Articles for tag: Balochistan, fundamentalism, gender equality, girls education, Shaheena Shaheen, women rights

Dr Malik’s education emergency was a hollow promise

In January 2014, the then Chief Minister, Dr Malik Baloch, declared an education emergency in Balochistan, vowing to uplift the dismal state of education in the province. Four years later, it is time to ponder what has been achieved since then. Balochistan covers approximately 47 percent of the landmass of Pakistan, but its people have ...