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Afghan Students Join Pakistani Schools via Scholarships Over 350 Afghan students, including girls, arrived in Pakistan in July 2025 under the Allama Muhammad Iqbal Scholarship Program to pursue education, as reported by Dawn. This initiative, overseen by Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission, supports Afghan youth facing educational bans at home, emphasizing cross-border collaboration and access for […]

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Punjab Schools Reopen After India-Pakistan Tensions Following temporary closures due to India-Pakistan tensions in May 2025, all schools in Punjab reopened on May 11, 2025, as announced by the provincial education department. The closures, affecting border districts like Amritsar and Ferozepur, were precautionary amid security concerns. Schools shifted to online classes to minimize learning loss, […]

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Aims to Transform Workers’ Schools On July 2, 2025, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Minister for Labour, Fazal Shakoor Khan, announced plans to standardize Working Folks Grammar Schools under the Workers Welfare Board. The initiative focuses on improving teacher-student ratios and resource allocation to create model schools, offering quality education to underprivileged students. Discussions on e-transfer […]

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Climate Change Disrupts School Schedules in Pakistan Extreme weather linked to climate change is causing weeks of school closures across Pakistan, deepening the education crisis. In Lahore, students like 17-year-old Hafiz Ehtesham describe classrooms as “brick kilns” due to heat and poor ventilation. Experts call for flexible schedules, Saturday classes, and climate-resilient schools, with Sindh […]

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Pakistan’s Education Budget Hits Historic Low, Threatening School Access Pakistan’s education spending has dropped to 0.8% of GDP, a historic low, with 26 million children—one in three—out of school, according to Save the Children. Despite a declared “education emergency” in May 2023, funding fell 29% from July 2024 to March 2025. This crisis, reported on […]

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