Higher Education Round-up 2025 |
After the passage of the 27th Amendment by Parliament, the next constitutional amendment is expected to address long-standing issues between the federation and the provinces, including the NFC and higher education. The funding of the federal Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, the sole regulator and facilitator of higher education institutions, has remained stagnant for nearly six years. While provinces such as Sindh and Punjab have begun contributing to their chartered universities, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Balochistan have yet to do so meaningfully. This funding gap continues to widen. It is therefore imperative that the mandate of federal and provincial HECs, including funding formulae, is finalised so that 2026 brings clarity and stability to higher education across the country.
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Against this backdrop, a brief review of the federal HEC’s activities during the outgoing year offers insight into the state of higher education.
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