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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…

Balochistan CM Bugti Launches Youth Policy

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti formally launched the Balochistan Youth Policy on 30th May in a grand ceremony, describing it as a major initiative to empower the province’s youth and address systemic neglect. “The Youth Policy is one of the best programmes ever introduced for the young people of Balochistan,”…

Home Dept To Form Committee To Assist Schools, Colleges In Fighting Use Of Drugs

The Sindh Home Department has decided to form a committee of MPAs and police officers to liaise with private schools and colleges for drug prevention. The decision was taken during a high-level meeting, which was chaired by Faryal Talpur, chairperson of the Standing Committee on Home. Officials said that during…

Five Schools Sealed For Violating Vacation Directives

TAXILA: The local administration sealed five educational institutions for the violation of government directives regarding summer vacations and registered a case against an owner. The crackdown came in response to complaints from parents that several private schools were not complying with the summer vacation orders and also collecting advance fees…

Enrolhnent At Childhood Education Centre Begins

LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on 29th May formally launched the enrolment campaign in the ‘Nawaz Sharif Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Education’ by ringing the pre-school bell. The centre has introduced colourful classrooms and modern teaching methods. Muhammad Yousuf, younger son of Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat,…

Over 9,600 Stolen Textbooks Recovered In Rawalpindi

RAWALPINDI: More than 9,600 textbooks, which were to be provided to students by the Punjab government and had been stolen from the well-guarded Directorate of Education on Murree Road, have been recovered by the police. Two individuals—a junk dealer who purchased the stolen textbooks and another person involved in the…

Sammasatta Girls School Short Of Classrooms, Teachers

BAHAWALPUR: The Government Girls High School in Sammasatta, one of the oldest government institutions in Bahawalpur district, is facing multiple problems, affecting the education and well-being of its 2,000 students. The school, spread over eight kanals, has only 18 classrooms with 23 sections, forcing students to sit in an open…

GenAI In Education: Between Promise And Precaution

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is rapidly reshaping the landscape of education and research, demanding a thoughtful and urgent response from educators and policymakers. As a faculty member and a member of the Advanced Studies and Research Board at a public sector university, I have witnessed both the excitement and the…

Bulk School Fee Banned

Rawalpindi. Rawalpindi DC Hassan Waqar Cheema on Tuesday imposed a ban on private schools, academies and colleges across the district from collection of children’s fees for two or three months in a lump sum amount. A warning notice has been issued stating that any institution violating this ban will face…

310 Teachers Issued Notices For Being Absent, Late

CHINIOT: The District Education Authority (DEA) has issued show-cause notices to 310 teachers of government schools for being absent from duty or being late during the month of April. Apart from the regular visits of monitoring staff, the Punjab School Education Department (SED) has devised a new monitoring mechanism in…

Unified National Response To Education Emergency Stressed

ISLAMABAD: Convener of Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights (PCCR) Dr Nikhat Shakeel Khan on 26th May highlighted the urgent need for a unified national response to Pakistan’s education emergency. She emphasised the pivotal role of parliamentarians in addressing this challenge and introduced the PCCR’s flagship report, ‘Parliamentary Engagement for National…