Education for all?
PAKISTAN is a signatory to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), one of which obligates the country to provide inclusive and equitable education for all. Once again, the question has…
Early education
FOR all the talk of higher education institutes being reservoirs of research, in Pakistan at least, these institutes are severely criticised for both the production and reproduction of fake knowledge.…
Education: rural futures
“HOW can we eliminate the differences that exist between us?” Master Aftab (not his real name) asked us as we thanked him and stood up to leave. He had guided…
Education priorities
DURING the years that Shehbaz Sharif was chief minister in Punjab, especially in the 2013-2018 period, there was a lot of emphasis on improving the quality of service delivery in…
Vision for education
There were recent reports in the media that the president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) had recommended Pakistan consider adopting India’s ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in…
qPHC education and training
LET me first clarify that while the title of this article might give the impression that we are educating and training our medical students about quality Primary Health Care (qPHC),…
PMDC touts ‘long list’ of initiatives for medical education
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has issued its performance report for the past 15 months, claiming that it took several initiatives to bring reforms to the medical education…
AI in education
In an era marked by rapid technological advancement, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force across various sectors. Among the many domains where AI is leaving an indelible…
The education gap
Pakistan’s education crisis stands as a formidable barrier to the nation’s socio-economic development, casting a shadow over its aspirations for progress and prosperity. Despite decades of policy interventions and international…
Pakistani students will now need NOC from PMDC for medical education abroad: officials
Pakistani students will now need a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) to pursue medical and dental education abroad, as many students have been enrolling…
