Pakistani Twitter is a hotbed of contentious discussion mired by unfortunate invective. But despite this unwelcoming description, it’s an extraordinarily useful place in the most meaningful, but unexpected of ways. I had always used the word factoid incorrectly, assuming meant
Higher Education Commission Chairman Dr Tariq Banuri held an interactive session titled ‘Towards improving undergraduate studies in Pakistan’ at the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) on Thursday. During the session, he said HEC was working to introduce reforms in the four-year BS
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah issued directives to the school department to decentralize primary school management by handing over financial and administrative authority to grade BS-17 headmasters (HMs). While presiding over the meeting, he ordered the officials to
Supreme Court Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa on Wednesday hinted at the enormity of the challenge to get millions of out-of-school children back to schools, warning that such a large number of children that did not receive education could become
The Institute for Art and Culture (IAC) launched their first centre, Maaboli Centre, committed towards the progression and protection of indigenous languages of the country. The Maaboli Centre at IAC aims to study the role of languages in the promotion
The government has prepared a comprehensive plan to transform 21 higher secondary schools in erstwhile FATA into ‘Schools of Excellence’ in a bid to provide quality education to the tribal scholars and learners. According to the education department official, under
The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a school meals programme in 13 schools of the Capital. The pilot project was launched on Tuesday at the Islamabad Model School for Boys
Human beings have an innate tendency to acquire knowledge and learn. To fulfill this quest for knowledge, our educational system has been revised many times. Today, modern education is not merely a two-way communication between the teachers and the students,
Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood warned on Monday that the Government will soon close down unregistered madrassas across the country. While addressing reporters in a press conference on Monday, he said the government and Ittehad Tanzimat Madaris-e-Deeniya, a federation
A Sri Lankan Delegation including Vice Chancellors, Deputy Vice Chancellors, Senior members of University Grant Commission (UGC) and Parliamentarians visited Higher Education Commission (HEC). The delegation is on a visit to Pakistan from May 2-9, 2019, as part of newly