Why every child and teacher in Pakistan needs AI
March 1, 2026
In 2024, three Grades 7 and 8 students of a trust school for the marginalised said they wanted greater exposure to machine learning courses.
A look at the bright minds of learning and aspirations in the education sector
August 17, 2025
For Sana, who was studying in a government school managed by passionate and capable citizens of the country, her hopes and dreams for life were transformed through enabling education. This meant opportunities to learn holistically: through her head, heart and gut; managing not just academics, but preparation for university interviews and successfully enrolling in the best institution in Pakistan to pursue her professional degree of choice, that too on merit. The days of charity and pity were over. As a daughter of a domestic worker, a single mother, she felt empowered as the first-generation literate reaching the skies to forge ahead, competing with the best. Today, fortunately there are many Sanas supported by such initiatives by design and intention in education, sports and enterprise.
July 13, 2025
June 1, 2025
I know that my child is in a better space than I was in education, but how do I know that she is learning well?” said Rani’s mother. “I am a settler from Swat in Karachi.
February 23, 2025
For decades, I have wondered why my parents did not speak with their children in Punjabi and Purbi. I grew up listening to them communicate emotions and meaning so effortlessly in these languages.
January 19, 2025
Data on education in Pakistan is getting stronger and deeper thanks to the National Population Census 2023, the regular Pakistan Institute of Education reports consolidated from provincial data and the annual school census.
Oct 12, 2024
LAHORE: Idara-i-Taleem-o-Aagahi CEO Baela Raza Jamil was awarded the Asia Education Medal for her work in advancing education for children and adolescents in Pakistan.
Oct 12, 2024
LAHORE: Baela Raza Jamil has become the first Pakistani to receive the prestigious ‘Asia Education Medal 2024’ for her 40 years of hard work and dedication to improving education in Pakistan and across Asia.
October 6, 2024
What do you want to be when you grow up?” “A teacher,” is still a favourite response for at least a third in any class. The profession is a symbol of agency, status, care and learning transformation. According to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2023-24, there are 1.7 million registered teachers in Pakistan from early years to tertiary education.
September 8, 2024
Literacy and education statistics in Pakistan continue to baffle every stakeholder. The potential one encounters in our interaction with children and adolescents in the country and the learning outcomes including basic literacy stand poles apart from the data that is collected at the household or school/ institutional level.
August 11, 2024
When young students hailing from government and low-cost trust schools achieve global recognition in learning competitions and demand machine learning/ AI course options, we must celebrate and uphold their dreams.
August 07, 2024
World Education Medals announce extraordinary leaders contributing to education
Anisha Saleem & Baela Raza Jamil – Special Report May 12, 2024
Climate change is having an alarming impact on schools, students and learning
Baela Raza Jamil | Dialogue | April 28, 2024
An education emergency was declared by the prime minister on April 9. Will the declaration lead to swift actions for achieving the fundamental right to education for our children?
Baela Raza Jamil | Special Report | December 10, 2023
Radical inclusion strategies are needed to protect the fundamental right to education
Baela Raza Jamil & Sehrish Farooq | Political Economy | October 29, 2023
The need for interventions building on the value of resilience in emergencies has grown
Baela Raza Jamil | Special Report | October 22, 2023
Bold questions must be asked about education financing in Pakistan
Baela Raza Jamil | Special Report | September 10, 2023
What does a literacy crisis mean for the citizens of Pakistan?
Baela Raza Jamil | Special Report | September 3, 2023
Safe access to education continues to be undermined across Pakistan
Baela Raza Jamil | Special Report | July 16, 2023
Are we counting our skilling numbers right? If not, why?
Baela Raza Jamil | Special Report | March 5, 2023
The gender gaps in access to quality education for girls must be closed
Baela Raza Jamil | Special Report | January 29, 2023
Must we have a major education and learning default?
Baela Raza Jamil | Special Report | November 20, 2022
Innovative programmes for child protection through education exist but these efforts are diluted by a rising population and low allocations
Baela Raza Jamil | Dialogue | September 25, 2022
Almost 19,000 schools have been destroyed in the floods
Baela Raza Jamil | Special Report | May 15, 2022
Who is in school and who isn’t are questions that point toward the challenges of equity and inclusion in education
Baela Raza Jamil | Special Report | July 21, 2024 | Express Tribune
Pakistan is in the spotlight for the largest number of out of school children (26 million) and millions not learning the basics (ASER 2010-2023). Deficits of access and quality morph into an equity gap with gender and generational impact. The Prime Minister of Pakistan within 9 weeks of stepping into office declared a National Education Emergency (May 8, 2024) followed by 14 time-bound directives through mobilisation of ministries of Finance, Health and Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety (PASS) as well as BISP, National Vocational Technical Training Commission (NAVTCC), SBP, SECP, etc. The Ministry of Federal Education & Professional Training (MoFE&PT) is tasked with coordination and enabling provincial consensus as education is fully devolved for policy, planning, curriculum, financing and implementation. There is déjà vu regarding the ‘Education Emergency Encounters’ in Pakistan; what will be different this time around? Education is a wicked problem, multiplied with a runaway population growth rate: 7 million babies are born annually. It is the biggest elephant in the room. The Ed-Pop debacle is a ‘losing battle’ needing an irreversible national action plan. Education can never be a single sector performer; its transformation needs strong ‘multi-sectoralism’ for sustainable nation building and survival.
Baela Raza Jamil | Special Report | April 17, 2023 | Express Tribune
Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), the land endowed with the glorious peaks of K2, Nanga Parbat, Mashabrum, RakaPoshi along with 7,000 glaciers, is determined to scale new heights through holistic education reforms.
Baela Raza Jamil | Special Report | February 18, 2020 | Express Tribune
Investing in the education of girls is critical in Pakistan for investing right for generational gains in learning
Baela Raza Jamil | Special Report | July 21, 2019 | Express Tribune
Crisis of learning and schooling highlights challenges of quality, equity, access and inclusion in Pakistan
Baela Raza Jamil | Special Report | Feb 6, 2019 | Express Tribune
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