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
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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
By Z.A. Zulfi (AKU-IED alumni from Chitral) \”Some people say that time in some institution with people or place was the most fruitful time. I would rather rephrase this statement as my life became fruitful after AKU-IED two-year master program\’s experience,\” commented one of the IED graduates from Chitral who did a master in education
By Dur Wali Khan The world is filled with a variety of colours and our students should not be confined in the dark space surrounded by four walls in 21st century without proper education. Education system of any country is considered to be the most important system which shapes the future of its nation. But,
RUMBUR: A function was held at the Govt Middle School Rumbur to announce results of the annual exams and give awards to students for their outstanding performance in curricular and extracurricular activities. Interestingly, girl students outnumbered boys as far as the top positions in all classes were concerned and received accolades from the participants. The
CHITRAL: The three-day international conference of botanists on ‘digitisation and documentation of plant natural resources in Chitral’ ended here on Saturday, ensuring botanists’ access to the plant biodiversity of the area which formerly remained obscure from the world. Organised by the Chitral University the conference was participated by botanists of national and international repute who
This was stated by Bibi Fouzia, the parliamentary secretary for tourism KP, while speaking at the inauguration of work on a primary school at the Gos village of Drosh on Wednesday. The government has sanctioned Rs3.75 million for the setting up of the primary school in the area. Ms Fouzia said the provincial government also
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