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AI-powered Tutor Planned For Schools In Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Federal Education on 28th January announced getting help from a US-based academy to introduce Khanmigo, an AI-powered tutor, in government middle schools in the capital city. “This innovative collaboration aims to provide personalised learning experiences for students with the added benefit of supporting learning in Urdu,”…
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Murad Calls For Aggressive and Sustained Efforts To Make Sindh Polio-free

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 28th January urged parents, religious and community leaders to support the anti-polio campaign, stating that an aggressive and sustained effort was needed to make the province polio-free. “Together, we must protect our children from this crippling disease through collective efforts,” he…
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Education Dept To Appoint Male Teachers To Shangla Girls Schools

SHANGLA: The chief minister secretariat has directed the education department to appoint male teachers to the girls’ schools in far-flung areas of Shangla to make them functional. According to district education department, 24 girls’ primary schools, located in hilly areas of Shangla, have long been non-functional due to multiple challenges…
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School Principal, Teacher Held For Torturing Students

NAROWAL: The police have arrested the principal and teacher of a private school for alleged torture of students. The police took action against the suspects after a video showing them brutally beating more than two dozen students with sticks surfaced on social media. The complaint of the torture incident was…
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Children Bridging Public-police Distance Through Art

KARACHI: It must have been the first time for so many school girls to gather at a police station and be so excited about it too. But Mahnoor, Arfa, Aster, Bisma, Ammara, Alishba, Muskan, Hoorain and the others at the Defence Police Station on 27th January wanted to talk about…
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First Smart School Takes Azad Kashmir Into A New Era Of Learning

MUZAFFARABAD: The first smart school in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) was inaugurated on 25th January in a relatively underprivileged area of the state capital, marking a significant milestone in the region’s education sector. This innovative project, part of a larger initiative to establish 40 smart schools across AJK, is…
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Breastfeeding Significantly Improves Infant Survival: Experts

KARACHI: Sharing concern over the country’s high infant mortality and morbidity rates, health experts on 25th January stated that the single step that can help mothers save the lives of their babies is to breastfeed them, at least exclusively for the first six months of their life. Speaking at a…
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Pakistan Faces Significant Educational Challenges: Minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on 24th January said Pakistan currently faced significant educational challenges, with over 26 million out-of-school children, one of the highest figures globally. Speaking at an event organised by planning ministry in connection with International Day of Education 2025, themed…
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Child Killed By Celebratory Gunfire At Wedding

KARACHI: Despite a ban on celebratory gunfire in the city, a six-year-old boy was shot dead when participants in a marriage ceremony fired gun(s) into the air in Surjani Town, on 24th January, said police. Two marriage party participants — a man and another six-year-old boy — were injured in…
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