Every morning after breakfast, Afghan teenager Prina Muradi turns on the television – not to watch films or cartoons, but to study maths, science and literature. Muradi, 16, has not been to school since 2021 when the Taliban seized the country and barred girls from secondary education. But now she is racing to catch up, … Read more
BEIJING: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed that China’s high-quality development should be powered by the achievements of a Party-wide campaign on discipline education. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a recent instruction, which was read out … Read more
Special Correspondent DUBAI (UAE): Hussain Muhammad, Consul General of Pakistan in Dubai witnessed an MoU signing ceremony between Pakistan Association Dubai (PAD) and Ulearn LLC at PAD, Dubai.The purpose of this MoU is to establish a framework for cooperation between PAD and Ulearn LLC to promote education within the Pakistani community in the United Arab … Read more
Students waiting outside their school in Hyderabad, on August 15, 2024. — APP A new report has highlighted Pakistan’s educational plight, showing that the country’s institutions imparting knowledge do not meet the required standards. The District Education Performance Index (DEPIx) Report 2023 unveiled on Friday showed that the national average score for the overall index … Read more
GENEVA: The global labour market outlook for young people has improved in the last four years, and the upward trend is expected to continue for two more, according to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report. The ILO has issued its Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024 report to coincide with International Youth Day on … Read more
KHAIRPPUR MIRS: In a groundbreaking initiative to combat child early marriages and promote girls’ education in Khairpur Mirs, Sindh, Pakistan, a Karachi based NGO Aahung has taken the lead with generous support of the Education Champions Network Project. Under the leadership of Sheena Hadi, Aahung has organized a series of street theaters aimed at raising … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Senator Irfan Siddiqui, a senior leader of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), resigned from the Senate Standing Committee on Education on Thursday. Siddiqui will now serve on the National Health Committee, while Senator Raahat Jamali, also from PML-N, has been appointed to replace him on the education committee. The resignation follows an incident … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The 6th InnoXera Summit took place at the Serena Hotel in Islamabad, marking its second consecutive year in Pakistan. The summit, one of the biggest in the education and technology sectors, began with a keynote address by the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, underscoring the government’s dedication to advancing these critical fields, … Read more