CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head>  <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1">  <title>Trends - Education - DAWN.COM</title> <meta name='subject' content='Your window to latest news, analysis and features from Pakistan, South Asia and the world.' /> <meta property='fb:app_id' content='1383068068604634' /> <meta property='og:locale' content='en_US' /> <link rel='canonical' href='https://www.dawn.com/trends/education' /> <link rel='index' href='https://www.dawn.com/trends/education' /> <meta name='twitter:image' content='https://www.dawn.com/_img/social-default.jpg' /> <meta property='og:image' content='https://www.dawn.com/_img/social-default.jpg' /> <meta itemprop='image' content='https://www.dawn.com/_img/social-default.jpg' />  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-C521GRS8DF"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-C521GRS8DF'); </script> <script> gtag('event', 'custom', { "Category": "Trends","Subcategory": "education", "non_interaction": true }); </script> <script type="application/ld+json"> {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"organization","logo":"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/_img\/logo.png","name":"DAWN.COM","url":"https:\/\/www.dawn.com","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dawndotcom\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/dawn_com","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dawn.today\/",""],"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/search?cx=016184311056644083324:a1i8yd7zymy&ie=UTF-8&q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}} </script> <script type="application/ld+json"> {"@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList","itemListElement": [{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/trends","name":"Trends"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/trends\/education","name":"education"}}]} </script>  <script type='text/javascript'> document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() { Counter.count([{"category":"Trends"},{"category":"Trends.education"}]); }); </script>  <link rel='stylesheet' href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Playfair+Display:400,400i,700,700i,900&display=swap' media='all'> <link rel='stylesheet' href='https://www.dawn.com/_css/newskit.20241216110707.css' media='all'> <link rel='stylesheet' href='https://www.dawn.com/_css/merriweather.20241015121706.css' media='all'> <link rel='stylesheet' href='https://www.dawn.com/_css/shame.20250220103106.css' media='all'> <script src='https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js' defer='true'></script> <script src='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lazysizes/5.3.2/lazysizes.min.js' defer='true'></script> <script src='https://www.dawn.com/_js/ad-sticky-close.20240403191134.js' defer='true'></script> <script src='https://www.dawn.com/_js/all.20250214123307.js' defer='true'></script> <link rel='preload' as='style' href='https://www.dawn.com/_css/headroom.20241114121407.css'> <link rel='preload' as='font' href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Playfair+Display:400,400i,700,700i,900&display=swap'> <link rel='preload' as='style' href='https://www.dawn.com/_css/newskit.20241216110707.css'> <link rel='preload' as='style' href='https://www.dawn.com/_css/merriweather.20241015121706.css'> <link rel='preload' as='style' href='https://www.dawn.com/_css/shame.20250220103106.css'> <link rel='preload' as='script' href='https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js'> <link rel='preload' as='script' href='https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/lazysizes/5.3.2/lazysizes.min.js'> <link rel='preload' as='script' href='https://www.dawn.com/_js/ad-sticky-close.20240403191134.js'> <link rel='preload' as='script' href='https://www.dawn.com/_js/all.20250214123307.js'> <link rel='dns-prefetch preconnect' href='i.dawn.com'> <link rel='dns-prefetch preconnect' href='fonts.googleapis.com'> <link rel='dns-prefetch preconnect' href='code.jquery.com'> <link rel='dns-prefetch preconnect' href='cdnjs.cloudflare.com'>  <script async src="https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js"></script> <script> window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []}; window.debugAds = window.location && window.location.search && window.location.search.includes('googfc'); window.isElemVisible = (div) => { // https://stackoverflow.com/a/33456469/50475 return div && (!!(div.offsetWidth || div.offsetHeight || div.getClientRects().length)); } googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.defineSlot('/1029551/Dawn-Responsive-Footer-Stickable-Leaderboard', [[970,250],[970,90],[728,90],[320,50],[320,100],[300,50],[300,250],[1,1]], 'div-gpt-ad-1693559286339-0') .defineSizeMapping([[[970,0],[[970,250],[970,90],[728,90],[320,50],[320,100],[300,50],[1,1]]],[[728,0],[[728,90],[320,50],[320,100],[300,50],[1,1]]],[[0,0],[[300,250],[320,50],[320,100],[300,50],[1,1]]]]) .addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.defineSlot('/1029551/Dawn-Responsive-Header-Leaderboard', [[970,250],[970,90],[728,90],[320,50],[320,100],[300,50],[300,250]], 'div-gpt-ad-1683363187247-0') .defineSizeMapping([[[970,0],[[970,250],[970,90],[728,90],[320,50],[320,100],[300,50]]],[[728,0],[[728,90],[320,50],[320,100],[300,50]]],[[0,0],[[320,50],[320,100],[300,50]]]]) .addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('site', ["www.dawn.com"]); googletag.pubads().setTargeting('category', ["education"]); // disable slots in hidden divs (sidebar on small screens etc) googletag.pubads().getSlots().forEach(slot => { const divId = slot.getSlotElementId(); if (!isElemVisible(document.getElementById(divId))) { if (debugAds) { console.log('disable hidden slot: ' + slot.getAdUnitPath()); } // this has a potential issue in views where tabs are used as there could be multiple // tabs with hidden/none class/style attribute and ads rendered under those tabs will // never be displayed or loaded googletag.destroySlots([slot]); } }); googletag.pubads().enableLazyLoad({ fetchMarginPercent: -1, renderMarginPercent: 50, mobileScaling: 2.0 }); googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); // refreshAd('/3023235/Responsive-Middle-Leaderboard') // refreshAd('div-gpt-ad-1693559881661-0') // this code can be removed as we have added an option for smart refresh for slots via #1582 window.refreshAd = ((id) => { console.log(new Date().toISOString().substr(11, 8), 'refreshAd(' + id + ')'); for (let slot of googletag.pubads().getSlots()) { if (slot.getAdUnitPath() === id || slot.getSlotElementId() == id) { googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); } } }); // <div data-refresh="30" id='div-gpt-ad-1234567890123-0' ... googletag.pubads().addEventListener("slotRenderEnded", (e) => { const id = e.slot.getSlotElementId(); document.getElementById(id).classList.add('ad-rendered'); // data-refresh var seconds = null; if (seconds = document.getElementById(id).getAttribute('data-refresh')) { console.log(new Date().toISOString().substr(11, 8), 'refreshAd(' + id + ') in ' + seconds + 's'); window.__refreshAdTimeouts = window.__refreshAdTimeouts || []; clearTimeout(window.__refreshAdTimeouts[id]); window.__refreshAdTimeouts[id] = setTimeout(() => refreshAd(id), seconds * 1000); }; // data-rendered-classes var renderedClasses = null; if (renderedClasses = document.getElementById(id).getAttribute('data-rendered-classes')) { document.getElementById(id).classList.add(renderedClasses); } }); if (debugAds) { // debugging is enabled, add bgcolor and padding on all ad divs document.querySelectorAll('[id^="div-gpt-ad-"]').forEach(el => { var hasError = el.classList.contains('advert-error'); el.style.backgroundColor = hasError ? '#ecc' : '#ccc'; el.title = el.dataset.name || ''; el.innerHTML = hasError ? el.dataset.name : ''; if (hasError) { el.style.padding = '10px'; } el.style.height = el.dataset.height || ''; el.style.width = el.dataset.width || ''; }); } else { googletag.pubads().collapseEmptyDivs(); } googletag.enableServices(); }); // Relocate Ads window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',function () { document.querySelectorAll('[data-selector]').forEach(ad => { if (target = document.querySelector(ad.getAttribute('data-selector'))) { target.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', ad); } }); }); // Relocate Ad if viewport width is less than 720px window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',function () { if (window.matchMedia('(max-width: 720px)').matches) { document.querySelectorAll('[data-selector-mobile]').forEach(ad => { if (target = document.querySelector(ad.getAttribute('data-selector-mobile'))) { target.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', ad); } }); } }); </script>  </head> <body class="education trends trends-education antialiased"> <header class="pb-2"> <div class="w-full bg-black nav--network"> <div class="px-2 hidden sm:block"> <nav class="text-white flex flex-row flex-wrap text-2.5 justify-center text-center"> <a class="text-gray-400 uppercase py-1.25 px-2.5 " href="https://epaper.dawn.com">EPAPER</a> <a class="text-gray-400 uppercase py-1.25 px-2.5 " href="https://www.dawnnews.tv/watch-live">LIVE TV</a> <a class="text-gray-400 uppercase py-1.25 px-2.5 " href="https://www.dawnnews.tv">DAWNNEWS URDU</a> <a class="text-gray-400 uppercase py-1.25 px-2.5 " href="https://images.dawn.com">Images</a> <a class="text-gray-400 uppercase py-1.25 px-2.5 " href="https://herald.dawn.com">Herald</a> <a class="text-gray-400 uppercase py-1.25 px-2.5 " href="https://aurora.dawn.com">Aurora</a> <a class="text-gray-400 uppercase py-1.25 px-2.5 " rel="noreferrer" target="blank" href="https://cityfm89.com">CityFM89</a> <a class="text-gray-400 uppercase py-1.25 px-2.5 " rel="noreferrer" target="blank" href="https://www.dawn.com/advertise">Advertise</a> <a class="text-gray-400 uppercase py-1.25 px-2.5 " rel="noreferrer" target="blank" href="https://www.dawn.com/events">Events</a> <a class="text-gray-400 uppercase py-1.25 px-2.5 " href="https://www.dawn.com/events/supplements"><span class="-ml-4 mr-1">/</span>Supplements</a> <a class="text-gray-400 uppercase py-1.25 px-2.5 " rel="noreferrer" target="blank" href="http://classifieds.dawn.com/">Classifieds</a> <a class="text-gray-400 uppercase py-1.25 px-2.5 " rel="noreferrer" target="blank" href="https://obituary.dawn.com">Obituaries</a> </nav> </div> </div> <div class=""> <div class="container px-2 sm:px-0"> <div class='flex flex-col sm:flex-row'> <div class='w-1/4'> </div> <div class='sm:w-1/2 w-full'> <div class="flex flex-col items-center mt-4 mb-3"> <a href='https://www.dawn.com/' title="DAWN.COM" class='logo mb-2'> <img class="w-44" src="https://www.dawn.com/_img/logo.png" alt="DAWN.COM Logo"> <span class="hidden">DAWN.COM</span> </a> <h2 id='span-class-font-bold-text-black-e-paper-span-february-25-2025' dir='auto' class='badge inline-flex text-2.5 font-arial uppercase text-gray-500 align-middle'><a title="<span class='font-bold text-black'>E-Paper</span> | February 25, 2025" href='https://epaper.dawn.com' class=' '><span class='font-bold text-black'>E-Paper</span> | February 25, 2025</a></h2> </div> </div> <div class='w-1/4'> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container px-2 sm:px-0 headroom"> <div class="flow-root container mx-auto mx-auto px-0 sm:px-6.5 relative">  <nav class="native-hidden js-nav relative font-sans container p-0 border-t-3 border-black"> <div class="js-nav-container border-b border-gray-200"> <div class="nav-alignment flex justify-between items-center">  <div class="js-nav-items flex overflow-y-hidden overflow-x-scroll px-0 w-full primary-scroll mr-1"> <div class="flex flex-row overflow-x-scroll w-full justify-start"> <a title='Home' href='//www.dawn.com' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Home </a> <a title='Latest' href='/latest-news' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Latest </a> <a title='Breathe' href='https://www.dawn.com/breathepakistan/' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 text-red-300'> Breathe </a> <a title='Gaza siege' href='https://www.dawn.com/trends/gaza-invasion' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 text-red-300'> Gaza siege </a> <a title='Pakistan' href='/pakistan' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Pakistan </a> <a title='Opinion' href='/opinion' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Opinion </a> <a title='Business' href='/business' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Business </a> <a title='Images' href='/entertainment' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Images </a> <a title='Prism' href='/prism' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Prism </a> <a title='World' href='/world' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> World </a> <a title='Sport' href='/sport' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Sport </a> <a title='Magazines' href='/magazines' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Magazines </a> <a title='Tech' href='/tech' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Tech </a> <a title='Videos' href='/videos' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Videos </a> <a title='Popular' href='/popular' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Popular </a> <a title='Archive' href='/newspaper' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Archive </a> <a title='Flood Donations' href='https://www.dawnrelief.com/' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Flood Donations </a> </div> </div>  <div class="flex items-center relative hidden"> <div class="js-nav-sandwich pt-1 mr-2"> <button class="text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-500 focus:bg-gray-100 focus:text-gray-500 inline-flex items-center justify-center rounded-md focus:outline-none transition duration-150 ease-in-out">  <svg id="navopen" class="block h-6 w-6" stroke="currentColor" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24"> <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M4 6h16M4 12h16M4 18h16"></path> </svg>  <svg id="navclose" class="hidden h-6 w-6" stroke="currentColor" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24"> <path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M6 18L18 6M6 6l12 12"></path> </svg> </button> </div>  <div class="js-nav-dropdown hidden z-50 absolute top-9 right-0 border border-gray-300 bg-white shadow-2xl text-3 w-40" id="nav-dropdown"> <a title='Home' href='//www.dawn.com' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Home </a> <a title='Latest' href='/latest-news' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Latest </a> <a title='Breathe' href='https://www.dawn.com/breathepakistan/' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 text-red-300'> Breathe </a> <a title='Gaza siege' href='https://www.dawn.com/trends/gaza-invasion' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 text-red-300'> Gaza siege </a> <a title='Pakistan' href='/pakistan' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Pakistan </a> <a title='Opinion' href='/opinion' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Opinion </a> <a title='Business' href='/business' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Business </a> <a title='Images' href='/entertainment' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Images </a> <a title='Prism' href='/prism' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Prism </a> <a title='World' href='/world' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> World </a> <a title='Sport' href='/sport' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Sport </a> <a title='Magazines' href='/magazines' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Magazines </a> <a title='Tech' href='/tech' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Tech </a> <a title='Videos' href='/videos' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Videos </a> <a title='Popular' href='/popular' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Popular </a> <a title='Archive' href='/newspaper' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Archive </a> <a title='Flood Donations' href='https://www.dawnrelief.com/' target='_self' class='px-2 py-2 block whitespace-nowrap hover:bg-gray-200 uppercase leading-4 text-2.75 '> Flood Donations </a> </div> </div>  <div class="js-nav-search justify-end items-center"> <label for="search" title="Search" class="sr-only">Search</label> <div class="relative"> <form accept-charset="utf-8" class="flex items-center" method="GET" action="https://www.dawn.com/search"> <div class="cursor-pointer sm:pointer-events-none" onclick="document.querySelector('#js-mob-search').classList.toggle('hidden');"> <svg class="h-4 w-4 text-gray-400" fill="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 20 20"> <path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M8 4a4 4 0 100 8 4 4 0 000-8zM2 8a6 6 0 1110.89 3.476l4.817 4.817a1 1 0 01-1.414 1.414l-4.816-4.816A6 6 0 012 8z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path> </svg> </div> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="016184311056644083324:a1i8yd7zymy"> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:10"> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="UTF-8"> <input class="nav-search-input border-0 w-30 text-3 font-extralight ml-0.5 px-2 leading-5 placeholder-gray-400 focus:outline-none search-query hidden sm:block" data-remember="false" placeholder="SEARCH" value="" required="" id="q" type="text" name="q" onfocus="javascript:this.classList.add('w-44');this.classList.add('md:w-64')" onblur="javascript:this.classList.remove('w-44');this.classList.remove('md:w-64')"> </form> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="js-nav-search flex justify-center items-center sm:hidden mt-1"> <label for="search" title="Search" class="sr-only">Search</label> <div class="relative"> <form accept-charset="utf-8" class="flex items-center" method="GET" action="https://www.dawn.com/search"> <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="016184311056644083324:a1i8yd7zymy"> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:10"> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="UTF-8"> <input id="js-mob-search" class="hidden text-3 w-64 font-extralight px-2 py-1 leading-none border rounded border-gray-300 mb-1 placeholder-gray-400 focus:outline-none search-query" data-remember="false" placeholder="SEARCH" value="" required="" id="q" type="text" name="q"> </form> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </header> <div class="aux-content flex justify-center" style="overflow: hidden;">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1683363187247-0' class='ad__wrapper__slot px-1 py-2 mb-2' data-rendered-classes="" data-name="Dawn-Responsive-Header-Leaderboard" data-height="250px" data-width="970px" data-refresh='180'> <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1683363187247-0'); });</script> </div>  </div> <div id='consent-dialog' class="hidden"> <div class="fixed z-50 w-full bottom-0 overflow-hidden px-2 py-2 sm:py-4 bg-gray-500" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" aria-labelledby="modal-headline"> <div class="sm:flex sm:items-start justify-evenly"> <div class="hidden sm:flex flex-shrink-0 items-center justify-center h-16 w-16 rounded-full mt-4"> <img src="/_img/logo-white.png" class="w-20"> </div> <div class="mt-1 sm:mt-3 text-center sm:ml-4"> <h3 class="text-lg leading-6 font-medium text-white"> Subscribe to notifications </h3> <p class="text-sm leading-5 text-white mt-2"> Get the latest news and updates from Dawn </p> </div> <div class="mt-2 sm:mt-4 sm:flex sm:flex-row-reverse"> <span class="flex w-full rounded-md sm:mt-4 sm:ml-3 sm:w-auto"> <button type="button" class="inline-flex justify-center w-full rounded-md px-4 py-2 text-4 leading-4 font-normal text-white focus:outline-none"> Not Now </button> </span> <span class="mt-1 sm:mt-3 flex w-full rounded-md shadow-sm sm:w-auto"> <button data-topic="all" type="button" class="inline-flex justify-center w-full rounded-md border border-transparent px-4 py-2 bg-white text-navy-800 text-3.5 leading-4 font-normal shadow-sm focus:outline-none focus:ring"> Allow Notifications </button> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container mx-auto px-2 sm:px-0"> <div class='flex flex-col font-merriweather'> <div class='md:w-2/3 w-full mx-auto'> <div class='my-2'> <h1 class='font-bold uppercase text-6 sm:text-7.5'>Education</h1>  <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1894207' id='1894207' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--fill sm:w-full w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Education under attack" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1894207/education-under-attack" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/primary/2025/02/25134308f2c3169.png" alt="Education under attack" title="Education under attack" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1894207' class='story__title text-5 font-bold p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1894207/education-under-attack' class='story__link '>Education under attack </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 p-2'>Recent moves simply reveal the attitude of all governments towards education. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2025-02-25T08:36:19+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>25 Feb, 2025</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>08:36am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1894207&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Education%20under%20attack&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1894207&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1894207" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Education%20under%20attack%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1894207%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1891793' id='1891793' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Education meltdown" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1891793/education-meltdown" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2025/02/67ae822fce38d.jpg" alt="Education meltdown" title="Education meltdown" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1891793' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1891793/education-meltdown' class='story__link '>Education meltdown </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Our public universities are on the verge of going bust. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2025-02-14T10:26:21+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>14 Feb, 2025</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>10:26am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1891793&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Education%20meltdown&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1891793&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1891793" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Education%20meltdown%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1891793%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1861832' id='1861832' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Pakistan to benefit from concessional education funding" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1861832/pakistan-to-benefit-from-concessional-education-funding" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/09/2909313921a5dba.jpg?r=093143" alt="Pakistan to benefit from concessional education funding" title="Pakistan to benefit from concessional education funding" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1861832' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1861832/pakistan-to-benefit-from-concessional-education-funding' class='story__link '>Pakistan to benefit from concessional education funding </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Pakistan is among the 10 countries of the region that are currently eligible for International Finance Facility for Education funding. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-09-29T07:11:35+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>29 Sep, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>07:11am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1861832&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Pakistan%20to%20benefit%20from%20concessional%20education%20funding&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1861832&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1861832" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Pakistan%20to%20benefit%20from%20concessional%20education%20funding%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1861832%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1842318' id='1842318' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Kohistan — where barriers continue to shatter girls’ education dreams" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1842318/kohistan-where-barriers-continue-to-shatter-girls-education-dreams" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/06/27171254cb823f8.jpg?r=214440" alt="Kohistan — where barriers continue to shatter girls’ education dreams" title="Kohistan — where barriers continue to shatter girls’ education dreams" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1842318' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1842318/kohistan-where-barriers-continue-to-shatter-girls-education-dreams' class='story__link '>Kohistan — where barriers continue to shatter girls’ education dreams</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Education activists and officials tell <em>Dawn.com</em> the main reasons behind the dismal state of literacy among girls in the northern KP region. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-09-27T22:21:34+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>27 Sep, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>10:21pm</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1842318&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Kohistan%20%E2%80%94%20where%20barriers%20continue%20to%20shatter%20girls%E2%80%99%20education%20dreams&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1842318&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1842318" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Kohistan%20%E2%80%94%20where%20barriers%20continue%20to%20shatter%20girls%E2%80%99%20education%20dreams%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1842318%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1859053' id='1859053' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Experts urge education reforms in GB" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1859053/experts-urge-education-reforms-in-gb" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/09/1511265687cf1c2.jpg?r=112705" alt="Experts urge education reforms in GB" title="Experts urge education reforms in GB" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1859053' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1859053/experts-urge-education-reforms-in-gb' class='story__link '>Experts urge education reforms in GB </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Despite over Rs15 billion being spent on 3,000 schools across GB, the latest FBISE results showed poor performance by the schools. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-09-15T07:12:31+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>15 Sep, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>07:12am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1859053&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Experts%20urge%20education%20reforms%20in%20GB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1859053&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1859053" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Experts%20urge%20education%20reforms%20in%20GB%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1859053%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1857702' id='1857702' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="PM Shehbaz declares education emergency across country on Int’l Literacy Day" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1857702/pm-shehbaz-declares-education-emergency-across-country-on-intl-literacy-day" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/09/0812554550da749.jpg?r=125638" alt="PM Shehbaz declares education emergency across country on Int’l Literacy Day" title="PM Shehbaz declares education emergency across country on Int’l Literacy Day" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1857702' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1857702/pm-shehbaz-declares-education-emergency-across-country-on-intl-literacy-day' class='story__link '>PM Shehbaz declares education emergency across country on Int’l Literacy Day</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Says literacy not merely the ability to read and write, but rather a “gateway to empowerment". </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-09-08T13:20:35+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>08 Sep, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>01:20pm</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1857702&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=PM%20Shehbaz%20declares%20education%20emergency%20across%20country%20on%20Int%E2%80%99l%20Literacy%20Day&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1857702&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1857702" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=PM%20Shehbaz%20declares%20education%20emergency%20across%20country%20on%20Int%E2%80%99l%20Literacy%20Day%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1857702%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1853217' id='1853217' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Planning minister Ahsan Iqbal calls for ‘sea change’ in HEC top tier" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1853217/planning-minister-ahsan-iqbal-calls-for-sea-change-in-hec-top-tier" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/08/190807361eb5f5e.jpg?r=080740" alt="Planning minister Ahsan Iqbal calls for ‘sea change’ in HEC top tier" title="Planning minister Ahsan Iqbal calls for ‘sea change’ in HEC top tier" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1853217' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1853217/planning-minister-ahsan-iqbal-calls-for-sea-change-in-hec-top-tier' class='story__link '>Planning minister Ahsan Iqbal calls for ‘sea change’ in HEC top tier</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Institutions have failed to prepare graduates that meet expectations of employers and industry, Iqbal tells PM. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-08-19T08:07:40+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>19 Aug, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>08:07am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1853217&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Planning%20minister%20Ahsan%20Iqbal%20calls%20for%20%E2%80%98sea%20change%E2%80%99%20in%20HEC%20top%20tier&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1853217&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1853217" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Planning%20minister%20Ahsan%20Iqbal%20calls%20for%20%E2%80%98sea%20change%E2%80%99%20in%20HEC%20top%20tier%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1853217%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1850585' id='1850585' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Treasury, opposition in Sindh Assembly urged to adopt govt schools in their constituencies" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1850585/treasury-opposition-in-sindh-assembly-urged-to-adopt-govt-schools-in-their-constituencies" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/08/07100613c8e432b.jpg?r=100711" alt="Treasury, opposition in Sindh Assembly urged to adopt govt schools in their constituencies" title="Treasury, opposition in Sindh Assembly urged to adopt govt schools in their constituencies" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1850585' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1850585/treasury-opposition-in-sindh-assembly-urged-to-adopt-govt-schools-in-their-constituencies' class='story__link '>Treasury, opposition in Sindh Assembly urged to adopt govt schools in their constituencies</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Education minister asks provincial lawmakers to submit names of three schools each in a fortnight. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-08-07T10:07:11+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>07 Aug, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>10:07am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1850585&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Treasury%2C%20opposition%20in%20Sindh%20Assembly%20urged%20to%20adopt%20govt%20schools%20in%20their%20constituencies&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1850585&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1850585" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Treasury%2C%20opposition%20in%20Sindh%20Assembly%20urged%20to%20adopt%20govt%20schools%20in%20their%20constituencies%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1850585%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1846604' id='1846604' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Census 2023: Urban spurt, educational crisis and going ‘off-grid’" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1846604/census-2023-urban-spurt-educational-crisis-and-going-off-grid" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/07/191001033b939fb.jpg?r=100109" alt="Census 2023: Urban spurt, educational crisis and going ‘off-grid’" title="Census 2023: Urban spurt, educational crisis and going ‘off-grid’" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1846604' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1846604/census-2023-urban-spurt-educational-crisis-and-going-off-grid' class='story__link '>Census 2023: Urban spurt, educational crisis and going ‘off-grid’ </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Number of cities with over 0.5m people rises from 14 to 22; over 25m children aged 5-16 are "out of school". </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-07-19T10:01:09+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>19 Jul, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>10:01am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1846604&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Census%202023%3A%20Urban%20spurt%2C%20educational%20crisis%20and%20going%20%E2%80%98off-grid%E2%80%99&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1846604&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1846604" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Census%202023%3A%20Urban%20spurt%2C%20educational%20crisis%20and%20going%20%E2%80%98off-grid%E2%80%99%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1846604%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1844244' id='1844244' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="CM Maryam announces six-time increase in merit scholarships" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1844244/cm-maryam-announces-six-time-increase-in-merit-scholarships" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/07/07103217ab85b4e.png?r=103257" alt="CM Maryam announces six-time increase in merit scholarships" title="CM Maryam announces six-time increase in merit scholarships" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1844244' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1844244/cm-maryam-announces-six-time-increase-in-merit-scholarships' class='story__link '>CM Maryam announces six-time increase in merit scholarships</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Orders establishment of universities in Jhelum, Vehari and Bahawalnagar; reviews recommendations for public-private partnership. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-07-07T10:32:56+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>07 Jul, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>10:32am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1844244&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=CM%20Maryam%20announces%20six-time%20increase%20in%20merit%20scholarships&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1844244&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1844244" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=CM%20Maryam%20announces%20six-time%20increase%20in%20merit%20scholarships%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1844244%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1837843' id='1837843' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Rs55bn for development also ‘revived’: Centre restores HEC’s Rs65bn recurring budget, says chairman" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1837843/rs55bn-for-development-also-revived-centre-restores-hecs-rs65bn-recurring-budget-says-chairman" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/06/05112842d2097a6.jpg?r=112850" alt="Rs55bn for development also ‘revived’: Centre restores HEC’s Rs65bn recurring budget, says chairman" title="Rs55bn for development also ‘revived’: Centre restores HEC’s Rs65bn recurring budget, says chairman" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1837843' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1837843/rs55bn-for-development-also-revived-centre-restores-hecs-rs65bn-recurring-budget-says-chairman' class='story__link '>Rs55bn for development also ‘revived’: Centre restores HEC’s Rs65bn recurring budget, says chairman</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association seeks further increase. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-06-05T11:28:50+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>05 Jun, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>11:28am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1837843&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Rs55bn%20for%20development%20also%20%E2%80%98revived%E2%80%99%3A%20Centre%20restores%20HEC%E2%80%99s%20Rs65bn%20recurring%20budget%2C%20says%20chairman&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1837843&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1837843" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Rs55bn%20for%20development%20also%20%E2%80%98revived%E2%80%99%3A%20Centre%20restores%20HEC%E2%80%99s%20Rs65bn%20recurring%20budget%2C%20says%20chairman%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1837843%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1837024' id='1837024' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1837024' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1837024/vcs-lament-cut-in-funds-for-balochistan-varsities' class='story__link '>VCs lament cut in funds for Balochistan varsities </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Say the move will put the future of students in the province at stake. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-06-01T07:11:12+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>01 Jun, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>07:11am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1837024&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=VCs%20lament%20cut%20in%20funds%20for%20Balochistan%20varsities&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1837024&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1837024" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=VCs%20lament%20cut%20in%20funds%20for%20Balochistan%20varsities%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1837024%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1835143' id='1835143' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Balochistan plans reforms in education, healthcare sectors" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1835143/balochistan-plans-reforms-in-education-healthcare-sectors" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/231013364aa5c1c.jpg?r=101401" alt="Balochistan plans reforms in education, healthcare sectors" title="Balochistan plans reforms in education, healthcare sectors" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1835143' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1835143/balochistan-plans-reforms-in-education-healthcare-sectors' class='story__link '>Balochistan plans reforms in education, healthcare sectors </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Committee formed for integration of federal, provincial Levies forces. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-05-23T10:14:00+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>23 May, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>10:14am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1835143&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Balochistan%20plans%20reforms%20in%20education%2C%20healthcare%20sectors&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1835143&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1835143" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Balochistan%20plans%20reforms%20in%20education%2C%20healthcare%20sectors%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1835143%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1834194' id='1834194' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Elevating pedagogy" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1834194/elevating-pedagogy" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/18090153b400ece.jpg?r=090309" alt="Elevating pedagogy" title="Elevating pedagogy" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1834194' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1834194/elevating-pedagogy' class='story__link '>Elevating pedagogy </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Authorities must endorse respect for teachers. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-05-18T09:03:09+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>18 May, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>09:03am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1834194&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Elevating%20pedagogy&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1834194&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1834194" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Elevating%20pedagogy%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1834194%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1834110' id='1834110' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Malala Fund welcomes govt’s Education Emergency Initiative" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1834110/malala-fund-welcomes-govts-education-emergency-initiative" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/18124010d2c9371.jpg?r=124125" alt="Malala Fund welcomes govt’s Education Emergency Initiative" title="Malala Fund welcomes govt’s Education Emergency Initiative" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1834110' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1834110/malala-fund-welcomes-govts-education-emergency-initiative' class='story__link '>Malala Fund welcomes govt’s Education Emergency Initiative </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>CEO says Fund looks forward to monitoring progress of all commitments made to girls alongside “our local partners and civil society”. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-05-18T12:41:24+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>18 May, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>12:41pm</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1834110&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Malala%20Fund%20welcomes%20govt%E2%80%99s%20Education%20Emergency%20Initiative&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1834110&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1834110" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Malala%20Fund%20welcomes%20govt%E2%80%99s%20Education%20Emergency%20Initiative%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1834110%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1834200' id='1834200' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Balochistan Assembly demands medical college in Kharan" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1834200/balochistan-assembly-demands-medical-college-in-kharan" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/181048443ac05f9.jpg?r=104850" alt="Balochistan Assembly demands medical college in Kharan" title="Balochistan Assembly demands medical college in Kharan" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1834200' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1834200/balochistan-assembly-demands-medical-college-in-kharan' class='story__link '>Balochistan Assembly demands medical college in Kharan </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Resolution adopted by BA states that Rakhshan division, which includes districts of Kharan, Washuk, Chagai, and Noshki, lacks a medical college. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-05-18T10:48:50+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>18 May, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>10:48am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1834200&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Balochistan%20Assembly%20demands%20medical%20college%20in%20Kharan&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1834200&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1834200" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Balochistan%20Assembly%20demands%20medical%20college%20in%20Kharan%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1834200%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1833793' id='1833793' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Merging for what?" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1833793/merging-for-what" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/66456dd1a01bd.jpg" alt="Merging for what?" title="Merging for what?" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1833793' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1833793/merging-for-what' class='story__link '>Merging for what? </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>The concern is that if the government is thinking of cutting costs through the merger, we might even lose the functionality levels we currently have. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-05-16T09:14:58+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>16 May, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>09:14am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833793&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Merging%20for%20what%3F&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833793&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833793" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Merging%20for%20what%3F%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833793%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1833762' id='1833762' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Over 42pc varsities nationwide have no vice chancellors" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1833762/over-42pc-varsities-nationwide-have-no-vice-chancellors" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/1610360363a9251.jpg?r=103656" alt="Over 42pc varsities nationwide have no vice chancellors" title="Over 42pc varsities nationwide have no vice chancellors" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1833762' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1833762/over-42pc-varsities-nationwide-have-no-vice-chancellors' class='story__link '>Over 42pc varsities nationwide have no vice chancellors</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Unlike other parts of the country, all the five varsities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir have VCs working on a regular basis. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-05-16T10:36:56+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>16 May, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>10:36am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833762&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Over%2042pc%20varsities%20nationwide%20have%20no%20vice%20chancellors&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833762&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833762" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Over%2042pc%20varsities%20nationwide%20have%20no%20vice%20chancellors%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833762%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1833365' id='1833365' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Ministry’s ‘Pink Bus Project’ draws flak for ignoring students in Islamabad" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1833365/ministrys-pink-bus-project-draws-flak-for-ignoring-students-in-islamabad" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/141116305ee8fee.jpg?r=111738" alt="Ministry’s ‘Pink Bus Project’ draws flak for ignoring students in Islamabad" title="Ministry’s ‘Pink Bus Project’ draws flak for ignoring students in Islamabad" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1833365' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1833365/ministrys-pink-bus-project-draws-flak-for-ignoring-students-in-islamabad' class='story__link '>Ministry’s ‘Pink Bus Project’ draws flak for ignoring students in Islamabad</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Officials say move aims to bridge gap between rural, urban areas; lawmakers move calling attention notice in NA. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-05-14T11:17:38+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>14 May, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>11:17am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833365&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Ministry%E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%98Pink%20Bus%20Project%E2%80%99%20draws%20flak%20for%20ignoring%20students%20in%20Islamabad&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833365&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833365" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Ministry%E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%98Pink%20Bus%20Project%E2%80%99%20draws%20flak%20for%20ignoring%20students%20in%20Islamabad%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833365%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1833112' id='1833112' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Sindh CM Murad dismisses reports of changes to NFC formula" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1833112/sindh-cm-murad-dismisses-reports-of-changes-to-nfc-formula" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/13074327506847f.jpg?r=074342" alt="Sindh CM Murad dismisses reports of changes to NFC formula" title="Sindh CM Murad dismisses reports of changes to NFC formula" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1833112' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1833112/sindh-cm-murad-dismisses-reports-of-changes-to-nfc-formula' class='story__link '>Sindh CM Murad dismisses reports of changes to NFC formula</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Urges media to "not glorify" bandits; says his govt will focus on improving primary healthcare. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-05-13T07:28:55+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>13 May, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>07:28am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833112&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Sindh%20CM%20Murad%20dismisses%20reports%20of%20changes%20to%20NFC%20formula&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833112&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833112" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Sindh%20CM%20Murad%20dismisses%20reports%20of%20changes%20to%20NFC%20formula%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833112%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1833170' id='1833170' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Saudi Arabia adds MS, MD graduates to ‘highest paid tier’" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1833170/saudi-arabia-adds-ms-md-graduates-to-highest-paid-tier" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/1311023428f6905.jpg?r=110243" alt="Saudi Arabia adds MS, MD graduates to ‘highest paid tier’" title="Saudi Arabia adds MS, MD graduates to ‘highest paid tier’" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1833170' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1833170/saudi-arabia-adds-ms-md-graduates-to-highest-paid-tier' class='story__link '>Saudi Arabia adds MS, MD graduates to ‘highest paid tier’ </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Riyadh de-listed these postgraduate degrees in 2017. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-05-13T11:02:43+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>13 May, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>11:02am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833170&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Saudi%20Arabia%20adds%20MS%2C%20MD%20graduates%20to%20%E2%80%98highest%20paid%20tier%E2%80%99&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833170&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833170" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Saudi%20Arabia%20adds%20MS%2C%20MD%20graduates%20to%20%E2%80%98highest%20paid%20tier%E2%80%99%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1833170%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1832791' id='1832791' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Balochistan CM wants more funds for minorities, women" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1832791/balochistan-cm-wants-more-funds-for-minorities-women" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/1110363421facdd.jpg?r=103739" alt="Balochistan CM wants more funds for minorities, women" title="Balochistan CM wants more funds for minorities, women" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1832791' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1832791/balochistan-cm-wants-more-funds-for-minorities-women' class='story__link '>Balochistan CM wants more funds for minorities, women</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Says students of Balochistan interested in scientific research will be facilitated by the government to do PhD in top 20 universities of the world. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-05-11T10:37:39+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>11 May, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>10:37am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1832791&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Balochistan%20CM%20wants%20more%20funds%20for%20minorities%2C%20women&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1832791&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1832791" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Balochistan%20CM%20wants%20more%20funds%20for%20minorities%2C%20women%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1832791%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1832617' id='1832617' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Enrolment drive" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1832617/enrolment-drive" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/10084350c0c05ff.jpg?r=084915" alt="Enrolment drive" title="Enrolment drive" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1832617' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1832617/enrolment-drive' class='story__link '>Enrolment drive </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>The authorities should implement targeted interventions to bring out-of-school children, especially girls, into the educational system. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-05-10T09:03:13+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>10 May, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>09:03am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1832617&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Enrolment%20drive&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1832617&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1832617" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Enrolment%20drive%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1832617%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1832589' id='1832589' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Girls’ school blown up in North Waziristan" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1832589/girls-school-blown-up-in-north-waziristan" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/10074433dd754e6.jpg?r=074456" alt="Girls’ school blown up in North Waziristan" title="Girls’ school blown up in North Waziristan" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1832589' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1832589/girls-school-blown-up-in-north-waziristan' class='story__link '>Girls’ school blown up in North Waziristan</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Police say militants first tortured school watchman and later blew up two rooms of the school. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-05-10T09:24:22+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>10 May, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>09:24am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1832589&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Girls%E2%80%99%20school%20blown%20up%20in%20North%20Waziristan&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1832589&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1832589" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Girls%E2%80%99%20school%20blown%20up%20in%20North%20Waziristan%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1832589%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1832339' id='1832339' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="PM vows to get 26m out-of-school children enrolled" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1832339/pm-vows-to-get-26m-out-of-school-children-enrolled" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/090756044b60b06.png?r=075848" alt="PM vows to get 26m out-of-school children enrolled" title="PM vows to get 26m out-of-school children enrolled" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1832339' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1832339/pm-vows-to-get-26m-out-of-school-children-enrolled' class='story__link '>PM vows to get 26m out-of-school children enrolled </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Declares education emergency in country; Unicef official says 70pc kids can’t read, understand text. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-05-09T07:58:48+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>09 May, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>07:58am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1832339&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=PM%20vows%20to%20get%2026m%20out-of-school%20children%20enrolled&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1832339&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1832339" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=PM%20vows%20to%20get%2026m%20out-of-school%20children%20enrolled%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1832339%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1830944' id='1830944' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="Punjab government plans to merge three departments to improve quality of education" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1830944/punjab-government-plans-to-merge-three-departments-to-improve-quality-of-education" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/05/02102013402ff15.jpg?r=102027" alt="Punjab government plans to merge three departments to improve quality of education" title="Punjab government plans to merge three departments to improve quality of education" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1830944' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1830944/punjab-government-plans-to-merge-three-departments-to-improve-quality-of-education' class='story__link '>Punjab government plans to merge three departments to improve quality of education</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>PCTB, QAED, PEC being integrated into a single body. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-05-02T10:20:27+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>02 May, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>10:20am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1830944&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Punjab%20government%20plans%20to%20merge%20three%20departments%20to%20improve%20quality%20of%20education&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1830944&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1830944" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Punjab%20government%20plans%20to%20merge%20three%20departments%20to%20improve%20quality%20of%20education%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1830944%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1830497' id='1830497' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="PM considering plan to declare four-year education emergency" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1830497/pm-considering-plan-to-declare-four-year-education-emergency" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/04/301137587924b50.jpg?r=113824" alt="PM considering plan to declare four-year education emergency" title="PM considering plan to declare four-year education emergency" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1830497' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1830497/pm-considering-plan-to-declare-four-year-education-emergency' class='story__link '>PM considering plan to declare four-year education emergency </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>National conference to devise strategies, initiatives to ensure inclusive, quality education for all children, says ministry. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-04-30T06:57:24+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>30 Apr, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>06:57am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1830497&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=PM%20considering%20plan%20to%20declare%20four-year%20education%20emergency&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1830497&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1830497" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=PM%20considering%20plan%20to%20declare%20four-year%20education%20emergency%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1830497%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1829277' id='1829277' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="PM seeks UK’s help to improve education sector" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1829277/pm-seeks-uks-help-to-improve-education-sector" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/04/24104343e58f28d.png?r=104518" alt="PM seeks UK’s help to improve education sector" title="PM seeks UK’s help to improve education sector" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1829277' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1829277/pm-seeks-uks-help-to-improve-education-sector' class='story__link '>PM seeks UK’s help to improve education sector </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Australian envoy praises bravery of Pakistani guards in Sydney. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-04-24T10:45:17+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>24 Apr, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>10:45am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1829277&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=PM%20seeks%20UK%E2%80%99s%20help%20to%20improve%20education%20sector&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1829277&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1829277" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=PM%20seeks%20UK%E2%80%99s%20help%20to%20improve%20education%20sector%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1829277%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1829280' id='1829280' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1829280' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1829280/balochistan-varsity-staff-rally-for-pay' class='story__link '>Balochistan varsity staff rally for pay </a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Ask chief minister and members of his parliamentary committee to fulfil their promises by releasing the required funds. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Published</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-04-24T08:14:04+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>24 Apr, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>08:14am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1829280&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Balochistan%20varsity%20staff%20rally%20for%20pay&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1829280&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1829280" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=Balochistan%20varsity%20staff%20rally%20for%20pay%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1829280%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>   <article class='story relative overflow-hidden box mb-4 pb-4 border-b border-gray-200' data-id='1829029' id='1829029' data-layout='story' data-tags=''>  <figure class='media media--left media--fill sm:w-1/3 w-full mb-0 ' > <div class='media__item '><a title="First woman to head Government College University in 160 years" href="https://www.dawn.com/news/1829029/first-woman-to-head-government-college-university-in-160-years" target="_self"><picture><img src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/04/23112456875d6e0.png?r=112508" alt="First woman to head Government College University in 160 years" title="First woman to head Government College University in 160 years" /></picture></a></div> </figure>  <h2 dir='auto' data-layout='story' data-id='1829029' class='story__title text-5 font-bold overflow-hidden p-2 '><a href='https://www.dawn.com/news/1829029/first-woman-to-head-government-college-university-in-160-years' class='story__link '>First woman to head Government College University in 160 years</a></h2>  <div dir='auto' class='story__excerpt text-3.5 overflow-hidden p-2'>Prof Bashir has been serving GCU Lahore since 1996 and was previously dean of the Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. </div> <span class='story__time text-2.5 text-gray-500 uppercase overflow-hidden p-2'><span class='timestamp--label'>Updated</span> <span class='timestamp--time timeago' title='2024-04-23T11:25:07+05:00'><span class='timestamp__calendar'>23 Apr, 2024</span> <span class='timestamp__time'>11:25am</span></span></span>  <div class=' invisible social-alignment absolute z-50 bottom-1 social-alignment absolute z-50 right-1 '> <div class="social js-social-fb social--icon social--black social--facebook float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=" h-full w-full outline-none inline-block " onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Share on Facebook', 'width=640, height=536')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1829029&display=popup&ref=plugin" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-fb-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-twitter social--icon social--black social--twitter float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class=' h-full w-full outline-none inline-block ' onclick="return !window.open(this.href, 'Tweet', 'width=640, height=300')" rel='noreferrer' href="https://twitter.com/share?text=First%20woman%20to%20head%20Government%20College%20University%20in%20160%20years&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1829029&counturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1829029" target="_blank"><img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-twitter-black-rounded.png" /></a> </div> <div class="social js-social-whatsapp social--whatsapp text-3 float-left hidden lg:block mr-2 "> <a class="inline-block uppercase align-middle text-gray-400" target="_blank" href="WhatsApp://send?text=First%20woman%20to%20head%20Government%20College%20University%20in%20160%20years%20%0A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dawn.com%2Fnews%2F1829029%3Fref%3Dwhatsapp"> <img width="24" height="24" src="/_img/social/icon-whatsapp-black-rounded.png" /> <span class="hidden">WHATSAPP</span> </a> </div></div></article>  <div class="mr-4 p-2"> <ul class='pagination flex flex-row flex-wrap text-2.5'><li class='mt-1 mx-0.5 p-2 border border-blue-200 text-white bg-black'><a href='/trends/education/1'>1</a></li><li class='mt-1 mx-0.5 p-2 border border-blue-200'><a href='/trends/education/2'>2</a></li><li class='mt-1 mx-0.5 p-2 border border-blue-200 '><a class='' href='/trends/education/2'>Next »</a></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <footer> <div class='flex justify-center p-2'>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1693559286339-0' class='ad__wrapper__slot ' data-rendered-classes="" data-name="Dawn-Responsive-Footer-Stickable-Leaderboard" data-height="250px" data-width="970px" > <script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1693559286339-0'); });</script> </div>  </div> <div class="w-full bg-black"> <div class='py-4'> <div class="container px-2"> <div class="flex flex-row border-b-2 border-white mb-2 pb-2 justify-between items-center"> <nav class="order-first"> <a href='https://www.dawn.com/' title="DAWN.COM" class='logo '> <img class="w-20" src="https://www.dawn.com/_img/logo-white.png" alt="DAWN.COM Logo"> <span class="hidden">DAWN.COM</span> </a> <p class="hidden"> Compunode.com Pvt. Ltd. (<a class="px-0 sm:px-1 font-normal" href="https://www.compunode.com/">www.compunode.com</a>).Designed for <a class="px-0 sm:px-1 font-normal" href="https://www.dawn.com">Dawn</a>.</p> </nav> <nav class="nav flex mt-2 sm:mt-0 items-end order-last"> <a class='outline-none' href='https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaMc238IiRov8okfYy3n'><img alt="Whatsapp" height="20" class='align-baseline mt-1 mr-2' src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2024/02/080925032506f93.png"></a> <a class='outline-none' href='https://twitter.com/dawn_com'><img alt="Twitter" style="height:17px" class='align-baseline mt-1 mr-2' src="https://i.dawn.com/large/2024/02/16125537351049d.png"></a> <a class='outline-none' href='https://www.facebook.com/dawndotcom'><img alt="Facebook" width="20" height="20" class='align-baseline mt-1 mr-2' src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2019/02/5c611c42cf5e8.png"></a> <a class='outline-none' href='https://www.instagram.com/dawn.today/'><img alt="Instagram" width="20" height="20" class='align-baseline mt-1 mr-2' src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2019/02/5c611c430f9b2.png"></a> <a class='outline-none' href='https://itunes.apple.com/pk/app/dawn-official-mobile-app/id935631940'><img alt="Apple" width="20" height="34" class='align-baseline mt-1 mr-2' src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2019/02/5c611c42d5669.png"></a> <a class='outline-none' href='https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mictronicx.dawn'><img alt="Android" width="20" height="34" class='align-baseline mt-1 mr-2' src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2019/02/5c611c42ce48d.png"></a> <a class='outline-none' href='https://appgallery.huawei.com/#/app/C104007373'><img alt="Huwaei App Gallery" width="100" height="30" class='align-baseline mt-1' src="https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2021/05/60a360ab86d68.png"></a> </nav> </div> <div class="grid grid-cols-2 sm:flex sm:flex-row"> <div class="md:w-1/6 w-full mb-4 sm:mb-0"> <nav class="text-2.5 text-white"> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="/contact">Contact</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="/contribution-guidelines">Contribution Guidelines</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="/code-of-ethics">Code of Ethics</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="/ai-policy">AI Policy</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="/terms">Terms of Use</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="/privacy">Privacy</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="/comments-policy">Comment Moderation</a> </nav> </div> <div class="md:w-1/6 w-full mb-4 sm:mb-0"> <nav class="text-2.5 text-white"> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="/subscription">Subscribe to Newspaper</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="/reproduction-copyrights">Reproduction Copyrights</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="/marketing">Advertise on Dawn.com</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="/sponsor-content">Sponsored Content</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="https://classifieds.dawn.com">Classifieds</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="https://obituary.dawn.com">Obituaries</a> </nav> </div> <div class="md:w-1/6 w-full mb-4 sm:mb-0"> <nav class="text-2.5 text-white"> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="/prayers-timings">Prayer Timings</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="/stocks">Stock/Forex/Gold</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="/weather">Weather</a> </nav> </div> <div class="md:w-1/6 w-full mb-4 sm:mb-0"> <nav class="text-2.5 text-white"> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="/">Dawn</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="/prism">Prism</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="https://images.dawn.com">Images</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="/special-reports">Special Reports</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="https://aurora.dawn.com">Aurora</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="https://www.dawnnews.tv/">Dawn News</a> </nav> </div> <div class="md:w-1/6 w-full mb-4 sm:mb-0"> <nav class="text-2.5 text-white"> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="/magazines">Eos/Icon/Young World</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="https://cityfm89.com">Cityfm89</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="https://herald.dawn.com">Herald</a> <a class="font-normal w-full inline-block uppercase mb-2 font-arial text-white outline-none" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkMdI0K-74jAjOmh5J5H97Q">Teeli</a> </nav> </div> <div class="md:w-1/6 w-full mb-4 sm:mb-0"> <nav class="text-2.5 text-white"> <p class="font-normal text-white text-left md:text-right mb-2">Copyright © 2025, Dawn</p> <p class="font-normal text-white text-left md:text-right"> NewsKit Publishing Platform<br>by Compunode </p> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <link rel='stylesheet' href='https://www.dawn.com/_css/headroom.20241114121407.css' media='all'></footer> </body> </html>