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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…

Only 43pc pass Rawalpindi Board’s Part-I Inter Exams

RAWALPINDI: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Rawalpindi announced the results of the Intermediate Part-I (First Annual 2025) examination on October 15, with a passing rate of 43.46 percent. The result was announced in a ceremony with BISE Rawalpindi Chairman Adnan Khan in the chair, Controller Examinations Tanveer…

IHC Reserves Verdict on Disputed School Land Lease in Sector F-11

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reserved its judgment on a contentious public-private partnership for a school in Sector F-11, after the Capital Development Authority (CDA) formally objected that the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) cannot sublease a plot meant for a government school and that the matter was…

AKU Conference Declares Raising Children A Societal Imperative

KARACHI: A critical global conversation on safeguarding and shaping the future of the next generation began on October 15 as the 13th International Conference on ‘Raising Children in Our Times’ opened in Karachi. The event is hosted by the Aga Khan University’s Institute for Educational Development (IED). Speaking as the…

Kohistan Private Schools Directed to Construct Washrooms for Students, Staff

MANSEHRA: The Upper Kohistan administration has directed all private educational institutions across the district to construct washrooms for students and staff within a month or face strict legal action. “We have served notices to all private schools and colleges in our district, directing them to ensure separate washroom facilities for…

Girl Students Protest Absence of Teachers

MOHMAND: Girls wearing school uniforms blocked the main road in Ambar tehsil of Mohmand tribal district to protest prolonged absence of teachers and closure of their school here on Tuesday. The students accompanied by their parents staged the protest outside their primary school situated along Ambar road. The school has…

Menace of Child Labour Persists across Country amid Absence of Unified Definition

KARACHI: From the age of 10, Amina has been scrubbing, sweeping and cooking in a middle-class home in Karachi. Like millions of children, she is a household helper, an illegal but common practice that brings grief to families often too poor to seek justice. “Alongside my mother, I cut vegetables,…

Sindh Introduces new System to Monitor Student Attendance, Performance of Teachers

The Sindh government has introduced a new technology-based system to monitor student attendance and address complaints in public schools. The initiative – Student Attendance Monitoring System (SAMRS) – was launched during a meeting chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on October 14. The meeting was attended by…

Education, Health Termed Fundamental, Constitutional Rights

LOWER DIR: Dir Qaumi Pasoon (DQP), a body of elders working for peace and harmony, on October 12 rejected the government’s decision to privatise public educational institutions and hospitals, terming it against the public interest and demanding its immediate withdrawal. The demand was made during a seminar titled“Education and Health…

Caucus Stresses Action on Child Protection

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly has underscored the collective responsibility of lawmakers to ensure a safe and nurturing environment for every child in Pakistan. The call was made during a session of the Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights (PCCR) at the Parliament House on October 12. The meeting, chaired by PCCR…

Schools Reopen in Rawalpindi After days of Disruption

The All Pakistan Private Schools Association has announced that all educational institutions in the Rawalpindi district will reopen on October 13 as per routine, following several days of disruption due to Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan protests in the twin cities. In a joint declaration, the three major private school organisations confirmed the…