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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…

Three Rape Suspects Arrested

Wah Cant police have arrested three teachers of a religious seminary for allegedly raping three minor students. The victims were studying at Madrssah Majdiya Noor Fatima Zahra Saleem Nigar. The arrested accused were identified as Ali Akbar, Sameer and Siddiqui. The affected minors were medically examined at the Tehsil Headquaters…
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Education On The Brink

The global climate crisis is wreaking havoc on education systems, leaving millions of children vulnerable to a future of uncertainty. Across the world, 242 million students experienced disruptions to their education in 2024 due to climate-induced hazards, as detailed in Unicef’s Global Snapshot of Climate-Related School Disruptions in 2024. Among…
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Aseefa Breaks Ground On Peoples School

Bibi Aseefa Bhutto Zardari was accompanied by Chancellor of SZABIST and Sindh Minister for Health KARACHI: First Lady of Pakistan, Member of the National Assembly, and Chairperson of Sindh Peoples Welfare Trust (SPWT) Bibi Aseefa Bhutto Zardari inaugurated the groundbreaking ceremony for the People’s School, a transformative educational initiative aimed…
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Climate Change Shocks Emptied South Asia’s Schools

Half of the quarter-billion students who faced academic interruptions were in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan KARACHI: In South Asia, the climate crisis has made monsoons fiercer, heatwaves more severe, and floods more relentless —transforming nature’s wrath from a distant threat into an immediate reality that reshapes landscapes, disrupts lives, and…
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Decision To Corporatize STBB

Textbooks are distributed free of cost to students from class one to ten. KOTRI: The employees and publishers have rejected the Sindh government’s decision to transform Sindh Textbook Board (STBB) Jamshoro into a corporate entity to run the operation of printing free textbooks. They said that handing over Sindh institutions…
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First Smart School Takes Azad Kashmir Into A New Era Of Learning

MUZAFFARABAD: The first smart school in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) was inaugurated on 25th January in a relatively underprivileged area of the state capital, marking a significant milestone in the region’s education sector. This innovative project, part of a larger initiative to establish 40 smart schools across AJK, is…
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Pakistan Faces Significant Educational Challenges: Minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on 24th January said Pakistan currently faced significant educational challenges, with over 26 million out-of-school children, one of the highest figures globally. Speaking at an event organised by planning ministry in connection with International Day of Education 2025, themed…
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Sindh Govt To Empower Convicted Prisoners’ Kids Through Education

The provincial minister for education Syed Sardar Ali Shah and the minister for prisons Ali Hassan Zardari on 23-January-2025 in a meeting decided to empower convicted prisoners’ kids through education. Officials said that the Sindh government has decided to formulate a plan to assist the children of convicted prisoners in…
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62 Children Rescued, 133 Beggars Detained In Peshawar Crackdown

PESHAWAR: About 62 underage children were rescued and 133 professional beggars were arrested during a crackdown against organized begging networks on 23-January-2025. Conducted under the supervision of Commissioner Peshawar Division Riaz Khan Mahsud under the directives of Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur, the campaign aims to rehabilitate vulnerable…
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Policy Dialogue Held On School Dropout Issue

Islamabad: The Pakistan Institute of Education (PIE) and the Data and Research in Education – Research Consortium (DARE-RC) jointly hosted a policy dialogue on ‘Initiating an Early Warning System (EWS) to Identify Students at Risk of Dropout’ here. The event brought together policymakers, education experts, and key stakeholders to address…
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