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Enhanced Form B Introduced With Security Features For Children Aged 10+

ISLAMABAD: On the instructions of Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, it was decided on 01-January-2025 to introduce Form B with special security features for children above the age of 10 for the first time in history. As part of these new security features, fingerprints and photographs of children aged 10 and above will now be mandatory for Form B. The issuance…

New Climate Change Education Programme Launched In Pakistan

Islamabad: The International Education group of Cambridge University Press & Assessment (Cambridge) 20-November-2024 announced the launch of a new climate literacy programme in Pakistan designed to help students develop climate awareness and become engaged in climate and sustainability issues. Education is recognised as a major strategy to mitigate climate change…

Free Insulin Project: Helpline Set Up For Diabetic Children: Maryam

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has directed to launch Pakistan’s first-ever…

Children With Disabilities Showcase Talent At PNCA

Islamabad: The Directorate General of Special Education (DGSE), Ministry of Federal Education…

Pakistan Could End Up With 55-65 Polio Cases By Year’s End: Officials

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is facing an escalating polio crisis with experts warning that the country could see 55 to 65 wild poliovirus cases by the end of 2024 due to immunity gaps, particularly in key reservoirs such as Karachi, Quetta and Peshawar. This growing threat is compounded by missed vaccinations, refusals…

Pakistan’s Kafkaesque Identity Problem

Khadija Hafiz was looking to buy a black cloth for her lawyer’s gown at Lahore’s Liberty Market when a man approached her. “Are you a lawyer?” he asked, looking at the black coat she had on, before adding, “I need your help, please.” A daily wage labourer, Ahmed* told Khadija…

Secretary Told To Evaluate Research On Visually-impaired Students

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on 4th October directed the Punjab school education secretary to evaluate a representation of two social workers seeking facilities for visually-impaired students in the educational institutions of the province. Justice Shujaat Ali Khan heard a petition filed by Sakhi Usman and Ali Abbas, who being…

Awareness Drive Launched In Schools Against Harassment

Islamabad: The Federal Ombudsperson Secretariat for Protection against Harassment (FOSPAH) has launched a nationwide initiative aimed at informing students of their rights and empowering them to understand harassment and its prevention. The ground-breaking campaign began with an awareness session at the Government Girls High School in Sohan in collaboration with…

Sindh’s Education Boards Barred From Spending On Co-Curricular Activities

A ban has been imposed forthwith on expenditure on any extracurricular and co-curricular activities conducted by all education boards in Sindh, in view of the current financial constraints as reported by education boards and observed through respective reconciliation statements by the same. In this regard, Deputy Secretary Boards Ahsan Randhawa…

Experts Call For Making Suicide Prevention A Public Health Priority

KARACHI: Experts at a seminar on 23rd September 2024 underscored the need for changing the narrative around suicide — from one of shame and silence to empathy and action — and improving access to mental healthcare services. The seminar titled “Changing the Narrative: Starting the Conversation on Suicide Prevention” was…

Over 100 NAVTTC Students Win Chinese Scholarships

ISLAMABAD: As many as 113 students of the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) have been selected for scholarships to study in Chinese universities followed by training at industrial institutions in China. NAVTTC, in collaboration with the Chinese-Commercial Culture-Technical Training Employment (CCTE), organised an international China scholarship ceremony at…

Girls Outsmart Boys As KP Boards Declare Results Of SCC Exam

PESHAWAR: Girls outperformed boys in both science and arts groups in secondary school certificate (SSC) examinations as results were declared by boards of intermediate and secondary education (BISE) on 8th August. Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur distributed prizes among the students, who achieved distinction, at a ceremony held in the…

What Next After Enrolment?

Twenty-six million. This figure has been doing the rounds in print and digital media for quite some time now. This is the total number of out-of-school children and adolescents (OOSCA) in Pakistan, the second highest in the world, according to the Pakistan Education Statistics. This number is 39 percent of…

Alhamra, NCRC To Advocate Children’s Rights

LAHORE: Lahore Arts Council Alhamra and the National Commission on the Rights of the Child (NCRC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advocate for and protect children’s rights. The signing ceremony featured Alhamra Chairman Razi Ahmed and NCRC Chairperson Senator Ayesha Raza Farooq. The partnership highlights children’s rights…