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Higher education sector sees major cut in funding

The country’s higher education sector saw major funding cut in the federal budget for fiscal year 2025-26. In the outgoing fiscal year, the government had allocated Rs66.3 billion for development projects…

Cultural Exchange Can Improve Education Sector

Cultural exchange can improve education sector

The Pakistan-India cultural exchange programmes would have a positive impact on the education sector of the country while the campaign ‘Aman ki Asha’ could play a significant role in promoting…

What ails public-sector education?

I asked 12 year-old Sultan (pseudonym) to read from his Urdu textbook. He struggled to read a simple sentence (“more sher ki tarha jungle kaa badshah hai”). While he eventually…

Failing at education

When I got admission to a US university and went there for higher studies, I was in for quite a shock. The campus was open and alive – its lawns…