Azmat Habib

Passing Marks Raised As Federal Board Revises Grading System

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) has increased passing marks from the existing 33 to 40pc, besides notifying a new grading system. The new system will be implemented on annual examinations, effective next year. According to an FBISE official, existing passing marks in per subject are…
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Climate Risk Index 2025

The Climate Risk Index 2025 shows that from 1993–2022, over 765,000 people died and nearly USD 4.2 trillion in losses occurred due to more than 9,400 extreme weather events. Dominica, China, and Honduras were the most affected countries long-term, while Pakistan, Belize, and Italy ranked highest for 2022. Floods, storms,…
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Pakistan: Pashtun Kids Fight For Their Education

In Pakistan, every third child is out of school – and the situation is dire in particular for children belonging to the ethnic group of the Pashtuns. Poverty, corruption, terrorist attacks, and traditions that sometimes oppose to secular education all get in the way of these kids. And yet, some…
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Stipend to Girl Students Not Paid for Three Years in KP

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has virtually discontinued a programme of awarding stipends to girl students enrolled in government schools as it has failed to pay the amount to them during the last three years, according to sources. The stipend programme for girls was introduced by the provincial government formed…
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Delay in Reconstruction of Schools Resented

MANSEHRA: Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Mohammad Yusuf on Monday expressed his displeasure over the prolonged delay in reconstruction of schools and health facilities destroyed in the devastating 2005 earthquake in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “There are still schools being run in makeshift shelters and tents in parts of Mansehra district…
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Schools in War Mamund to Reopen on Oct 7

BAJAUR: The authorities have ordered immediate reopening of public and private educational institutions in the areas of War Mamund tehsil cleared of terrorists. In a notification issued here on Monday, the education department directed the management of all public and private educational institutions, both boys and girls, in Damadola, Inamkhel,…
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History Sheeter Involved in Minors’ Assault Cases Held After Encounter

BAHAWALPUR: Jahania police in Khanewal district claimed to have arrested an injured history-sheeter wanted in three cases of attempted rape and kidnapping of minors during an ‘encounter’ on Sunday. According to police officials, suspect ‘Sa’, a resident of suburban village 117/10-R, had been booked in three separate cases involving two…
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