Punjab unveils Rs1.977 trillion Budget 2017-18

Punjab Finance Minister Dr Ayesha Ghous Pasha on Friday presented fifth provincial budget Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) for upcoming fiscal year 2017-18 with total outlay of Rs1.977 billion.

The budget session was presided over by Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan,

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CM reviews reforms in education sector

Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif presided over a high-level meeting here to review the progress on the roadmap for reforms in the Punjab education sector.

The chief minister and the roadmap team expressed satisfaction over the progress. Addressing the meeting, Shehbaz Sharif said that the Punjab government has allocated historic funds to the education sector in the coming financial year.

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Education, health sector KP’s top priority: CM Khattak

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Pervez Khattak has directed to increase the salaries of the provincial government employees. He also asked the health and education sector to come up with viable proposals in the education and health sector for efficent utilisation of provincial budget.

He was addressing a meeting in which final touches were given to different schemes in both, education and health sectors. Provincial Ministers Muhammad Atif Khan, Shahram Khan Tarakai, Chief Secretary Abid Saeed, ACS Muhammad Azam Khan and administrative secretaries also attended the meeting.

Improving quality of learning in math, science education stressed

Maths and science competition was held among seven government schools across Rawalpindi aimed at improving the quality of learning in math and science education among students.

The event was jointly organised by Rawalpindi Education Authority (REA), Pakistan Alliance for Math and Science and Alif Ailaan on Saturday.

Baligh acclaims KP being Ist province adopting all education standards

The 10th Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) concluded here Thursday with a joint statement presented by the Federal Education Minister Baligh Ur Rehman at a press conference here. Talking to the media, the Federal Minister Balig Ur Rehman said that IPEM Conferences are ongoing since 2012 and so far ten conferences have been conducted in Islamabad, Peshawar, Balochistan, Gilgit- Baltistan.

Zubair appreciates increased allocation for higher education

Governor of Sindh, Muhammad Zubair on Saturday appreciated the raise made in the budgetary allocation for Higher Education Commission (HEC) for fiscal year 2017-18.
Addressing a cash award distribution ceremony held here for the students of IBA – Sukkur and Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Medical University, Larkana, he said Rs 35662.801 million allocated for HEC will equally help promotion of education and research in the country.

Huge sum allocated for Higher Education, Budget 2017-18

Finance Minister today has unveiled the budget for FY 2017-18 today. The economy has gone past 5 percent threshold and the govt now has set a target of 6 percent growth for the coming FY.

This will be the last budget presented by the PML-N government.

The government has announced that it will be spending Rs 35 billion for the purpose of Higher Education. More money will be spent on the Human capital of the country. With the companies bill, women will feature on the board of directors.

Pakistan's education financing—a glass half empty?

On March 28, 2014, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif publicly announced his commitment to raise the education budget to 4% of the GDP by 2018. His commitment was later reinforced when he endorsed the proposals of Gordon Brown, the United Nations Special Envoy for Education, during his visit to the UN General Assembly in September 2014.

But, in 2017, the allocation for education in Pakistan hovers around 2.83% of GDP, a climb from 2.59% in 2013-14, which, at best, can be called a marginal increase.

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