Junaid Zahid

Dance Publicaly but don’t smoke in private

Following Twitter, quoting tweets and participating in trends that was half of my life once. Than i left it actually i was done following the same routine and tweeting on the same political topics again and again. After an year i made my come back thinking not to follow the political trends but the paparazzi. Oh Man what a comeback going for #MahiraKhan . Pehli bar Mara aur Mar hi diya. I thought…

Education and social safety nets: what budget numbers say

The most frequently asked question after the announcement of the annual budgets is: What has the budget offered for the common man?

This question can be answered by looking into the fresh orientation of social sector related budgetary allocations and burden of indirect taxes on poor.

Within the social sector, allocations for education and social safety nets can directly impact the lives of poor…

Urgency of Government towards Social Protection and Education Budget

Source: Urgency of Government towards Social Protection and Education Budget

Urgency of Government towards Social Protection and Education Budget

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” –Benjamin Franklin

Over the past four years of PML-N Government, no significant change has been observed in terms of Budget allocation to Education sector either under the Head of Education Affairs and Services, Higher Education Commission and Ministry of Education and Professional Training. Social protection refers to policies and programmes…