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Girls Clinch Top Two Slots In BSEK General Group Exams

KARACHI: Female students have grabbed first two positions in the Class XII (Science General Group) annual examinations 2024, according to the results announced by the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) on Tuesday. BIEK Chairman Prof Amir Hussain Qadri said that Maniha Noor Rifat, a student of Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, clinched the first position, securing 998 marks out…

Three school education depts merged into one authority

LAHORE: The Punjab government on 14 June 2024 established the Punjab Education, Curriculum, Training and Assessments Authority (PECTAA) after merger of three departments -Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB), Quaid-i Azam Academy for Educational Development (QAED) and Punjab Examination Commission (PEC) with a view to reform school education. Earlier, the…

Schools Sealed Over Costly Stationery

ABBOTTABAD: The district administration on Mar 10 sealed three private schools in Abbottabad for allegedly forcing parents to purchase monogrammed stationery at inflated prices, in violation of regulations set by the Private School Regulatory Authority (PSRA). The action was taken by Assistant Commissioner Abbottabad after receiving public complaints from parents.…
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20,000 Schoolteachers without Pay for Three Months in Punjab

LAHORE: Around 20,000 teachers working in 4,300 schools operating under the Punjab Education Initiatives Management Authority (PEIMA) did not get salaries for the past three months, leading to severe financial difficulties for them. The situation could prompt many of the teachers to quit their jobs that would affect education of…
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Public Financing in Education 2025-26

Education remains a crucial driver of human development and economic growth in Pakistan. Investments in learning strengthen human capital, enhance productivity, and expand opportunities for innovation and inclusive progress. Article 25-A of the Constitution guarantees free and compulsory education for all children aged five to sixteen, while Article 37(b) commits…
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Punjab and Balochistan Close Schools

LAHORE/ QUETTA: The provincial governments of Punjab and Balochistan announced the closure of all educational institutions on Mar 9 due to the fuel crisis gripping the country because of the ongoing war in the Gulf. Meanwhile, the Sindh government will convene a meeting today (Tuesday) to decide on this matter,…
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Schools Defy Orders Not to Sell Books, Uniforms

LAHORE: The Punjab education authorities have failed to stop the sale of books and uniforms by private schools. According to parents, the beginning of the 2026 academic year in the province has again exposed the failure of regulatory authorities and disregard for court directives by private schools as many institutions…
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Five Years on, Govt School in Badin Village Remains Closed

BADIN: Residents of a coastal village in Badin district have expressed concern over the closure of a government primary school for the past five years, leaving local children without access to basic education. The Government Primary School located in the village of Sheikh Qarehio Bhandari, the last settlement of Union…
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Change in AJK textbooks denied

MUZAFFARABAD: Rejecting reports that school textbooks had been changed in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), the region’sTextbook Board on Mar 6 clarified that while it had maintained the prices of textbooks for the primary classes, the prices of textbooks for middle classes had been considerably reduced compared to last year.…
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