ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday made an important announcement regarding the legal age for marriage and declared that marrying off 16-year-old would be illegal from now on. The announcement came during the hearing of a case related ...
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PESHAWAR: The participants of a roundtable discussion have reiterated the commitments to improve the state of girl’s education in the province by strengthening efficient and equitable budget allocation to promote a safe and enabling environment at the educational institutions. The ...
Read More »Education Ministry, Malala Fund collaborate
Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training and Malala Fund on Monday signed a letter of understanding (LoU) to work together for the promotion girls’ high schools in Pakistan. The collaboration would feature ‘STEAM’ Education, an approach to learning using ...
Read More »Government told to review girls’ marriage age law
ISLAMABAD: The federal government may consider amending the law pertaining to the minimum marriage age of girls in the light of the recent Islamabad High Court judgment. Justice Aamir Farooq of the Islamabad High Court while giving an order in ...
Read More »Women varsity campus to be set up in former Fata, says Bangash
PESHAWAR: Provincial Minister for Higher Education Kamran Bangash said here on Wednesday that government decided to establish campus of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University in tribal districts to enable girl students of the region to get higher education in their ...
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