The Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC), in collaboration with Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and UNFPA Pakistan recently held a pivotal consultative session aimed at reviewing the political economy of Youth Departments and the Sindh Youth Policy, 2018. Chaired by Mr. Iqbal
KARACHI: It was `a dream come true` for inmates as they donned graduation gowns at the convocation ceremony held at the Central Prison Karachi to receive certificates after completion of various courses. On 27 June 2024, the Central Prison Karachi in collaboration
KARACHI: While presenting the Sindh budget for financial year 2024-25 on Friday, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said that Rs454 billion was set aside for the education sector against the last year’s budget of Rs334bn. It represents 25 per cent of
KARACHI: As countries observe World Day Against Child Labour on Wednesday (today), government officials, rights activists, members of civil society and other stakeholders asked the government and employers on Tuesday to take collective measures to eliminate the menace of child labour from
The NAT 2023 assessed over 4,300 Grade 4 and Grade 8 students from 277 schools in Sindh, representing 19% of the total national sample. On average, students performed best in Grade 4 Urdu/Sindhi (69%) and poorest in Grade 8 Maths (41%) and
KARACHI: Condition of women workers and peasants in rural Sindh remains precarious despite existence on paper of various laws aimed at addressing their issues as there is a notable gap in the implementation of laws on women and gender inequality persists in
MITHI: As many as 80 girls were gifted bicycles at Government High School Malanhore Veena on 15 May 2024 under “Pedaling Towards Education” project. The bicycles were handed over at a ceremony organised by the Thar Education Alliance in collaboration with Indigo
KARACHI: It`s one day to Mother`s Day and the children`s nursery at the Edhi Home in Mithadar is decorated with balloons and posters along with framed photographs of the late couple Abdul Sattar Edhi and Bilquis Edhi. Children in the classrooms are
Pakistan Non-Formal Education Statistics Report 2021-22 is a joint effort by the Pakistan Institute for Education (PIE), the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, and the JICA-AQAL Project. It aims to provide stakeholders, including lawmakers, policymakers, educationists, and researchers, with a
Mrs Arshad’s son, Aalyan, was subjected to bullying at a private school when he was 14 years old. ‘My child was traumatised to the extent that he refused to go back to school, and for two years we have been homeschooling him,’