Category: Education

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) The Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi hosted an inaugural lecture in collaboration with the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), University of California, Berkeley. The lecture titled ‘Zaban-i-Ghayr: Islam and the Work of the Humanities’ featured Asad Q. Ahmed, Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures and Director, CMES,…

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) has launched the “Skills for Minorities (SFM) 2023-24” program, a transformative initiative under the banner of UMEED. This project aims to empower minority youth in Punjab by providing free skills training in 15 high-demand trades, opening doors to lucrative income-generating opportunities for 2,700 students in all districts…

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) The Sindh government has to join hands with the sincere education sector non-profits to provide quality schooling facilities to children from rural and underprivileged parts of the province in the form of public-private partnerships. Caretaker Sindh Revenue, Industries, and Commerce Minister, Younus Dagha, stated this, while speaking as the chief guest at…

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir)  The Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi hosted The Jaffer Family Foundation (JFF), a leading global non-profit organization committed to fostering education and innovation, in partnership with UGI (United Global Initiative), at the IBA through the recently held groundbreaking ceremony for The Jaffer Family of New York Data Sciences Center at IBA Main…

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) Pakistan’s top taxpaying industrialist and noted philanthropist, Sardar Yasin Malik, has fully backed the charitable drive of a leading education sector non-profit to enrol a total of 100,000 out-of-school children in Sindh through a network of 250 schools. The leading industrialist was speaking as the chief guest at a fun gala organized…

Lahore (Muhammad Yasir) Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) has announced the successful graduation of 2,400 skilled professionals for the textile value added sector training to contribute its share for boosting the sector exports. This achievement is part of the collaborative initiative between PSDF and Export Development Fund (EDF) by investing in skilling the workforce and…

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) The Aga Khan University’s Department of Community Health Sciences (CHS) organised12 theatre shows for school-going children at the Arts Council of Pakistan, where over 4000 students between the ages of 11 to 15 from The Citizen Foundation, Zindagi Trust, and numerous private and government schools eagerly attended the play, accompanied by their…

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir)  Around 2,000 orphaned students belonging to underserved families spent a fun-filled day at a renowned amusement park in Karachi along with the concerned donors who are firm supporters of the drive to enrol out-of-school children in Sindh. The orphaned students are enrolled in the charitable schools of the non-profit Green Crescent Trust…

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) Habib University’s unique vision to ensure quality education for high-merit students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds placed Pakistan in the forefront of global higher education discourse. The University was recognized as a premier liberal arts institution transforming higher education in the global South in two seminal events in the USA – the New…

Karachi (Muhammad Yasir) The Aga Khan University Examination Board (AKU-EB) hosted its High Achievers Ceremony to honour the outstanding academic accomplishments of students from the Sindh region. The event was hosted by Dr Sulaiman Shahabuddin, President, Aga Khan University, who welcomed students, parents and esteemed guests. The ceremony was graced by the esteemed presence of…