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Grace Marks by Sindh Government

In a move as surprising as it is contentious, the Sindh provincial government has decreed a generous 15% grace mark for students who faltered in their class XI examinations last year. The decision, prompted by an investigative committee report on the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi’s controversial results, comes as a beacon of hope for the academically flailing youth of…

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…

Girls Clinch Top Two Slots In BSEK General Group Exams

KARACHI: Female students have grabbed first two positions in the Class XII…

Automation, E-marking Planned in Sindh’s Education Boards

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to introduce automation and an e-marking…

Cold Weather Cuts School Days Short

RAWALPINDI: The Punjab School Education Department has formally issued an official notification announcing the new operating hours for all government schools across the province. The revised schedule will come into effect from January 19 (today) and will continue to apply until April 15. The step has been taken to counter…

Teachers face Action over Low Attendance in Karak Schools

LAKKI MARWAT: The Karak district administration took serious notice of thin attendance of students in government schools and asked the local officials of the elementary and secondary education department (ESED) to focus on improving the key performance indicators and initiate action negligent teachers. During a surprise inspection visit to various…

Derelict Schools Across Punjab Imperil Students

LAHORE: Thousands of students across Punjab continue to attend classes in structurally unsafe school buildings despite repeated warnings from officials, audit reports and education experts, raising concerns about student safety as cold weather intensifies across the province. According to official assessments, a significant number of government schools are operating in…

Rights Groups Advocate for Nicotine-free Future

Islamabad: Leading child rights groups, public health experts and national civil society networks have strongly opposed the government’s proposal to make standards for nicotine-containing, tobacco-free oral products mandatory. They warn that the move could normalise nicotine use, endangering children and undermining public health priorities. The opposition comes from the Child…

Peira Warns Schools not to Hike Fee by more than 5pc

ISLAMABAD: The Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Authority (Peira) on Friday told schools that they can’t increase their fee by more than five per cent annually. “Today, we held a meeting with schools and asked them that no school can raise fee more than eight per cent. Schools are bound to…

Private Schools Call for Easy Registration, Timely Inspections

Islamabad: Dr Abrar Hussain Malik, Central President of the All Pakistan Private Schools & Colleges Association (APPSCA), has urged authorities to notify schools at least three working days before inspections and to ensure registration and renewal certificates are issued on time. An APPSCA delegation, led by Dr Abrar, met Private…

Psychiatrist Sounds Alarm on Rising School Bullying

ISLAMABAD: A clinical psychiatrist has urged society to rethink its approach to bullying and called on parents to play an active role in preventing peer victimisation in schools, warning that the issue severely impacts adolescents’ emotional well-being, social development and academic performance. Speaking to a local media channel, renowned clinical…

Matric Students Across Sindh in limbo Ahead of Exams

KARACHI: With less than six weeks remaining before the expected start of the 2026 matriculation examinations, nearly one million Class IX and X students across Sindh are grappling with uncertainty due to delays in the release of model question papers under the newly introduced Uniform Examination Syllabus (UES). The Sindh…

Punjab to Register Madrassas

LAHORE::The process for the registration of all madrasas in Punjab is set to begin soon, following the completion of consultations by the Punjab Home Department with the Wafaq-ul-Madaris and representatives of various schools of thought. According to a press release issued by the Home Department, an agreement has been reached…

Faisalabad Police Launch Course to Combat Campus Drug Abuse

LAHORE: In a first initiative so far, the Faisalabad region police have introduced an activity-based anti-drug module for students from Grade 5 onwards and suggested to the Punjab government to replicate it to the educational institutions across the province after they detected a large-scale pervasive supply of illicit drugs –…