The Sindh government has approved life skills education to be integrated into the syllabus of secondary students (grade 6-9), the Sindh Education Department stated. The Sindh Education Department made the announcement through its official Twitter account, private news channel reported. The department said that the life skills education was being imparted to the students of eight districts. The notification stated that the provincial education department consulted with the civil society, teachers, parents and Ulema to make the content according to the issues present in the Pakistani society. It further mentioned that the life skills based education was a part of the National Education Policy as well as the Youth Policy, enabling the students to gain knowledge in order to protect themselves.

Source: Pakistan Today January 18, 2018 17:37 UTC