May, 2014 - Volume: 2, Issue: 5 IN THIS BULLETIN HIGHLIGHTS: Higher Education Commission holds bilingual debates for 02 English News 2-8 university students Education Sector 9-12 KP Government announces education fund 03 Framework News Reforms in education only way to make Pakistan a developed 03 country: PM Nawaz Humanitarian Intervention's 13 Call for curricula reforms: IPC says education is a provincial 03 subject Education Profile - 14-16 President reiterates Government’s resolve to promote 04 Kurram Agency education $7 million from Malala Fund for education project in remote 06 Articles 18,20 areas Maps 17,19,21 Government doing all to promote technical 06 education: President Urdu News 22-25 Rs. 3.67b funds will offset impact of damages caused to 07 Fata education Education Directory 26-38 Army actively involved in education projects cleared in 07 Malakand, FATA KURRAM AGENCY EDUCATION FACILITIES KURRAM AGENCY PUBLIC EDUCATION STATS MAPS FATA - TEACHERS SATISTICS-2013 KURRAM AGENCY PUBLIC EDUCATION STATS Legend Enrolment ( % of total in Distict) 8.3 13.3 78.4 54.7% 42.0% Institutions (% of total in District) Teacher (% of total in District) National Boundary UPPER KURRAM District Boundary 78.4% K h y b e r A g e n c y Bajaur Agency Mohmand Agency Afghanistan Khyber Agency K u r r a m 36.0% Kurram Orakzai FR Peshawar Agency Agency FR Kohat A g e n c y 27.7% FR Bannu N. Wazirastan CENTRAL Institutions by Level O r a k z a ii FR Lakki KURRAM Primary Middle High H. Sec Total FATA Marwat Pakistan A g e n c y FR Tank Boys 276 38 35 1 350 S. Wazirastan K P K Girls 190 13 8 1 212 21.0% FR P U N JJ A B Teachers by Level 17.6% CENTRAL D.I.Khan KURRAM B A LLO C H IIS T A N 1200 13.3% 1000 April 15, 2014 l Creation Date: e v 392 Projection/Datum: WGS 84 Geographic e 800 L A3 y Page Size: b 111 s 600 r e h c a 400 100 e 636 T ¯ 559 LOWER 24 200 329 KURRAM 0 3.5 7 14 Kilometers 0 8.3% Primary Middle High H. Sec Enrolment by Stage Pre-Primary Primary Middle High H. Sec Total H a n g u Boys 11,598 17,050 5,433 1,970 no data 36,051 +92.51.282.0449/835.9288| [email protected] Girls 6,734 10,153 2,800 1,101 33 20,821 www.alhasan.com Data Source(s): Alif Ailaan Pakistan District Education Rankings 2013 N .. W a z ii r a s tt a n District Education Profile 2011-12 K a r a k PLUBLISHER: ALHASAN SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED - ISSN 2312-1491 205-C 2nd Floor, Evacuee Trust Complex, Sector F-5/1, Islamabad, Pakistan. +92.51.835.9288. [email protected] www.immap.org 1 ©2014 www.alhasan.com 2 NEWS HEADLINES DETAILS HEC holds bilingual ISLAMABAD: Tangible arguments presented in convincing manner impressed all at the 16th debates for university All-Pakistan Inter-University Debate contest held at the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Secretariat here on 29th April 2014. The Institute of Management Sciences (IMS), Peshawar, students and the Federal Urdu University won the contest in English and Urdu categories respectively. Pak Observer 30th April, 2014 Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, and the University of Balochistan, Quetta, stood second and third in the English category, while University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, and Government College University, Lahore, secured second and third positions in Urdu category respectively. The winners of first, second and third positions were given cash prizes of Rs60,000, Rs50,000 and Rs40,000 respectively. As many as 30 contestants belonging to public and private sector higher education institutions from all over the country participated in the contest. Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal was the chief guest on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, the minister termed youth Pakistan’s real asset, which always performs whenever they are provided an opportunity. He asserted that it was need of the time to spread optimism in the society as some forces are deliberately spreading negativity especially among the youth. “No doubt, our country is facing a number of challenges, but I tell you we have the potential and resources to overcome all the problems and to achieve that goal, our biggest asset are the youth of Pakistan,” said the minister. Ahsan Iqbal said that the government was committed to promote of education, particularly the higher education in the country and in four-year time the percentage for education budget will be increased from two per cent to four per cent. “We realise that it is essential to empower S&T professionals. There is no denying the fact that real socio-economic development cannot be achieved until research agenda is linked to the economic agenda and needs of the society. We are making efforts to bring academia, industry and the government on one platform to link our research and development activities with the socio-economic requirements.” HEC Chairman Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed said HEC has undertaken a number of initiatives to promote extra-curricular activities at university campuses. He said that the basic objective of this contest is to promote communication skills and critical thinking of students, enhance their understanding of socio-economic and political issues as well as divert their energies towards healthy activities and creative thinking. The HEC chairman thanked the government for increasing the education budget and for its further commitment for the upcoming year. “HEC stands committed to achieve its targets and further strengthen the universities of Pakistan so that these institutions play an effective role in country’s development.” The All Pakistan Inter-University Debate Contest is first organised at the university level wherein students from all departments and constituent colleges take part. Second round is organised at regional level in Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar and Islamabad (for Federal, AJK, Fata and Gilgit-Baltistan universities). The top scorer teams participate in the final round, both in English and Urdu categories. Rehabilitation of IDPs top PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan has said that priority, says governon repatriation of all internally displaced tribal families will be his top priority for normalisation of DAWN News 29th April, 2014 Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata). “Whether it is a single family or in hundreds, it is a humanitarian problem and we are fully conscious of the difficulties with which they are faced,” he told tribal elders during his first visit after assuming his office to Sadda, Kurram Agency on Monday. The governor said the day was not far away when they all would be able to live normal life in their homes. “It will also be my utmost effort to ensure equal treatment to all the affected people of Kurram Agency as far as provision of compensation is concerned,” he said. According to a handout, the governor visited Durrani IDPs camp, listened to the grievances of the displaced people and gave gifts to the students of makeshift schools for girls and boys, established at the camp. Senator Rasheed Ahmad Khan and MNA Sajid Hussain Turi also accompanied the governor besides Chief Secretary Amjad Ali Khan, Fata Additional Chief Secretary Arbab Mohammad Arif, Kohat Commissioner Jamalud Din and Political Agent Riaz Khan Mehsud. “It is the earnest desire of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif too to witness the people of Fata living normal life. I am here to evaluate the situation on ground,” Mr Khan said. He said that they would not only opt for utilisation of all the available resources to rehabilitate IDPs but would also make sure that tribal students and youth were also fully benefited from the scholarship scheme meant for providing skill development opportunities to them in the best vocational training institutions of the country. “I have already enhanced the number of scholarships from 1,700 to 10,000 for such youth, besides establishment of an endowment fund to the tune of Rs1 billion to provide educational and treatment facilities to the deserving students and patients,” the governor said. He said that it was a tragic reality that the people of Kurram Agency had suffered both from internal sectarian conflicts as well as militancy. The government would never spare any effort to bring normalcy in the area. “Restoration of peace and normalisation is the foremost requirement for efficient implementation of development projects and wherever it will become possible, the respective people will definitely be benefited on priority basis,” the governor said. Responding to the points raised by the tribal elders, the governor said that he was encouraged by their spirit and support and would make sure to meet them in their own areas frequently. Earlier tribal elders including Haji Saleem Khan, Malik Haji Nadir Khan, Malik Zamin Ali, Malik Gul Mahmood Bangash, Malik Maqbool Hussain Turi and Malik Amal Said Khan welcomed the governor and highlighted the difficulties faced by the people of the area. They requested the ©2014 www.alhasan.com 3 governor to help them in rehabilitation of educational institutions and upgradation of the existing grid station in the area. Call for curricula reforms: ISLAMABAD: In reply to a call by a parliamentary panel to ensure coherent and flawless IPC says education is a curricula in all four provinces, the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) on Saturday said it had little say in the matter after the passage of the 18th constitutional amendment. The provincial subject IPC told the Senate Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination that after devolution The News Tribe 27th April, 2014 of education to the provinces, any such attempt by the ministry might be regarded as interference in a provincial subject.