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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…

Annual Status of Education Pakistan 2023 – Provisional

The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) is a survey of the…

Minister For Error-free Printing of Textbooks

LAHORE: Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat has directed textbook review committees to ensure error-free and high-quality publications, warning that delays or mistakes in textbooks will not be tolerated. Chairing a meeting of the committees, the minister said errors in curriculum can harm future generations and must be eliminated. He…

Climate Resilience Termed key to Sustainable Progress

KARACHI: The Sindh Community Foundation (SCF) marked its 8th anniversary on September 19 with a dialogue on Sindh’s development pathways, bringing together academics, activists and civil society representatives under the theme “Discourse on Development Issues in Sindh: Challenges & Collaborative Avenues.” Speaking at the event, Dr Riaz Sheikh, Dean of…

60.86pc Pass Inter Exams

LAHORE: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISEs) Lahore and Multan announced the results of the Intermediate Annual Examination, 2025 Part-II on September 18. Task Force Committee for Boards Chairman Mazhar Mahmood, and Higher Education Boards Additional Secretary Noman Jamil announced the results. Lahore Board Secretary Rizwan Nazir and…

SHC Questions Delay in Rehabilitation of Schools Damaged During 2022 Flood

SUKKUR: The Sindh High Court, Sukkur bench, has expressed its dismay over delay in the rehabilitation of flood-affected schools in Sangi area. During the hearing on Thursday, officials from the education department and the education works department appeared before the constitutional bench comprising Justice Zulfiqar Ali Sangi and Justice Riazat…

Strong Action Urged Against Child Abuse at Seminaries, Schools

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on September 18 urged strong action to protect children from abuse at seminaries and schools, declaring that no child should suffer in the name of education. The meeting, chaired by Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri at Parliament House, reviewed disturbing reports of corporal…

Sindh Govt Asked To Launch Anti-narcotics Drive in Educational Institutions

KARACHI: A federal sensitive agency has raised alarm over the growing trend of drug use among students across Sindh’s educational institutions, urging the provincial government to take immediate and strict measures to curb the menace before it escalates into a long-term national crisis. According to sources, the agency has written…

Four Children Injured as Portion of Classroom Ceiling Falls

SUKKUR: Four children were wounded when a big chunk of plaster from the ceiling of a classroom in a primary school fell on them near Khanpur Mahar taluka, Ghotki district, on September 17. According to details, a portion of the ceiling of a classroom in the Ahmedabad Primary School fell…

11 Years on, Pupils Await School Building

TIMERGARA: Eleven years have passed since the Government Primary School Koheri Bala in Lower Dir was destroyed by an earthquake but children have been forced to study in the open, jeopardizing their future. The earthquake, measuring 7.5 on Richter’s magnitude scale, hit northern Afghanistan and Pakistan in October 2015, leaving…

Pindi Announces Board Exams for Class V, VIII

RAWALPINDI: A final decision has been taken to conduct board examinations for class 5 and class 8 in all government schools from 2026. Following the announcement, the schedule for admission forms and exams has also been released. According to the issued circular, admission forms for the annual exams will be…

Over 420,000 People Rescued in Jhang Flood Relief Operations

JHANG: The district administration has rescued 423,594 people and 223,424 animals during the recent devastating floods, relocating them to safe areas. Relief efforts included the distribution of 12,901 ration bags across all four tehsils and the provision of large quantities of fodder for livestock, including 214,120 kilogrammes of green fodder…