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THIS year, the Punjab government has introduced a new kind of assessment, known as school-based assessment (SBA), announcing that no student will be promoted without passing the exam. For this purpose, a special website has been designed and an item bank is provided by the Punjab Examination Commission (PEC) to all public schools. The schools have been asked to generate papers for Grade I to VIII from this website by using log-in IDs given to them by the PEC information technology team. This surely is an appreciable step taken by the government. Things seem perfect till here, right? But the ...

The writer is senior economic adviser, United Nations Environment Programme. THERE are three questions that the global sustainable development community is currently grappling with. First, can developing economies facing a Covid-19-related economic recession find ways to follow a ‘build forward better’ path? Second, can the economy follow a trajectory of development where the net emissions of greenhouse gases are sustained at zero (referred to as the Net-Zero Target)? Third, can rapidly declining biodiversity be halted through effective restoration? The current initiatives implemented by ...

‘World looks towards Pakistan to lead global climate action’ Islamabad June 7, 2021 Islamabad : Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam has said that thanks to incumbent government's world-acclaimed green agenda, the world has started posing trust in Prime Minister Imran Khan to lead global climate agenda. Talking to ‘The News’ in an exclusive interview on the side-lines of World Environment Day 2021 celebrations, he said, “Indeed Pakistan is ready and will lead the world through full-fledged support towards goal of achieving environmental sustainabi...

Prime Minister Imran Khan addresses a ceremony in Islamabad on World Environment Day. — Photo courtesy Radio Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday called on the developed world to support those countries vulnerable to climate change and highlighted Pakistan's contributions towards tackling global warming. The premier was addressing a ceremony in Islamabad to mark World Environment Day. This year, Pakistan is hosting World Environment Day in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme. "Pakistan's contribution to global warming and climate change is minimal. Rich count...

Says his government planning to build 10 dams over next decade