have been allocated for the education sector, over Rs 6 billion for agriculture, and over Rs 2.7 billion have been set aside for the law ...

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Iran offers help in vaccine production

Islamabad - An Iranian delegation comprising senior officials from ministry of health and medical education called on the Minister for National Health ...

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Rs243bn budget presented in Balochistan assembly

Rs 3.8 billion have been allocated for the education sector, over Rs 6 billion for agriculture, and Rs 2.6 billion have been set aside for the law and ...

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Posted by Parvez Jabri

The Finance Advisor said that huge money was allocated for education, health, law and order and irrigation sectors. In all, 1741 new posts will be ...

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Farman terms KP budget pro-poor

He said that previous governments had not given so much importance to education and health sectors as compared to our government. He said that ...

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Balochistan govt presents budget with outlay of Rs 243b

Over two billion rupees have been allocated for the education sector, over six billion rupees for agriculture, and over 2.7 billion rupees have been set ...

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The Leader of the Opposition Maulana Abdul Wasey said "Our voice is not being heard in the ...

The nationalists-led coalition government has given priority to education and health sectors. A total of Rs38bn has been allocated to the education ...

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Posted by Parvez Jabri

Nafeesa Khattak said that allocation for primary education in the budget was not sufficient that would be increase as it was the basic education.

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PCB, FC College University sign MOU for cricket development

This MOU is a part of PCB's initiative on promoting cricket at educational institutions and providing scholarship to talented cricketers to enhance their ...

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Why India's medical schools are plagued with fraud

In a four-month investigation, Reuters has documented the full extent of the fraud in India's medical-education system. It found, among other things, ...

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Students of private schools stage a protest in Mingora on Tuesday against the Swat education ...

MINGORA: The teachers and students of private schools took to streets on Tuesday against the administration of Board of Intermediate and Secondary ...

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Seminaries' issues

The government needs to make serious efforts to get all the madaris registered, root out militancy-related education/training, freeze foreign funding, ...

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Verbal duel ceases for now as Modi calls Nawaz

Reaching out to the Muslim world, avowed Hindu nationalist Modi praised Islam for underscoring the importance of education, according to The Times ...

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NAB launches probe against three former chairmen of FBR

The fifth inquiry was authorised against Najum Saqib, contractor of Hashmi Traders, in a case against authorities of the Education Department, ...

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PAT marks Model Town tragedy anniversary

He said his party would continue struggle for making Pakistan a welfare state where no one would be deprived of justice, education and health ...

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Swat varsity accused of depriving students of laptops

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Ikram urged philanthropists to help poor students in getting education. He said that it was the joint responsibility of the ...

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SAARC states agree to enhance cooperation in higher education

Islamabad - Engr Baleegh-ur-Rehman, Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training, has said that the government accords great ...

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Govt allocates record budget for education

LAHORE - Minister for Education Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan has said that the government has allocated more funds for education than any other ...

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Govt striving to make youth stand on their feet

BAHAWALPUR -State Minister for Education Engineer Baligur Rehman said that the youth can be enabled to earn their livelihood by providing them ...

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Opp grills N's policies in budget debate

Opening debate, PML-Q's Ahmed Shah Khagga suggested revising policy as people in rural areas were against co-education. He said that the ...

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Are we an equal opportunity state?

A better educated individual losing out to someone who is less educated due to “safarish” is all too common. We see further segmentation where a ...

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Workers' welfare: 'Govt committed to ending child labour'

“Child welfare centres have been set up where children are provided formal and vocational education,” she told a national conference on child labour.

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Six things Bush revealed about his candidacy

One example: Bush spoke about improving education for children with developmental challenges. That's not going to turn off committed conservatives ...

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Saarc states vow joint efforts to promote higher education

ISLAMABAD: The heads of higher education commissions from eight member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ...

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Trades and skills : 'Govt striving for youngsters' welfare'

Minister of State for Education Balighur Rehman said on Tuesday that the government had been striving to provide skill development training to ...

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World Refugee Day: UNHCR urges world to share Pakistan's burden

Since its start in 2009 to date, some 3,500 RAHA projects have been implemented across Pakistan in the sectors of health, education, infrastructure, ...

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Education for all : Dozens of UAF students awarded PEEF scholarships

The volume of the Punjab Educational Endowment Fund, that was established with a seed money of Rs2 billion, has increased to over Rs13 billion, ...

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Priorities: Punjab spending the most on education: Mashhood

LAHORE: Education Minister Rana Mashhood Ahmed said on Tuesday the Punjab government had allocated more funds for education than other ...

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'Only 8% students attend higher education in Pakistan'

LAHORE: Rector Virtual University of Pakistan Dr Naveed A Malik has said that even with the creation of Higher Education Commission and its ...

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Budget debate : Govt's preference for infrastructure slammed

“The government spent more money (last year) on Rawalpindi Metro Bus Project than its total allocation for the higher education sector. What is ...

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Provincial budgets

As a percentage, funds spent on education will remain the same in the next fiscal year as the year before. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf's (PTI's) ...

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KP governor for rapid advancement in knowledge

... science and technology education saying that position of Pakistan as honourable member of world community demands rapid advancement in the ...

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Education sector reforms having far-reaching effects: CM

Referring to the importance of education, Shahbaz Sharif said that terrorism, extremism, ignorance, unemployment and poverty can be eliminated from ...

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Education sector: Punjab allocates more funds as compared to other provinces

The provincial education minister has claimed that for provision of quality education government set aside other requirements and allocated more ...

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Secret of success lies in acquiring S&T knowledge: KP Governor

Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sardar Mahtab Ahmed Khan has eulogised importance of the engineering, science and technology education and ...

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Blocking renewal of Schofield's visa: Nisar accused of stabbing Chitralis in the back

Carey Schofield has said that, since parents are paying for an English-medium education The Langland's School and College must run in English and ...

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Massive corruption surfaces in Sindh

The CMIEC Coordinator Haji Muzaffar Ali Shujrah said 105 employees of Sindh Education Department in Naushehro Feroze including peon, dispatch ...

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PEF issues 3 lac vouchers to needy kids in Punjab

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - Lahore—Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) has arranged free school education of more than three lakh male and ...

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USAID working to enhance child nutrition in province

As part of the USAID-funded Sindh Basic Education Program (SBEP) — in partnership with the Sindh Education and Literacy Department — the Sindh ...

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Provision of quality education top priority of govt: Rana Mashhood

Wednesday, June 17, 2015 - Lahore—Provincial Minister for Education Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan has said that provision of quality education is ...

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More cash for education, the merrier!

The Punjab government has allocated more funds for education than any other province as provision of quality education in on top of its priority list, ...

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CM inaugurates Chinese embassy's new building

Referring to the importance of education, the CM said that terrorism, extremism, ignorance, unemployment and poverty can be eliminated from the ...

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Culture and heritage: Rediscovering a conspicuously indistinct Hyderabad

... to the young generation,” observed Attiya Imtiaz Ali, the project officer of Sindh Education Foundation's Integrated Education Learning Programme.

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Education and democracy

Then, how can there be true democracy without education? Did democracy come to Europe before education? No, democracy and education are ...

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SAARC Countries to Enhance Collaboration in Higher Education

Federal Education and Professional Training Minister Baleegh-ur-Rehman said on Tuesday that the Government accords great importance to quality.

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NAB authorizes inquiries against three former FBR chairmen

The fifth inquiry was authorized against Najum Saqib, Contractor of Hashmi Traders in a case against authorities of Education Department Balochistan ...

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Enhancement in higher education budget reflect govt commitment to education: Baligh

He said higher education is undoubtedly one of the most important factors that impact the growth and development of a SAARC region as well as the ...

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SAARC Countries to Enhance Collaboration in Higher Education Sector

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Engr. Baleegh-ur-Rehman Tuesday said that the Government accords great ...

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Michelle Obama champions plans for girls' education

"With an education from this amazing school, you have everything you need to rise above all of the noise and fulfil every one of your last dreams," she ...

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Home News National Enhancement in higher education budget reflect govt commitment to ...

UNITED NATIONS, June 16 (APP): A meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held at UN headquarters in New York on Monday ...

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Sindh budget disappoints varsity teachers

... held at NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi on Monday to discuss the impact of Sindh & federal budgets on education sector.

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Modi 'praises Islam' for emphasis on education

Addressing an audience during the launch of the book “Education of Muslims” by historian J S Rajput and India Islamic Culture Centre president ...

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Michelle Obama in London to promote global education drive for girls

OXFORD: Michelle Obama kicked off a two-day visit to London on Tuesday with a tour of an inner city school as part of the US First Lady's drive to ...

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Modi plays host to envoys from Muslim nations, praises Islam

He recalled a Muslim education seminar in Ahmedabad in 1894 and elaborated that a Hindu hosted it and one of the resolutions about educating ...

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Reaching out: Modi praises Islam for emphasis on education

Addressing an audience during the launch of the book "Education of Muslims" by historian J S Rajput and India Islamic Culture Centre president ...

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Modi praises Islam for emphasizing on importance of education

New Delhi: In a significant outreach to the Muslim world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Islam for emphasizing the importance of education.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister Muzaffar Said

An indication of the rising operational costs was that the allocation for higher education and health in the Annual Development Programme has shown ...

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'Punjab did not use 50pc of ADP funds last fiscal'

... Rs 3 million while out of total funds of Rs 400 million for the special education in Punjab, the government did not use a single penny in this regard.

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No talks on India's terms: Sartaj Aziz

He said this while addressing a two-day conference of the heads of the Higher Education Commissions of the South Asian countries here on Monday.

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AJK presents Rs68b tax-free deficit budget

Allocations for education has been increased to 1.5 billion for new fiscal year from 790.959 million of 2014-15 and budget for environment has been ...

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10 traders jailed for fleecing consumers

Bakht Baidar recalled that he had obtained education from the same school and felt proud by announcing its reconstruction. He said that soon a girls ...

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Waiting for the change

Establishment of model institute for street children (Zamung Kor at Nasapa Payan Flats), construction of special education centre in Shangla, ...

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Eradicating polio: Iran offers free vaccines to Pakistan, Afghanistan

An Iranian delegation comprising health ministry and medical education officials arrived on Monday for three days to explore options of extending ...

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Medical colleges to be ranked for quality

Though clinical orientation session starts from the very first year of medical education, PMDC sources said that there were complaints that many ...

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Development allocation raised by a quarter

The development budget for health and higher education is proposed at Rs8.28bn and Rs6.2bn, respectively, which shows no change compared to ...

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Removal of anomalies through NFC sought

He advised the government to focus on development of health and education instead of spending scarce resources on development of roads in the ...

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Aziz for improving quality of education

He highlighted the overall assessment in the field of education and literacy and pointed out that higher education cannot be isolated from the ...

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KP govt unveils Rs487.884 bn budget

He said the overall education budget had also been raised by 21 percent by allocating Rs97.54 billion for the sector while for health Rs29.95 billion ...

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Opposition issues 'charge-sheet' against Punjab govt

Dismissing the increase in the education budget this year, the Opposition Leader pointed out that 52 percent of last year's allocation was not utilised ...

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Focus on empowering LGs

The next largest allocations for development are in education, and infrastructure development, including drinking water and sanitation infrastructure.

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Sindh good at taxing, not so at social spending

Funding for education and health may appear to have raked up, but the sad fact is that lions share of these is comprised of non-development ...

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Pakistan desires to resume talks with India: Sartaj

He said it was necessary to use this forum and use education diplomacy to achieve the results of the Millennium Development Goals that have yet to ...

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Provincial Budgets 2015 - Punjab & Sindh

Visa processing services including advisory or consultancy services for foreign education or for migration, visa application filing, services provided by ...

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Money matters; FY 2015-16's budget increased by 17%

The education budget for 2015-16, as a percentage of the overall budget, has been reduced by almost 3% as compared to 2014-15. Elementary and ...

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KP govt unveils Rs 487.88b 'tax-free' budget

The budgetary documents show an increase of 21% in the education sector and 19 % in the health to materialize Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) ...

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Army has broken back of terrorists: Zardari

He directed the Sindh police chief to prepare a comprehensive plan to build residential schemes and education facilities for the serving and retired ...

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Zardari vows to continue equipping Sindh Police to eliminate terrorism

He directed him to prepare a comprehensive plan containing the provision of the residential, education facilities, job opportunities and social uplift of ...

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Punjab government launches 'adopt a school programme'

School Education Punjab Secretary Abdul Jabbar Shaheen has said the government has launched an 'adopt a school programme' to make the ...

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Sindh budget disappoints varsity teachers

He regretted that the education sector, especially higher education is not given due consideration in the budget. Dr Ayaz said that Sindh budget has ...

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APBF, Romanian embassy sign MoU for trade promotion

These activities will also increase educational ties and support on social development, especially for the development of Women Entrepreneurs.

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Rs97.4b earmarked for education

A whopping Rs97.4 billion has been collectively allocated to primary, secondary and higher education in the provincial budget under the head of ...

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Chairman HEC takes over as Chairperson SAARC UGC Committee

The meeting witnessed selection of Pakistan as Chair of the Committee. Dr Mukhtar Ahmad, Chairman Higher Education Commission, took charge as ...

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Swept under the carpet: Social development, gender equality put on the backburner

These include an accountable and efficient government, a high standard of education at schools, colleges and universities, adequate healthcare ...

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KP govt allocates 10.20bn for education

Muzaffar Said said that other schemes of education sector are: establishment of Government Colleges of Management Sciences (GCMS) for Girls in ...

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Qaim approves Rs 22 billion transport and road projects

Replying to a question of the chief minister Sharjeel Memon said that the concerned of Agha Khan project at Karachi Education City the alignment of ...

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Two million youth to get skills training in 4 years

Tuesday, June 16, 2015 - Lahore—Two million youth would be given skill training during four year while Technical Education and Vocational Training ...

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Astounding, breathtaking high achievers' ceremony of Roots girls college

Mr. Raja Ashfaq Sarwar expressed, “An educational institution is recognized by the quality of pupils it produces. It gives me a great sense of pride and ...

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Challenging convention: Innovation Challenge team proposes baithaks in Karachi's various ...

It ended with lots of innovative ideas in five key areas — education, health, law and security, transport and environment, and arts, culture and sports.

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AJK presents tax-free budget 2015-16 with total outlay of Rs 68 billion

“Besides, priorities have been fixed in the budget to provide employment opportunities for the jobless educated youth”, he stated. The Finance Minister ...

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No talks on India's terms: Sartaj Aziz

He stressed that South Asian countries will have to spend more money on education and health. The developed countries are fetching the best talent ...

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KP presents Rs488b budget for fiscal year 2015-16

Said said that Rs97.54 billion had been proposed for education, reflecting a 21% increase, while Rs29.95 billion had been proposed for health.

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LIVE: Muzaffar Said presents KP budget FY 2015-16

According to sources, the KPK government has allocated Rs 108 billion for primary and secondary level education in the budget. Pakistan People's ...

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Balochistan cleansing education department of ghost teachers

QUETTA: Balochistan Education Department has terminated more than 800 illegal teachers in the province in an ongoing scrutiny, according to ...

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ManageWISE Pakistan launches SMS

The user-friendly SMS for educational institutions has set a new 'technological precedent' in the education sector of Pakistan by integrating school ...

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Rs488bn budget presented in KP assembly

For education, the provincial government is proposing to set aside over Rs21bn. A 19 percent increase is being proposed for health expenditure over ...

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KPK unveils Rs.472 billion budget today

Sources said 34.54 percent of the budget is likely to be allocated for development projects; Rs.113 billion for education and Rs.35 billion for health ...

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'Poor friendly': Rs488bn budget unveiled in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Elementary and secondary education has been allocated Rs98.5bn, while higher education, archives and libraries has been allotted Rs15.5bn, both ...

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Marriage appears to be more beneficial for men: Report

"The bottom line is that married parents are far more likely to stay together, independent of age or education. Whether marriage makes couples ...

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Pakistani photographer Sadia Khan first female to shoot Mark Ruffalo of 'Hulk' fame!

Pakistani women are ruling all over the world in a recent span of years, and it isn't hard to see why. Given the liberal approach to women education ...

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Dissecting the education budget

Of the total budget of Rs503.34 billion, an amount of Rs157.52 billion was reserved for education– which is 7.3 percent more when compared to last ...

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KPK to presentits budget for 2015-16

“Major chunk of the budget will go to education sector including primary, secondary, higher, technical and vocational,” said the minister, who belongs ...

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Rs483bn budget to be presented in KP assembly today

For education, the provincial government is proposing to set aside over Rs15bn, which is 21 percent greater than the allocation last year. A 19 percent ...

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Rs483bn budget to be presented in KP assembly today

... 11 percent increase in allocation for environment, 12 percent rise in funds for technical education, and a 12 percent increase in budgetary allocation ...

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KPK govt to presents Rs.472 billion budget today

Sources said 34.54 percent of the budget is likely to be allocated for development projects; Rs.1.13 trillion for education and Rs.35 billion for health ...

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KP teachers threaten to boycott election duties in future

The APTA holds district administration and Elementary and Secondary Education Department responsible for the on duty death of our two colleagues,” ...

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More teachers with fake documents booked

Sources in the education department also claim that since 2012 more than 100 teachers were recruited in the education department against fake ...

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Childhood education in Pakistan

Early Childhood Education (ECE) is a branch of education theory which ... surviving in poverty tend to focus on keeping fed; rather than education.

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Tribesmen irked over absence of principals in schools

Scores of complaints have been lodged with Agency education office, Jamrud but tono avail, tribesmen remarked. They also objected that all the ...

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Complex for 1000 orphan children

2 orphan children in Pakistan whose education is the primary focus of the Trust. ... Some 200 girls have already completed their education there.

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APTA seeks compensation for deceased polling staff

He came down hard on education department and said that no one at education department bothered to acknowledge the services of our deceased ...

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Dirty hands

... who get increasingly depending on such hand-outs instead of being made useful members of society by doing jobs, getting education and skills.

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KP to unveil Rs472 billion budget today

... to increase health sector budget by 19 per cent, police department by 14 per cent, law and justice 13 per cent, and higher education, 13 per cent.

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Provision of job opportunities to youth govt's top priority

Provincial Minister for Finance Dr. Ayesha Ghous Pasha has lauded the contributions of TEVTA to promote technical education and vocational training ...

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Education: The neglected step-child?

On the other hand, the Indian policy makers realised the importance of quality education and ensured appropriate steps were taken to develop their ...

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Missing facility: Cholistan schools to get potable water

The Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) will provide clean drinking water to 75 Cholistan community schools in Bahawalpur division, PEF Managing ...

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Distorting history: Pleas seeking restoration of Khalsa names in doldrums

The DCO had sent an urgent circular to the Education EDO on March 5 “to take action as per law/rules, under intimation of this office,” following the ...

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Death anniversary: Mashhood pays tribute to Mairaj Khalid

LAHORE: Education Minister Rana Mashhood said on Sunday that former prime minister Malik Mairaj Khalid's services for democracy were ...

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Behind Harvard case over Asian admissions, a broader agenda

Blum said it is a “coalition of prospective applicants and applicants to higher education institutions who were denied admission” to universities ...

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Punjab government has given 'anti-masses' budget: Elahi

Pervaiz Elahi while addressing press conference at his residence in Lahore said that health, education, agriculture and various important sectors were ...

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PMDC decides to crack down on illegal medical, dental colleges

... of their training to endorse professional education of the doctors and to ensure they have professional knowledge of the specialty and requisite skills ...

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Protecting children

International Child Labour Day was commemorated this June 12 with the theme: “NO to child labour — YES to quality education.” The International ...

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Two-day 'TEVTA Skills Expo 2015' concludes

He also briefed about the promotion of technical education and introduction of short courses and said that these short courses have been offered on ...

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'Modern education only criteria for success'

Chairman, Social Works Department, University of Peshawar Dr. Basharat Hussain has said that modern education was the only criteria for achieving ...

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Rich tributes paid to Malik Mairaj

Provincial Minister for Education Rana Mashhod Ahmad Khan participated in ceremony held in connection with 12th death anniversary of former ...

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Your social media activity reflects your personality

A new study by Fractal Analytics and BuzzStream - both digital analytics platforms - establishes the connections between gender, education, political ...

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Exploring opportunities: Students throng education expo on second day

KARACHI: The second day of the fifth Express Career and Education Expo dawned amid much excitement as students crowded into Hall 3 of the Expo ...

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Laying blame: Minister decries non-disbursement of funds by Centre

“The main focus is on education,” explained Shah, adding that Rs144 billion have been set aside for the education sector, followed by Rs65 billion for ...

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Dr Ayesha acknowledges contributions of TEVTA for technical education

Monday, June 15, 2015 - Lahore—Provincial Minister for Finance Dr. Ayesha Ghaus Pasha has lauded the contributions of TEVTA to promote ...

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The Marginalisation of Morality

Many difficulties arose in the execution of this educational programme. One source of difficulty was the conflicts among different denominations of ...

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A focus on the study of humanities

A few days ago, Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy wrote about the limitations of education and teachers in Pakistan. Mr Hoodbhoy commands immense respect as ...

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Towards a new controversy

NGOs have always focused on human welfare, education, medical care, the protection of women, free legal assistance, welfare of orphans and ...

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Punjab Budget 2015-16: Game plan missing to achieve targets

The budget estimates for school education were Rs 398 million but revised estimated shows only Rs 245 million. Similarly 400 million were allocated ...

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Nigeria's education system

One of its major challenges exists in the education and university system. The level of education system of Nigeria is impressive for an average African ...

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Sky-rocketing school fee

Emphasis upon getting education was made by our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Apparently, Pakistan is an Islamic welfare state but it doesn't ...

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Donor Assistance to Sindh amounts to Rs 47.47 million : Finance Minister

The European Union was also said to be providing budgetary support grant for Sindh Global Partnership for Education and the disbursement amount ...

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PBM provides free education, shelter to poor children: MD PBM

NEW YORK, June 14 (APP): Five people were injured Saturday night after a gun accidentally discharged at New York's super-luxury Waldorf-Astoria ...

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Sindh set to run 'deficit and cut development'

The total allocation for education will be Rs153 billion for fiscal 2016, up by 7.2% compared to the outgoing year. However, education only accounts ...

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KPK Govt Allocates High Funds to Education Sector

PESHAWAR –Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) led provincial government of Khyber Paktunkhwa (KPK) has allocated a huge amount of fund for ...

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Road blocked against shortage of teachers in school

They said that they approached the high-ups of education department but to no avail. The protesters said that a primary school for girls was under ...

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Sense and nonsense

The media for years has applauded the honourable efforts of this NGO, meticulously focused on providing education and catering to the needs of ...

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Rs 213.6 billion development outlay for Fiscal Year 2016

... service delivery through development of social service sectors of education and health; economic sectors of energy, communications and irrigation; ...

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Panel to suggest VCs for KP universities

PESHAWAR: The higher education department has initiated the formation of academic search committee to recommend appointment of vice ...

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JI lawmaker terms federal budget unbalanced, discriminatory

“There has been a nominal allocation in federal budget for health and education sectors. The government should allocate four per cent of GDP for ...

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Bajaur students protest cancellation of exam results

The act would deprive students of education, they added. They claimed that unfair means cases against the students in the recent exams was part of a ...

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All set for teachers' protest

“Teachers have been on the roads against anti-education policies for the last two months and the authorities have been turning a deaf ear to their ...

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Investment in education

Pakistan ranks 124 out of the 144 countries in the world in tertiary education. Mexico or Indonesia or Iran, even Egypt; these countries have invested ...

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Punjab budget to spur growth, eliminate poverty

He said allocation of 27 per cent budget for education and building of new universities reflects government's education friendly policy. This successful ...

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MQM workers honey bees, not flies: Pervaiz

Talking to mediamen after speaking at All Pakistan Educational Conference organised by All Pakistan Private Schools Management Association here ...

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2m Punjab youth to be skilled: CM

He said Tevta is playing an important role for preparing skilled manpower according to the market needs and promotion of technical education.

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We have great regard for Altaf's workers, says Pervaiz

Earlier addressing the conference, Pervaiz Rashid said that the PML-N government had made available more funds for education against the previous ...

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Punjab budget 2015-16: Over Rs 64571 million estimated under non-tax revenue

As the Education Sector Reform Programme is closing, therefore, a significant decline can be seen in the budgetary estimates 2015-16 as compared ...

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Where does the axe fall? Sindh loses focus in budget

However, education is still the top priority in the non-development budget for 2015-2016 and has an allocated share of more than 28 per cent.

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Sindh to run deficit and cut development

The single biggest allocation in the Sindh budget, as with all provinces, was towards education. “The government of Sindh attaches the utmost priority ...

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Women's education

Sir: Education plays a key role in developing a society. In fact, getting education is the fundamental right of every human being. However, gender ...

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Sindh unveils Rs 740 billion deficit budget amid uproar

Budget allocation for education including medical education and technical education has been enhanced from Rs 134.37 billion in current year to Rs ...

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Toppers leave for Europe on study tour

He said that allocation of 27 percent of budget for education showed that ... facilities would be provided in already existing educational institutions.

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Punjab budget

Allocations for education pan out at Rs 310 billion, health Rs 166 billion (14.5 percent of the total outlay), agriculture Rs 144 billion and law and order ...

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Shahbaz ready to provide billions to young people

He expressed these views while addressing the inaugural ceremony of two-day Skills Expo and Job Fair- 2015 arranged by Technical Education and ...

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Teaching science no priority for FDE-run schools, colleges

ISLAMABAD: Most of the colleges and schools in the federal capital, functioning under the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), lack permanent ...

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Study tour: position-holder students leave for Europe

Provincial Minister for Education Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan saw the delegation off at the Lahore Airport. The delegation will visit 22 universities in ...

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Rs 739 billion Sindh deficit budget invites strong protest

Health The current revenue expenditure of health excluding medical education has been increased by 32 percent from Rs 43.48 billion in the current ...

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Education budgets

All major Pakistani political parties have repeatedly acknowledged that education has the capacity to improve living standards by instilling awareness ...

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Politics of education

Though electoral democracy is steadily taking roots in Pakistan, education has not yet assumed the attractive status of being a vote getter for ...

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Skilled manpower: Two million youth to be trained in 3 years, says Shahbaz

They hold the key to a bright future,” the chief minister said at the inauguration of two-day Skills Expo and Job Fair-2015. The Technical Education and ...

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Ground-breaking: Sindh Basic Education Programme begins

Sindh education secretary Dr Fazlullah Pechuho broke ground at the Government Municipal High School in Sukkur under the Sindh Basic Education ...

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Self reliance: 'AJK budget lacks austerity measures'

The minister said that the government was striving to improve quality of education in the region. He, however, skipped a suggestion regarding merger ...

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Milestones: First Pakistani law university to offer PhD

“When it comes to law education, we lack good institutions and there is a shortage of good graduates who can produce quality research,” he said.

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Misplaced priorities: Preventive care finds little space in health budget

The current revenue expenditure, excluding education and population welfare, has been increased by 32 per cent from Rs43.48 billion to Rs54billion.

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'Developing a nation': Education budget split into four heads, development funds go down by Rs0.7b

When the finance minister announced the education budget on Saturday afternoon, he claimed that the government is going to spend more on the ...

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Education talk: Express Expo displays stalls of 40 institutes

Express Media Group hosted an education expo for students to gain more information on which universities to apply to and how. PHOTOS: AYSHA ...

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Sindh Govt failed to utilise education budget fy 2014-15

KARACHI: Government schools in Sindh have been in dire straits for years. Students are forced to study without basic provisions. Even under such ...

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Skillful youth is how CM likes it!

He said that TEVTA is playing an important role for preparing skilled manpower as per the market needs and promotion of technical education.

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Prepayments: Private schools rake in summer fee despite CM directives

Owing to a lack of state-level attention towards it, the private education sector mushroomed across the country and over the years it has only increased ...

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Budget 2015-16: Sindh presents Rs739b budget

“Government of Sindh attaches top most priority to education,” Shah said adding that budget estimates for current revenue for education including ...

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Shahbaz for making youth skilful : June 13, 2015, 10:23 pm

He was addressing an inaugural ceremony of 2-day Skills Expo & Job Fair-2015 arranged by Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority at ...

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Safe Schools Declaration: The first step towards making education safer for our children

A recent UN Human Rights Council report notes that more than 3,600 attacks have taken place against educational institutions, teachers, and students ...

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Sindh govt presents budget with outlay of Rs739b

He said allocation for education sector has been increased to 144 .67 billion rupees from 134.37 billion rupees of current financial year. He said the ...

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27 %of total budget allocated for education: Dr Ayesha

LAHORE – Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Dr Ayesha said that the education, health and agriculture sectors, and law and order were among ...

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A scene from the play Nanhay Hath staged at the PNCA on Friday. — Photo by Tanveer Shahzad

About 70 minutes long, the play titled Nanhay Hath (Little Hands) stressed on saying no to child labour and yes to quality education, which is also the ...

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Budget with an outlay of Rs739 billion presented in Sindh Assembly

Budget allocated for education sector has been increased by 7.6% to Rs144 billion while education development budget is Rs10 billion and an ...

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Sindh approved budget for the 2015-16

"This budget aims to bring relief in the shape of better education, health and municipal service and a more responsive police force," the finance ...

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Murad Ali presents Sindh budget 2015-16

With a 10-15 per cent increase, the allocation for education sector has been tipped to go up to Rs133-Rs144b, while the health sector to get an ...

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Sindh Government Presents Budget 2015-16

Rs 144.67 billion have been allocated for education: Finance Minister. ... Education tops the priority list of the Sindh government, says Syed Murad Ali.

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Satyarthi Warns of Global Child Soldier Problem

Satyarthi, who is attending an International Labor Organization summit in Geneva, said global funding for education—the best means to fight child ...

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The provincial receipts are estimated to be a little over Rs132b.—Online/File

With a 10-15 per cent increase, the allocation for education sector has been tipped to go up to Rs133-Rs144 billion while the health sector is expected ...

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Architecture of national power

Education and technical development is incompatible. Crime and militancy provide ripe grounds for disillusionment. Unplanned urbanization and ...

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Learning in Sindh

A couple of weeks ago, I read about the launch of 'ILMI & Sitarey', an SMS service launched by Department of Education and literacy, Government of ...

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Education & rationality

These countries have invested quite a lot in high quality education, particularly at the higher level. This is very crucial to any country's success, be it ...

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UVAS signs MoU with Turkish university to promote education

Sunday, June 14, 2015 - Lahore—The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) ...

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Mehtab wants varsities to better manage resources

The meeting besides others was also attended by Provincial Minister for Higher Education Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani, Provincial Minister for Agriculture ...

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Allocation for Metro Bus projects slammed

She said while the government had announced a 14 per cent increase in the budget for education, it had failed to utilise last year's budget. She said ...

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All about development: Preparing ground for 8 per cent growth

In the social sector, Rs119.179 billion has been allocated for development projects in education (Rs55.564 billion) and health (Rs30.725 billion).

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Opposition sees no relief for common man

He said it had again been proved by the new budget that health and education problems of the common man were not included in the priority list of the ...

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Education gets Rs12b increase

Meanwhile, in a press statement Punjab Education Minister Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan said that the Punjab government allocated record amount ...

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Workshop highlights problems of autistic children

Islamabad - The Centre for Profound Education (CPE) on Friday concluded a series of workshops intended to provide counselling to the parents to ...

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Punjab presents Rs1.45tr 'election' budget

LAHORE - With added focus on development, education, health, energy, rural infrastructure and law & order, the Punjab government on Friday ...

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