PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Private School Regulatory Authority (PSRA) Act has not been extended to the federally administered tribal areas (FATA) and the provincially administered tribal areas (PATA). As such, private educational institutions in all the seven districts of Malakand Division, including Chitral that constitutes PATA, will not be affected or governed by any decision
By Manzoor Ali PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet on Thursday approved an internship policy to help young graduates develop professional skills. The cabinet met here with Chief Minister Pervez Khattak in the chair and ministers and administrative secretaries in attendance. The internship policy was prepared by the Performance Management and Reforms Unit (PMRU) working at
By Huma Yusuf It is no secret that our university campuses have become spaces of intimidation rather than debate, censorship rather than critical thinking. Panel discussions are cancelled, speakers are forced off campuses, student events are disrupted by mobs, professors who encourage engagement are fired. The threats to critical thinking and debate come from many
Society will pay price for discouraging critical thinking Read More »
ISLAMABAD: Despite making significant improvements in the educational budget, the incumbent PML-N government could not improve the literacy rate in the country. This year, the literacy rate remained at 58pc, the same as last year. Last year, the literacy rate saw an annual drop of 2pc from 60pc to 58pc and this year there is
BOONI: Students from Govt High School Booni,led by their principal, on Friday held a walk here to create awareness about enrollment in schools. The walk started from the school and after passing through the bazaar area returned to the institution. The principal addressed a gathering during the walk and asked parents to admit their children
