Article 25-A of the 1973 Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan makes free and compulsory education the fundamental right of every Pakistani child. The country is also a signatory to various treaties related to universal education. However, progress towards this end has been painfully slow. In this context, the recent report by Alif Ailan […]
Role of universities in the development of Pakistan
It is commonly perceived that education is the most powerful weapon in alleviating poverty, elevating economic growth, producing skilled human resource, creating a healthy and enlightened social environment and making self-sufficient nations. Poverty and education are paradoxically related to each other: if one is improved, the other is decreased. In a socially, economically, religiously and […]