Azmat Habib

Fitness Certificate mandatory for School Vans

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar Division administration has made fitness certification mandatory for all Suzuki vans and buses used to transport schoolchildren, warning of strict legal action against violators, including vehicle seizure and imprisonment of owners. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Commissioner Peshawar Division, Riaz Khan Mehsud,…
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Protest in Kohistan against Delay in School Reconstruction

MANSEHRAProtest in Kohistan against Delay in School Reconstruction7 blocked the main road in Upper Kohistan to protest the delay in the reconstruction of a high school and non-fulfillment of other demands agreed upon with Wapda. “We have forced Wapda to halt execution of the project until our demands are met,”…
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KPCSW notifies Body on Girls’ Education

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on the Status of Women (KPCSW) has notified the ‘Girls Education Oversight and Advisory Committee’ to promote female education in the province. The committee, meant for strengthening policy oversight and coordinated action for advancing girls’ education, has been constituted in line with provincial commitments under ‘quality…
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Pindi Reels under Influenza Onslaught

RAWALPINDI: A sharp increase in influenza and respiratory illness cases has been observed in Rawalpindi as severe cold weather grips the city, overwhelming health centres. Patients are complaining of cough, fever and breathing difficulties. Children and the elderly are reported to be the most affected groups. Health experts attribute the…
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Centre, Provinces Green Light Action Plan to Enrol Out-of-school Children

ISLAMABAD: In a show of unity, the federal government, provinces, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have approved the ‘National Education Action Plan’ to tackle the issue of out-of-school children (OOSC) during the 38th Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC). UN agencies, including Unicef, say that more than 25…
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Ban on Vape, E-cigarettes for Under-18s on the Cards

In a bid to curb the growing trend of vape smoking among youth in the federal capital, the Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services is set to table ‘Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (Regulation) Bill’ in the House following its approval by the panel. The proposed legislation seeks to impose…
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Private School Associations give Province-wide Strike Call in Sindh for 9th

KARACHI: All private schools and colleges in Sindh will remain closed on January 9 after the Grand Alliance of Private Sch­ools Associations anno­unced a complete strike against the involvement of the Anti-Corruption Esta­blishment (ACE) in their affairs. In this regard, the association leaders Haider Ali, Shahzad Akhtar, Tariq Shah, Anwar…
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