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Welcome To Punjab Education Foundation

In 2013, the issue of women doctors in Pakistan was highlighted in local and international media. In 2014, Pakistan Medical and Dental Council introduced a gender-based admission policy, restricting women to 50% of available seats . This quota was challenged and subsequently deemed unconstitutional by Lahore High Court. Pakistan's patriarchal culture, where women's work outside the home is generally considered less important than her family and household obligations, also make it difficult for women to balance a demanding career. Despite the importance of the issue, no new policies (except now-defunct-quota) have been proposed or implemented to ensure women's retention in workforce. As of 2007, public expenditure on education was 2.2 percent of GNPs, a marginal increase from 2 percent before 1984–85. Enrolment In Primary School Shortage of teachers and poorly equipped laboratories have resulted in the out-dated curriculum that has little relevance to present-day needs....

What Are Human Rights?

The strong claims made by the doctrine of human rights continue to provoke considerable scepticism and debates about the content, nature and justifications of human rights to this day. It has also been argued that human rights are "God-given", although this notion has been criticized. In some cases, the perceived need to protect human rights and maintain peace has led to humanitarian intervention. There is evidence that internationally we are moving towards the notion that governments have not only a negative duty to respect human rights, but also a positive duty to safeguard these rights, preserve life and protect people from having their rights violated by others. Many believe that states' duties to intervene should not be determined by proximity, but rather by the severity of the crisis. They include civil and political rights, which refer to a person’s rights to take part in the civil and political life of their community without discrimination or oppression. Artic...