Feature Stories

The National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) launched the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), as a step to recognize and certify the competence of skilled workers in the informal economy. Under this new initiative, the skilled workers, who have ...

The city of Muzaffargarh lies along the bank of the Chenab River. This proximity is a boon for its thriving agricultural sector. In 2010, however, the area was shown the devastating downside of being so close to a thundering watercourse ...

Muhammad Nawaz alias Aashee is a transgender and she lives in Green Town, Lahore. Born in Gujrat, she moved to Lahore 20 years ago with her guru (mentor). It had been an escape from a life of constant degradation and ...

The city of Muzaffargarh lies along the bank of the Chenab River. This proximity is a boon for its thriving agricultural sector. In 2010, however, the area was shown the devastating downside of being so close to a thundering watercourse ...

Tapping into the alternate sources of renewable energy is seen as a ‘game changer’ in terms of satisfying Pakistan’s growing appetite for energy, but at the same time it is also opening up new jobs and occupations for the skilled ...

Confidence comes from discipline and training and it proves to be true for Kiran Zubair, one of Pakistan’s recently internationally certified experts in vocational counselling and placement. “The role of vocational counsellor is to facilitate the aspiring youngsters and this ...

The gracefully-decorated seminar hall gave a look of mini Pakistan. The overall mood was upbeat and there was a unique feel of festivity all around. Delegates from country’s different provinces, backgrounds and cultures had gathered under one roof to interact ...

The gracefully-decorated seminar hall gave a look of mini Pakistan. The overall mood was upbeat and there was a unique feel of festivity all around. Delegates from country’s different provinces, backgrounds and cultures had gathered under one roof to interact ...

Twenty-five-year-old Lousia Sharif has had a dream that she has nurtured for as long as she can remember: to educate children – especially those of the downtrodden class of society, for whom the education of their kids is nothing but ...

Situated at a distance of around 70 kilometers from Punjab’s provincial headquarter Lahore, the district of Chunian is popularly known for two things: for being a textile hub and for being home to Pakistan’s biggest man-made forest, Changa Manga.But a ...