education

420,000 die from contaminated food annually, a third of them young children: WHO

GENEVA: Some 600 million people get sick from eating contaminated food each year, and around… Read More

‘He named me Malala’: portrait of girls’ education icon

LONDON: Malala was the name on everyone's lips this week at the London Film Festival… Read More

World Teacher’s Day 2015: 10 quotes to honour your educator

Teachers are a blessing for minds that yearn to learn. Every year, September 5 is… Read More

USAID, Sindh govt vow to improve education in province

KARACHI: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Sindh Education and Literacy Department signed… Read More

USAID improving water supplies, facilitating education in Pakistan

KARACHI: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Thursday broke ground at Mehran University of… Read More

#StopPrivateSchoolMafia: Pakistani Twitterati lash out at private schools

The increase in fees by private schools has been negatively received by masses in Pakistan.… Read More

#IrritatingQuestions trend on Twitter

KARACHI: Users of social media website Twitter started a trend called #IrritatingQuestions to jot down… Read More

Govt suggested measures for spending 4% of GDP on education

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has made promises, on more than one occasion, to spend… Read More

Malala turns 18, says world failing Syrian children

LONDON: Malala Yousafzai told world leaders they were failing Syria's children, as the Nobel Peace… Read More

Malala meets PM Nawaz in Oslo

OSLO: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today met the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai on… Read More

Cut '8 days of military spending' for universal education: Malala

OSLO: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday urged world leaders to cut "eight… Read More

OECD eyes ‘enormous’ economic gains from better education

BERLIN: Rich and poor countries could see "enormous" economic benefits from reducing youth unemployment by… Read More

All is (not) well in Pakistan education

The scourge of terrorism, capital assets of rulers and financial irregularities in state institutions could… Read More

Foundation of ‘naya Pakistan’ being laid from KP, says Imran

KOHISTAN: Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Tuesday said that we are laying… Read More

Khyber Pakhtonkhwa witnessing real ‘change’, says Imran

PESHAWAR: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Imran Khan said on Tuesday that 'real' change is being… Read More

LinkedIn to buy online education company for $1.5 bn

CALIFORNIA:  Professional social network operator LinkedIn Corp said it would buy privately held online education… Read More

Teachers protest with 1,000 apples!

In order to voice their protest insufficient education funding, teachers and education advocates presented a… Read More

Pakistan fully capable of defending itself: Aziz

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz… Read More

10 Bollywood celebrities with amazing academic backgrounds!

You might see them in high flying action scenes playing a ruffian's character or sporting… Read More

Messi, Serena Williams unite for education in Asia

UNITED NATIONS: A campaign backed by sports stars Lionel Messi and Serena Williams was launched… Read More