| Culture and education : Federally Administered Tribal Areas |
 22 Jan 2007 |
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Its literacy rate is 17%, well below the 45% in Pakistan as a whole. Only about 3% of females receive any education. ... |
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| Culture and education : Islamabad Capital Territory |
21 Feb 2007 |
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Islamabad has some of the finest educational institutes of Pakistan, including Quaid-e-Azam University, International Islamic University and National University of Science and Technology.
Quaid-e-Azam University offers courses in a number of subjects. The institute is located in a semi hilly area, east of the Secretariat buildings and near the base of Margala Hills. This Post-Graduate institute... |
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| Culture and education : North-West Frontier Province |
22 May 2007 |
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The trend towards higher education is rapidly increasing in the province and the NWFP is home to Pakistan's foremost engineering university (Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute), which is located in Topi, a town in Swabi district. The University of Peshawar is also a notable institution of higher learning. The Frontier Post is perhaps the province's best-known newspaper and addresses many of the various issues... |
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| Culture and education : Punjab |
21 Feb 2007 |
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The literacy rate has increased greatly since independence. In 2003, over 53% of the population of the province was estimated to be literate by the Labour Force Survey. ... |
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| Culture and education : Sindh |
21 Feb 2007 |
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Education in the province is widespread and the province has a high literacy rate compared to other parts of Pakistan, mainly due to the importance of Karachi.
The major academic institutions of Sindh include the Aga Khan University,Bahria University, University of Karachi, Sindh University, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Institute of Business Administration (Karachi), Dow University... |
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