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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…

Centre, Provinces Green Light Action Plan to Enrol Out-of-school Children

ISLAMABAD: In a show of unity, the federal government, provinces, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) have approved the ‘National Education Action Plan’ to tackle the issue of out-of-school children (OOSC) during the 38th Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC). UN agencies, including Unicef, say that more than 25…
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Private School Associations give Province-wide Strike Call in Sindh for 9th

KARACHI: All private schools and colleges in Sindh will remain closed on January 9 after the Grand Alliance of Private Sch­ools Associations anno­unced a complete strike against the involvement of the Anti-Corruption Esta­blishment (ACE) in their affairs. In this regard, the association leaders Haider Ali, Shahzad Akhtar, Tariq Shah, Anwar…
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Sindh to have Uniform Exam Standards

KARACHI: The Sindh government has introduced a uniform examination standard for all boards in the province. Under the new framework, exams for key subjects like English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology will now be conducted based on a unified syllabus. Provincial Minister for Education Syed Sardar Ali Shah hailed this…
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Quality Education, Innovation Roadmap Unveiled for Islamabad Schools, Colleges

ISLAMABAD: Federal Education Minister Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has launched FDE quality education and innovation roadmap for Islamabad schools and colleges. According to a press release issued by education ministry on Wednesday, Secretary Education Nadeem Mahbub, Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), Director General Syed Junaid Akhlaq and senior officials from…
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Handwriting, Calligraphy Training in Schools on Cards

RAWALPINDI: A project aimed at improving students’ handwriting has been finalised and approved, followed by a formal agreement between the Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) and Educational National Services (CNS). Under the agreement, the students in PEF-affiliated schools will receive specialised training in handwriting, writing skills and calligraphy. The agreement was…
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TCF to Run 21 Municipal Schools

KARACHI: A meeting chaired by CM Murad Ali Shah on December 30 decided to put 21 schools of three town municipal corporations under the management of The Citizen Foundation for a period of 25 years to provide free quality education. The meeting was attended by provincial ministers, advisers, special assistants,…
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Govt Approves 38 Bullet-Proof Vehicles for Balochistan Schoolchildren

ISLAMABAD: On December 30, the government approved an additional budget for the military to procure bulletproof vehicles for the transportation of schoolchildren in Balochistan, according to an official handout released by the Ministry of Finance. The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, in a meeting chaired by Finance Minister…
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