[ad_1] RAWALPINDI: A Special Anti-Corruption Court presided over by District and Sessions Judge, Khawar Rasheed, has approved the bail applications of District Education Authority’s CEO, Amanullah Khan Cheehna, and education department cashier, Arshad Mehmood, who were arrested in connection with an alleged Rs80 million corruption case. The court has ordered their immediate release from Adiala … Read more
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has achieved remarkable success in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2025, a globally recognised ranking system. According to the rankings, AIOU secured first position among federal universities in Pakistan and the second position among all public sector universities in the country for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 … Read more
[ad_1] KARACHI: The Sindh government’s decision to assign dual charge of two major educational boards in the metropolitan city to one officer has resulted in administrative chaos, leaving the academic future of hundreds of students hanging in the balance. The chairman of Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) and Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK), … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article The federal education budget has fallen to an all-time low of 0.8% of GDP, reflecting utter disregard for something that should be among every government’s top priorities. The number has steadily declined since 2018 — when it was 2% of GDP. That year is significant because it was when the PTI government took office, … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article The World Bank has approved $194 million in financing for two key projects aimed at boosting education and water security in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, state television PTV reported. In a statement issued Wednesday, World Bank Country Director for Pakistan Najy Benhassine said the funding would support the GRADES-Balochistan education initiative and a … Read more
[ad_1] BADIN: An educational and intellectual seminar was organised in Talhar city under the banner of the Student Action Committee, comprising students and youth from various educational institutions of the area. The speakers expressed grave concern over the deteriorating state of education in Talhar and Sindh at large. They lamented that despite repeated assurances from … Read more
[ad_1] The quiet shutdown of postgraduate programmes at Karachi University should concern anyone still holding out hope for public education in Pakistan. More than 10 departments, including Criminology, Health and Physical Education, and Islamic Banking, will not be accepting MPhil or PhD students in 2025. The reason is embarrassing: the university no longer has the … Read more
[ad_1] LAHORE: Pakistan’s children are losing weeks of education each year to school closures caused by climate change-linked extreme weather, prompting calls for a radical rethink of learning schedules. Searing heat, toxic smog and unusual cold snaps have all caused closures that are meant to spare children the health risks of learning in classrooms that … Read more
[ad_1] LAHORE: The Punjab government has allocated 24.4 per cent of the non-development budget for the financial year 2025-26 to the education sector. The government allocated Rs148 billion for the development of the sector, marking a 137% hike over last year, and Rs661 billion for non-development expenses. The allocation pertains to the school, higher and … Read more
[ad_1] LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman on Monday presented a Rs5,335 billion surplus budget for financial year 2025-26 in the provincial assembly amid strong protest by the opposition. In the next fiscal year, the government estimated Rs4,062.2 billion federal transfers from the Federal Divisible Pool, while Rs828.2 billion would be generated from … Read more