According to the latest reports, the Islamabad High Court has ordered the government to appoint a new chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) within the next 15 days. The chairman HEC case was heard by Justice Shaukat Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court bench. The court had also summoned the Federal secretary, who said […]
Education plays a vital role in human capital formation. It raises the productivity and efficiency of individuals and thus produces skilled manpower that is capable of leading the economy towards the path of sustainable economic development.The situation in Pakistan, like many other developing countries, is not very encouraging. The low enrolment rates at the primary […]
Nov 1 2013 | Posted in
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Diminish the confusion between the concept of schooling and education Many people confuse the term education with schooling because they thing that education can only be attained at the schools but this concept is entirely wrong. You are mixing up the provider of the service with the service itself and as you know that there […]
Mar 30 2013 | Posted in
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A Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls’ education is to return to a specialist hospital in Britain for surgery to reconstruct her skull, Reuters news agency reported on Wednesday. Fifteen-year-old Malala Yousufzai, who was shot in October 2102 and brought to Britain for treatment, was discharged from the […]
Jan 30 2013 | Posted in
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It seems impossible to imagine a society without teachers. Educators are often considered to be the moral keepers of nations and societies, those who give direction, hope, those who explain and unravel issues which others fail to comprehend. Educator Fareeha Azmat sees a very bright future of Pakistan. In her view, bringing synchronization in […]
It seems impossible to imagine a society without teachers. Educators are often considered to be the moral keepers of nations and societies, those who give direction, hope, those who explain and unravel issues which others fail to comprehend. Educator Fareeha Azmat sees a very bright future of Pakistan. In her view, bringing synchronization in […]
Jan 3 2013 | Posted in
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The availability of teachers alone is the most fundamental issue as all public sector educational institutions at all levels have half what is required of the teaching staff. With this strength of educators, this gigantic exercise with 50 per cent of teachers who also need the required training remains the most significant question. The […]
In what appeared to be an optimistic move, the National Assembly adopted a landmark bill that guarantees free education to children of five to sixteen years of age. The Senate, the Upper House of Parliament, has already passed the bill: Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2012. The bill, originally, was meant for […]
The first and foremost factor in choosing a profession anywhere is the respect that it gives to a person who joins it. The situation is so bad today that qualified people opt for other professions and majority of persons joining this profession are of low caliber. The salary of our teacher is quite meager and […]
Oct 30 2012 | Posted in
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In spite of making valuable changes, those who are in power and highly educated go abroad either for higher education or in search of better job opportunities. Most of them do not return and cause a large public loss. Furthermore, the quality of primary and secondary education has a declining trend in the country. It […]
Oct 30 2012 | Posted in
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No one can deny the fact that education is the most dynamic factor for the concrete foundation of a society and no society can make progress in the challenge of this scientific era without remarkable progress in this sector. Apart from playing vital role in human capital formation, education raises competence and the level of […]
Oct 30 2012 | Posted in
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Undoubtedly, education is the only source of development, growth, ascent, skill and it is also the source of awakening of human thinking and conscious. Education leads human beings to the virtuous path having pulled out them from the deviation ways of darkness but regrettably majority of people are unfamiliar with the basic meaning and purpose […]