Democracy and civic education on October 14, 2017Pakistan has been facing political instability for the last several years. It is unclear as to why are we still unable to benefit from democracy. Is it because of the failure of the leadership we elect, which leads us to further complicated situation? The idea that democracy and civic education are interlinked and interconnected needs […]
Towards an inclusive society on October 8, 2017After seventy years of independence, we still find ourselves in a state of confusion as far as we as a country are concerned. We have still been unable to decide as to where we stand as an Islamic Republic because the true concept of Islamic state is free of geographical boundaries. As a nation, we […]
A manifesto for primary education on October 1, 2017Children don’t only bring their bags full of textbooks and lunch boxes to schools. They also take with them diverse experiences, knowledge, etiquettes and mother language skills learnt at home. These experiences will be unique to each child and different from peers, and determine how children learn, behave and socialise in the new setup of […]
Minorities: the missing link on September 22, 2017A very common observation from our childhood till now that a cleaner from a non-Muslim faith would be given a separate glass, a separate plate; and it is done so openly without realising that he/she is a human being first, plus born as a Muslim by circumstance not by choice. There are various stereotypes circulating […]
Violence against children and its impact on September 12, 2017Protection of child rights has been the greatest challenge since the time the independence of Pakistan for all the governments. A child’s health is perhaps the most significant index of social development in the country. Pakistan ratified the Convention of Child Rights on November 12, 1990, which spells the basic human rights as child’s rights. […]
The deficiencies in our education systems on September 5, 2017Education is an enlightening experience; a process of learning from known to unknown. There are generally two types of education: formal education and informal education. Formal education is institution-based, like school, college, university; and informal is usually outside the classroom, in the community. A successful system of education prepares the student for the future by […]
Stereotypical portrayal of women in media on August 29, 2017In the last few decades, women have contributed a great deal in the fields of education, sports, politics etc, but gender stereotypes are just as strong as they were decades ago even in the most developed countries. A variety of stereotypes keep circulating and echoing around us when it comes to women in our society. […]
Juvenile justice system in Pakistan on August 22, 2017As per World Justice Project Pakistan is placed 5th out of 6 countries in the region and 106 out of 113 countries and jurisdiction worldwide. Pakistan has successfully initiated and completed legislative steps in past few years including the recent Child Protection bill 2017 and Juvenile Justice act 2017. These Bills are not first of […]
Importance of early learning education on August 17, 2017Early years of education is not a recent phenomenon. The first publicly funded programme was formed in 1965 in United States. It is considered the most important period of every child’s life as the emotional, physical and social development in this period will have direct impact upon the adult of the future. The most important […]
What freedom of expression? on August 11, 2017It is perhaps hard to imagine today but until 1999 Pakistanis were reliant solely upon PTV for their news. The only other channel was STN and that provided us with entertainment. Then came the Musharraf era and things changed. Numerous private television channels seemingly sprang up over night and we were treated to freedom of […]