KARACHI - President Asif Ali Zardari Monday said “Open Schooling System” project of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will help empower the people.He stated this during a meeting with the AIOU Vic Chancellor who briefed the president about “Open Schooling System” ...

Pakistan's public education system has become a major barrier to U.S. efforts to defeat extremist groups here, U.S. and Pakistani officials say. Western officials tend to blame Islamic schools, known as madrassas, for their role as feeders to militant groups, but Pakistani education experts say the ...