KARACHI: Hijrat Colony, a densely populated slum, located in the red zone area of the metropolis, where most of the parents are compelled to send their children in religious seminaries (Madaris) due to the lack of state-run schools and quality education, Daily Times has learnt. Since, most of the public schools were built when the […]
Dream of 100% literacy rate yet to become a reality
KARACHI: Pakistan being the signatory of Millennium Development Goals 2015 lags far behind in terms of literacy rate enhancement in the country despite the promises made by political parties of Pakistan to improve the literacy rate, say educationists. As per the basic definition of literacy its stands at only 58 percent for the aged 10 […]
CED faces challenge of updating married female employees’ record
KARACHI: The officials of the College Education Department (CED), Sindh, face odd challenge of updating the record of female faculty members and employees, those who change their second names and replace name of fathers with husbands after marriage, Daily Times has learnt. Traditionally the women attach names of their husbands as suffix when they […]
More than 50% government schools functioning without electricity in metropolis
KARACHI: More than 50 percent government schools in Karachi are being run without electricity as the provincial government for the last five years has failed to allocate funds in the budget for clearance of arrears, Daily Times has learnt. Sources in Sindh’s Schools Education Department (SED), informed that there is no budget allocated in the […]
KU approves nominations for representatives of academic council
KARACHI: Professor Dr Ajmal Khan, Vice Chancellor of the University of Karachi (UoK), has approved the minutes of the varsity’s Academic Council meeting held last week, Daily Times has learnt. The minutes of the Board of Advance Studies and Research (BASR)’s meetings which were held after December 2016, have also approved. Apart from this, the […]
Malir schools in a shambles
KARACHI: Even though District Malir is the largest constituency of the metropolis, but it seems that it has very trammeled educational facilities where around 100 state-run schools are operational in dilapidated buildings , Daily Times has learnt. These schools are functioning under the District Municipal Corporation (DMC), Malir, and the Sindh’s Schools Education Department (SED). […]
SBTE vows to set up online information system
KARACHI: The officials of Sindh Board of Technical Education have vowed to set up an online information system for the technical board’s alumnae by the end of this month, Daily Times has learnt on Thursday.The STBE’s officials have suggested the name of the information system as ‘Sindh Skills Information System’_ (SSIS) which would be working […]
Govt schools lack basic facilities
KARACHI: The state-run schools, situated in the suburban localities of Karachi, lack furniture and other basic facilities due to which students are compelled to sit on the muddy ground and attend their classes. Daily Times has learnt. The concerned authorities of Sindh’s Schools Education Department have neglected these government schools in which thousands of students […]
Body formed to examine amendments to Public Sector Universities Act
KARACHI: After the approval of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, the provincial government has constituted a three-member committee to examine the draft of amendments to the Public Sector Universities Act. The amendments to the act were suggested by Sindh Higher Education Commission Chairman Dr Asim Hussain. The committee consists of its chairman Professor […]
Private schools increase fees illegally, govt fails to check
KARACHI: The officials of Sindh Private Educational Institutions Regulation and Control Authority (SPEIRCA) have apparently failed to implement rule of law in private schools since privately owned schools have hiked up tuition fees without prior approval of the concerned authority by this month, Daily Times has learnt. In the current academic year, a number of […]