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The wave of privatization is shrinking public schools

RAWALPINDI: Following the privatization and sale of public schools, Punjab has witnessed a record decline in the number of public educational institutions due to privatization and public-private partnership policies, according to education sector representatives. About three and a half years ago, the province had 47,413 public elementary, middle, high, and high schools. The number has

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Adiala prisoners use unique passwords for daily life

Prisoners describe internal culture, expensive facilities and harsh living conditions RAWALPINDI: Originally built in 1986 for 3,000 inmates and later expanded to accommodate 4,000 inmates, Adiala Prison currently houses nearly 7,000 inmates and remands, making it one of the largest prisons in Asia. The prison includes local and foreign prisoners from countries including the US,

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Punjab’s enrollment crisis continues to deepen

Experts believe that weak administration, political interference and inadequate budgets worsen the situation LAHORE: Despite Punjab being considered the educational hub of Pakistan, millions of children in the province are still out of school. Government and international reports show that poverty, inflation, shortage of teachers, lack of basic facilities and financial difficulties for parents have

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KP police seek federal security package

Package to focus on new police stations, strengthening of security infrastructure, establishment of police posts, modern vehicles PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Police has formally approached the federal government seeking a special package to deal with the worsening security situation in the province, especially in its most sensitive southern districts. The package is expected to focus on

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After the ‘Cocaine Queen’, more than 70 dealers were found linked to the empire

Investigators probe riders, female-led groups, ‘links to educational institutions, officials’ KARACHI: What began as a routine drug investigation has now unfolded into one of Karachi’s biggest alleged drug-trafficking networks, exposing a shadowy web of over 70 suspected dealers operating across the metropolis – with so-called “cocaine queen” Anmol alias Pinky emerging at the center of

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