Did someone notice? In May we declared an education emergency to enrol the over 26 million out-of-school children in the country. On June 12 a budget for the financial year 2024-25 was presented by the government in the National Assembly, ideally the country's highest forum for representing the people's aspirations. But no one even talked about the education emergency and the ways to tackle it. Was the emergency just political rhetoric? Although education is a provincial subject, if Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif can declare an emergency then why not keep it a point of focus during the budget session, a session that outlines the government’s financial plans for the whole year. It appears that there is an overall lack of seriousness in the country regarding the poor status of education and spending more on it.
Anwar Sayab Khan
Bannu
Pakistan faces a critical challenge due to its depleting gas reserves. This problem is intensified by illegal...
Pakistan's membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation brings several strategic and economic advantages. It...
With November approaching, Karachi is still experiencing heatwaves that are quite inconvenient and dangerous for the...
This letter refers to the article ‘A case for nuclear energy’ by Ali Sarwar Naqvi. As our country grapples with...
Pakistan has a big problem when it comes to safety. There is a lot of violence in the country and it is making people...
There is an urgent need to improve public transport services for working women. Working women face numerous challenges...
