Education

EducationNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 22

The curriculum conundrum

In a modest classroom somewhere in Pakistan, a science teacher stands before a blackboard, carefully ...
EducationNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 16

Literacy lost in the ledger

Every year in the hushed corridors of Islamabad and the bustling halls of provincial secretariats, ...
EducationNational VOLUME 21 ISSUE # 03

Turning professional degrees into social trophies

When Khadija Mastur Chaudhry scanned matrimonial ‘rishtas’ for her businessman son, she had a very ...
EducationNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 50

Working hard, paying harder

Pakistan’s salaried class shelled out Rs130 billion in the first quarter, dwarfing the combined Rs71.1 ...
EducationFeaturedNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 49

Education: a costly neglect

In his message on World Teachers’ Day observed recently, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his ...
EducationNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 45

Pakistan’s literacy battle beyond numbers

Even after decades of policy pledges and billions in spending, Pakistan’s literacy rate inches forward, ...
EducationNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 39

Reform NFC Award, prioritise Balochistan

Pakistan’s federal structure relies on the National Finance Commission (NFC) to distribute financial resources between ...
EducationNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 37

School for sale: Free education vanishing in Punjab

In a province where more than 10 million children are out of school, the Punjab ...
EducationNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 35

A tale of two realities — Education in Gilgit-Baltistan

For the rugged, breathtaking region of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), known for its soaring peaks and resilient ...
EducationNational VOLUME 20 ISSUE # 28

Pakistan’s water time bomb ticks louder

As blistering heat melts glaciers and rivers dwindle, Pakistan’s water crisis is no longer a ...