Tag: Education

Education and foreign aid

South Asia is home to roughly a quarter of the world’s population but accounts for only 1.8 per cent of the world’s GDP. Little...

ASER education survey to be conducted in 84 districts

Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) Pakistan 2011 survey will be conducted in a total of 84 districts including 82 rural districts and two...

HEC, British Council join hands to promote education

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the British Council (BC) on Monday signed an agreement to collaborate for the promotion of International Higher Education...

‘USAID has approved $155m grant for promoting education in Sindh’

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has approved a grant of $155 million for promoting education in Sindh, said Education Secretary Siddique...

Pakistan’s education dilemma

Gilbert Keith Chesterton once described education as the soul of a society as it passed from one generation to the next. Unfortunately, this means...

Gilani says health, education federal govt’s priorities

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday said that health and education sectors were among government’s top priorities despite the fact that both the...

PM terms health, education as govt’s top priority

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that health and education are top priorities of the government. He added that though the two...

Education dept planning to extend summer vacations

The Punjab School Education Department (SED) is planning to extend summer vacations due to Ramadan and hot weather, Pakistan Today has learnt. Parents have urged...

University of Education plans for next academic year

A meeting for admission programme schedule and policies for new educational session (2011-12) was held at the University of Education (UoE) on Friday. UoE...

Education vs economic growth

Lack of vision Imagine a man, who is a PHD, is smart, motivated and master of his traits. His abilities can accrue multiple benefits...

Engineering entry test cancelled as paper leaked

Entry test for engineering universities of Punjab has been cancelled as paper was leaked, says a private Television channel report Sunday. 41,000 candidates appeared for...

The sorry state of elementary education in KP

Positive innovations are always needed to uplift standards of elementary education as it is the first stage of learning for a child where qualified...

Lok Virsa boosts culture for education: Khalid

Over 120 children, participating in the National Children Mountain Conservation Meet visited Lok Virsa (National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage) at Garden Avenue,...

CJP slams lack of focus on legal education

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Friday regretted that judicial education had never been accorded priority or considered a specialised field...

‘Education also a priority of Sindh government’

Sindh Finance Minister Murad Ali Shah has said that education is one of the top priorities of the provincial government and his ministry is...

‘Education system needs a revamp’

To create civic awareness among students, the education system needs to be revamped according to the dynamic needs of the country and uniform teaching...

Education session on arthritis on 30th

The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Karachi chapter plans to hold a continuing medical education (CME) session on arthritis at the PMA House on Saturday. Key...