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CM Sends Eid Gifts For Differently-abled Kids

The chief minister said new projects for special children were being introduced in Punjab. LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed Special Assistant Sania Ashiq to distribute Eid gifts among 40,000 differently-abled children. The special assistant to the chief minister visited the Government Degree Colleges for Special Education…

Impersonators Help Students Cheat In Exams

It has been ordered that no unauthorised individuals should be allowed to enter exam centres RAWALPINDI: A revelation about fake checking inspectors and bogus inspection officers conducting unauthorised checks at matric exam centres and allegedly facilitating cheating has alarmed Punjab’s education authorities. The Punjab Higher Education Commission has taken strict…

School Plantation Drive Lags

LAHORE: Government schools in several districts have failed to achieve the tree plantation targets. According to sources, the authorities in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Chakwal, Gujrat, Narowal and several other districts ignored the Punjab School Education Department’s instructions to launch tree plantation as part of the provincial government’s efforts to curb…

Zamung Kor, Panagahs To Get Budget Boost

Gandapur approves Zamung Kor expansion, including a separate campus for girls in Peshawar PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur has directed that the operational costs of the province’s key social welfare initiatives, Zamung Kor (Model Institute for State Children) and Panagahs (Shelter Houses), be incorporated into the regular…

ACs To Inspect Exam Centres To Curb Cheating

Education is a vital sector, and we must take all necessary steps to eliminate cheating from our examination system. PESHAWAR: In a bid to ensure transparency in the upcoming board examinations, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Shahab Ali Shah has directed deputy commissioners to assign all assistant commissioners, instead of tehsildars, to…

Online Tracking Of School Repairs Projects Launched

Education Department hosts conference on flood-hit schools KARACHI: The education department launched a monitoring dashboard, which will enable real-time tracking of school rehabilitation efforts across Sindh. A development conference on the rehabilitation of flood-affected schools in Sindh, organised by the Sindh Education Department, emphasised the need to make school infrastructure…

Minor Boy Sexually Assaulted

CHAK JHUMRA: A seven-year-old boy was allegedly subjected to sexual assault. According to the complaint filed by the mother of the victim, her son from her late husband was assaulted when her husband was away at work while she had stepped out for some errands. She said Ali Raza, a…

Sale Of Toy Guns Crackers Banned

PESHAWAR. District administration of Peshawar has imposed Section 144, banning sale and purchase of toy guns and fire crackers . The administration has warned that the strict action would be taken against those violating the ban. The decision has been taken due to the law and order situation in the…

Education: A Ruthless Enterprise

A glaring injustice of this sector is the persistent and disproportionate increase in tuition fees. Education, the cornerstone of progress and national prosperity, is an inherent right of every individual. However, the private education sector has transformed into a ruthless commercial enterprise, prioritising financial gains over intellectual nourishment. Often referred…

Educating Inmate’s Children

Studies show that children with a parent in prison are often at greater risk of discrimination. The judicial system of Pakistan leaves behind a sorry trail of distress for families of convicts, including financial strain, emotional turmoil and increased hardships for children. With little to no social or governmental support…
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