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INFORMAL NEWS
“Alif Ailaan” Launches App and Online Platform for Citizen Reporting
Alif Ailaan, has launched a citizen reporting mobile app and online
platform “Taleem Do!” at an event held in Islamabad. Alif Ailaan is an
education campaign that has been working for the last five years to
make sure that Pakistan’s leaders understand the urgency of the
education crisis. According to the latest Pakistan Education Statistics
report, there are 22.8 million children who are still out of schools in
Pakistan. Moreover, the national average score in subjects like math’s
and science is below 50% as per the National Assessment Test 2016
report.
Court Orders Private Schools to stop Charging Fees during Summer Vacations
Islamabad High Court (IHC) has barred all private schools in the capital
and other federally administered areas from collecting fees from
students for summer vacations. The court summoned the secretary
Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) and the
chairman Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (PEIRA)
as well. The court ordered the schools to adjust the already collected
fees for the months of June and July. A local citizen filed a petition at
IHC against this private schools’ practice of collecting fees during
vacations.
Fatima Group launched “Empower to Lead” (E2L)
With a refreshed look and inspired tagline, Fatima Group launched
“Empower to Lead” (E2L), one of the largest campaigns across Pakistan for
hiring Management Trainee Officers (MTOs) and Graduate Trainee
Engineers (GTEs). The management and engineering students competed
for a limited number of positions representing various academic disciplines
including HR, Marketing, and Supply Chain, Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical,
Electronics and more. The E2L journey started in February 2018 from the
heart of Pakistan, Karachi, spreading through Punjab and all the way to
Peshawar. With 13 universities and over 2500 students, Empower to Lead
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Tops UN’s National Human Development Index
The Pakistan National Human Development Index (HDI) report
released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has
been released. The report, titled ‘Pakistan National Human Develop-
ment Report: Unleashing the Potential of a Young Pakistan’, revealed
that Azad Jammu and Kashmir and some areas from Punjab fare
better than other provinces on the HDI – a composite index measur-
ing average achievement in three basic dimensions. Among the
provinces, Punjab and Azad Jammu and Kashmir come under high
medium human development, while Sindh and KPK fall under
PIEAS Tops Pakistani Universities in QS Rankings 2019
The 15th edition of the world rankings evaluated 1000 universities
from 85 countries, with the United States of America claiming top 4
positions. Stanford University, Harvard University and California
Institute of Technology have also maintained 2nd, 3rd, and 4th spots
respectively. Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
(PIAES) have overtaken National University of Sciences and Technology
(NUST) as the top-ranked Pakistani university in the QS World
University Rankings 2019. PIEAS was not included in the rankings last
year, while NUST has improved its rank, claiming the 417th spot.
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