Tag: Education

KP CM about to whip education into shape

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has ordered for the constitution of an Institution Management Committees for all 67 technical and vocational training institutes...

Voices raised against hate speech in education

Speakers at a seminar on Monday against hate speech termed education curriculum responsible for rising levels of hatred across the country particularly against religious...

PM takes notice of excessive school fees’ hike, lauded by PEW

The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Friday lauded Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for taking note of highhandedness of private schools and demanded stern action...

Punjab CM boasts successful projects

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that funds were trust of the nation and that every penny of public money was...

Nursing student kills self

A nursing student at Poly Clinic committed suicide in her house over unknown reasons on Saturday. Anbren Sunbal, a fourth year student, hanged herself with...

Social harmony needs to be promoted through Higher Education: Rana Mashood

Minister for School & Higher Education and Youth Affairs Punjab, Rana Mashood Ahmed Khan interacted a  with the faculty members of Balochistan Universities during Professional...

AIOU sets up free ‘Accessibility Centre’ for blinds

Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will set up an ‘Accessibility Centre’ for blinds and other visually impaired students at its national library.  It will be free...

Malala calls for cutting ‘8 days of military spending’ for universal...

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday urged world leaders to cut “eight days of military spending” to give all children access to...

Michelle Obama tells Muslim schoolgirls that education will give them everything...

US first lady Michelle Obama earlier this week had a motivational message for Muslims schoolgirls. “Maybe you read the news and hear what folks are...

Infrastructure, education, health get lion’s share

Over Rs 400b allocated to development, Rs 290b to education, Rs 800b to non-development expenditure, Rs 31b to power sector, Rs 119b to the...

President calls for enhanced allocations for health, education sectors

President Mamnoon Hussain has underlined the need for enhanced allocations for the health and education sectors to improve the living standards of the people. Addressing...

Free education for all? No!

“Following the School Paisa”, a research study launched by Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI), has revealed that around 97 percent students are still paying monthly fee in public schools despite the slogan of free education for all by the Punjab government.

Educate to eradicate terrorism, says minister

Provincial Minister for Law, Excise and Taxation and Finance Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman has said that terrorism and unemployment can be wiped out by promoting...

Malala to donate Nobel Prize money for education in Pakistan, vows...

LONDON - Nobel Peace Prize winner teenage activist Malala Yousafzai has announced to donate the prize money towards education of children in Pakistan. In an interview...

Only one in four schoolchildren make it to grade 10: report

 Only one in four children, who enroll in school in the first grade make it to grade 10 in Pakistan, said a report by...

Malala Yousafzai bags Nobel Peace Prize

Teenage Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai has jointly won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize with Indian child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi .

Malala talks about increased access to education

MENLO PARK, California- Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai told an online audience on Friday that education is a precious opportunity that children in wealthy countries...