UNICEF stated that around seven million children are not enrolled in school, 53 % being girls. GILGIT: Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) education department will seek help from UNICEF in training teachers and management staff, officials said on Sunday. “The outcome of this training will be made part of the G-B Education Policy,” Secretary Education Syed Hadi told [...]
ISLAMABAD – President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday signed the regulation for establishment of Wana Cadet College in South Waziristan Agency, FATA. Spokesperson to the President Farhatullah Babar said that the Prime Minister during his address at the Governor House Peshawar on August 27, 2008 had announced the establishment of six cadet colleges to promote [...]
Conveying a strong message of love and friendship through colourful performances and inspirational speeches, the Roots School System launched its Chinese language classes and official website of ‘Nihao Salam’, a monthly magazine by Pakistan-China Institute that highlights different facets of bilateral ties between the two countries. The auspicious ceremony held at Pakistan National Council [...]
FAISALABAD – The Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) has ranked the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad second best Pakistani university after Agha Khan University. This was stated by Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Vice Chancellor of UAF, while addressing the Assistant Professor’s meeting as a chief guest held on Friday at New Senate Hall [...]
ISLAMABAD – At the third convocation of National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Business School as many as 221 students were awarded BBA degrees awarded from sessions of 2004, 2005 and 2006 Saturday. NUST Rector Engr Muhammad Asghar who was the chief guest on the occasion awarded degrees to 221 graduating students of [...]
Imran Khan rightly pointed out on a private channel recently that our education system caters to the elite, the middle class and the poor on different planes. He has advocated the case of educational reform for over a decade now. Sadly, from among the mainstream politicians, he is the sole spokesman even today. [...]
PESHAWAR – Director Women’s Business Development Centre (WBDC) Nabila Farman has called upon the women to equip themselves with vocational skills so at to become enabled to earn livelihoods for their families. Speaking to the female vocational students and trainers of the Vocational Training Centre, Nowshera, at the WBDC in Peshawar on Sunday, [...]
ISLAMABAD – The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organised a seminar on Higher Education and Socio-Economic Development of Pakistan on Wednesday. Dr Javaid R Laghari, Chairperson Higher Education Commission, who was chief guest, gave a comprehensive overview of the key challenges in higher education and research. Dr Laghari said that the Asian [...]
There have been sixty four years to our independence, but, unfortunately, we have not been able to introduce a uniform system of education within our country. Presently, three different systems of education are working in our country. These are O/A level System (under Cambridge International Examinations-CIE), Matriculation/ F.Sc level System (governed by our Secondary/Intermediate Boards) [...]
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said education was the key to fight against ignorance, extremism and terrorism, therefore the government had taken a number of steps to promote educational facilities, both for boys and girls. Addressing Islamabad Model Schools for Boys and Girls here at PM Staff Colony, after inaugurating the new [...]
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
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