KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 20th January expressed concerns regarding the 46 percent dropout rate among students who complete their primary education due to the lack of middle schools in the area and directed the school education department
KARACHI: Academic activities at public sector universities across the province remained suspended for the third consecutive day on 20th January amid a stand-off between teachers and the Sindh government over the latter’s plan to appoint bureaucrats as vice chancellor. On Jan 16, university
HYDERABAD: The Sindh Children’s Parliament, which held a session in Hyderabad on January 19, appears far from being satisfied with the state of education in the province as it finds the allocated budget lacking and its utilisation missing. The Children’s Parliament was
Sindh is setting a new example in the country by initiating a revolutionary change for the transgender community in education. The chief minister has directed the education department to develop the province’s first-ever transgender education policy. According to Sindh government spokesperson Sukhdev
KARACHI: Teachers representing the Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (Fapuasa) on 15th January announced that they would suspend teaching activities on all campuses across the province from 16th January (today) in protest over several government decisions including a plan
LARKANA: A special secretary of the education department on 15th January began a probe into reports of open sales in the town’s markets of textbooks published by the Sindh Textbook Board for free distribution in government schools. Special Secretary (admin, coordination &
KARACHI: While police have failed to recover a minor boy kidnapped over a week ago in North Karachi, the kidnapping of two more children has sent ripples of concern among people, forcing the Sindh chief minister to order police to take practical
HYDERABAD: Speakers at the concluding session of a workshop here on 14th January discussed key legal protections, human rights mechanisms and enforcement strategies to promote equitable treatment for minorities. The workshop was aimed at enhancing capacity of Sindh government officials to safeguard
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has lauded the Sindh government for its remarkable achievement of reducing infant mortality in the province to 2.9 percent, compared to the national average of 5.4 percent. Bilawal expressed pride in the accomplishments
KARACHI: For the protection of human rights, various official organizations are working in Sindh, among which the Sindh Human Rights Commission, Sindh Commission for the Status of Women and the Sindh Child Protection Authority are at the top. However, none of these