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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…

Sindh Adopts New Grading System For Matric, Inter Exams

KARACHI: The Sindh government has formally adopted a new grading system for…

MPA shocks treasury: Punjab’s literacy rate below Afghanistan’s

LAHORE: To the embarrassment of the treasury, the Punjab Assembly session was adjourned due to a lack of quorum on December 29. The proceedings were marred by protests, heated exchanges between treasury and opposition members, and a boycott by press gallery members over, what they termed, anti-media and derogatory remarks…

K-P Approves Hiring of 10,000 School teachers

PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provincial government has approved the recruitment of 10,000 teachers on a temporary basis in boys’ and girls’ primary schools under the Parent-Teacher Council (PTC) framework, while the Finance Department has also granted permission for the hiring of 2,802 chowkidars to address staff shortages in government schools across…

Moot Advocates for Girls’ Education

PESHAWAR: Participants of a multi-party convention on the girls’ education on December 25 pledged to support the formal learning for girls through resolutions, increased investment and the provision of missing facilities. The moot was organised by NGO Blue Veins, with the support of Malala Fund, bringing together representatives from major…

Introduction of New Exam System Draws Flak from Khyber Educationists

KHYBER: Educationists and representatives of teacher associations in Khyber have expressed reservations over simultaneous conducting of school-based assessment (SBA), semester and internal midterm examinations from primary to middle levels. They said that though SBA was beneficial in ascertaining and then removing flaws in educational system, it was implemented in a…

FBISE Model to be replicated Nationwide for Modernising Education Boards

ISLAMABAD: The government is considering launching a new project aimed at making educational boards of the country equipped with modern technology on the pattern of the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE). Since 2015-18, the federal government has upgraded FBISE through a Rs50 million project, “Modernisation and Standardisation…

Special Children’s School in Rawalpindi Faces Closure Risk

RAWALPINDI: Due to an acute shortage of government funds, the Government Institute for Slow Learners in Rawalpindi is facing serious difficulties, threatening the education of 120 young girls and boys enrolled at the school. The institute does not have its own government building and operates from rented premises. However, rent…

Promises, Gaps and Uneven Reforms

LAHORE: Punjab’s education sector is set to conclude 2025 as a year marked by ambitious claims, notable gaps and unresolved challenges. While the provincial government repeatedly highlighted reforms, digital initiatives and infrastructure plans, teachers, education experts and parents continued to question the impact on ground and sustainability of the measures.…

Another Girls School Blown Up in Mirali

MIRAMSHAH: Terrorists blew up another government primary school in the Mirali tehsil of North Waziristan district on the night of December 14, spreading fear and anxiety among students. According to police, the incident occurred in Eppi village, where unknown assailants planted explosive material inside the building of government girls primary…

Govt approves Rs21.8 Billion for Improving Learning Environment in Schools

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved Rs21.8 billion for strengthening school-level service delivery, improving learning environments, and addressing longstanding gaps in infrastructure and human resources at public sector schools. These approvals form part of the government’s broader education reform agenda being implemented under the good governance roadmap, according to…

Arts Students Allowed to Study HSSC Pre-Medical & Pre-Engineering

Islamabad : Effective from the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) 1st Annual Examination 2026, the Inter Boards Coordination Commission (IBCC) Forum, in its 183rd meeting, allowed students passing their Matriculation (SSC) in the Arts Group, eligible to register in F.Sc – Pre-Medical and Pre-Engineering groups. This initiative has been taken to…