HYDERABAD: The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team of the Education Department has raided a government-run school in the Hyderabad area and recovered a huge quantity of textbooks that had been hidden in the storeroom instead of being distributed to students. As per
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 20th September 2024 reviewed the ongoing repair and reconstruction of 4,162 school buildings out of a total of 19,808 that were damaged during the 2022 floods, and directed the school education department to
KARACHI: Apropos the letter “Ghost Teachers” published on September 19, 2024, the issue of ghost schools is another sad reality in Pakistan’s education system. These schools exist only in name, with buildings left abandoned and teachers still collecting salaries without fulfilling their
With nearly 67 percent of its population below the age of 30, Pakistan stands as one of the youngest nations in the world. This vast youth bulge presents us with a golden opportunity to capitalise on a potential “demographic dividend,” while also
KARACHI: Highlighting the stark challenges Pakistan face in the education sector, speakers at a book launch said teachers had a central role in the quality of learning outcomes and their participation in decision-making was crucial to elevate the status of the teaching
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has sought a comprehensive report from the Sindh chief secretary on the implementation of the Sukkur Bench order on a petition against the non-implementation of the policy of provision of early childhood education. A hearing in
KARACHI: According to the World Bank’s 2019 report, 43 percent of young people in Pakistan’s educational institutions are using alcohol and other narcotics. Doctors have warned that this trend is having severe negative effects on students’ mental and physical health and academic
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on 11-September-2024 said that monsoon floods in Sindh had forced thousands of children out of school, as Pakistan struggled with recurring extreme weather events disrupting education and putting young lives at risk. “Children in
HYDERABAD: Speakers at a seminar called for urgent steps to unify efforts of the government, NGOs, and private sector to improve literacy as the literacy rate in Sindh particularly among rural women, trailed at just 51pc behind the overall national rate of
Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani has praised the exceptional philanthropic support extended by the industrialists of the Korangi Industrial Area (KIA) in Karachi to ensure that the children of the labourers employed by them get quality school education. Ghani expressed these