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120 Pakistani universities feature in Times Higher Education impact rankings 2025

120 Pakistani universities feature in Times Higher Education impact rankings 2025

The 2025 edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings has been unveiled, highlighting universities worldwide that excel in advancing sustainability and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year’s assessment evaluated 2,526 institutions across 130 countries and territories, with Pakistan making a notable impact by having 120 universities included in the rankings. … Read more

Over 26 million children out of school in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Education in Pakistan is inundated with challenges — with more than 26 million children currently out of school.

According to the details presented by the Ministry of Education, over 10 million children, from ages 5-9, do not go to school; more than 4.9 million boys and over 5.8 million girls are deprived of education.

The Education Ministry also revealed that more than 4.9 million children aged 10-12 are deprived of middle school education; over 2.1 million are boys and more than 2.8 million are girls.

Additionally, it was reported that over 4.5 million students (~2.3 million male and ~2.2 million female) are deprived of high school education.

The Ministry further informed that over 5.9 million students (~2.9 million male and ~2.9 million female) are deprived of higher secondary education.

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Winter vacations to start from December 25, announces Shafqat Mahmood 

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood announced on Tuesday that the winter vacations for schools will start from December 25 till January 4. In a tweet, Mahmood said that the decision was made in a meeting held between federal and provincial educational secretaries. He added that the notification in this regard will be issued by … Read more

Educational institutes in 12 districts of Sindh to remain closed till June 6

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Educational institutes in 12 districts of Sindh will remain closed till June 6, as the ratio of coronavirus cases in the mentioned districts is higher than 5%, the Federal Education Ministry said on Friday. In a statement, the ministry stated that the districts include Badin, Dadu, Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Sukkur, Shaheed Benazirabad, and all districts of … Read more

HEC announces Certification from Home Platform across Pakistan

HEC announces Certification from Home Platform across Pakistan

Pakistan has joined the league of some of the top countries of the world by providing a Certification from Home Platform for Microsoft Certifications for its students. An agreement was reached between the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and Microsoft to provide this Certification free of cost to the first 2000 students who register … Read more