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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 government had constituted a five-member committee to integrate the three…

Girls Clinch Top Two Slots In BSEK General Group Exams

KARACHI: Female students have grabbed first two positions in the Class XII (Science General Group) annual examinations 2024, according to the results announced by the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) on Tuesday. BIEK Chairman Prof Amir Hussain Qadri said that Maniha Noor Rifat, a student of Aga Khan Higher…

26,330 Schools Pledge to Adopt Environmentally Sustainable Practices

LAHORE: The Punjab government has scaled up its flagship Green School Certification Programme, an initiative aimed at embedding environmental responsibility among students and building a climate-resilient future. The programme has witnessed widespread participation from both public and private educational institutions. Officials said 26,330 schools across 41 districts have formally pledged…
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AJK Cabinet Okays Rs3.7bn Education Package

MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) cabinet on April 23 approved a more than Rs3.7 billion package for school and college education, alongside a series of wide-ranging decisions covering employee regularisation, institutional reforms and legislative amendments. Meeting under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore, the cabinet also…
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Mirpurkhas BISE Scandal Widens

MIRPURKHAS: HYDERABAD The multi-billion-rupee corruption scandal at the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Mirpurkhas, appears to be engulfing more officials as the Anti-Corruption Establishment widens the scope of its investigation. The ACE Mirpurkhas has summoned five officials – including a deputy secretary of the Sindh Universities and Boards…
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Work Starts on Relocated Schools in Kohistan

MANSEHRA: The Upper Kohistan district administration, the other day, laid the foundation stone of two relocated schools falling within the reservoir area of the Dasu Hydropower Project (DHPP). “These educational institutions are being built under the Local Area Development Programme initiated by DHPP to provide quality education and foster socioeconomic…
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Balochistan Sees Revival of 3,700 Closed Schools

QUETTA: The Balochistan government on April 21 said it was making headway in education by bringing out-of-school children back into classrooms and reopening long-closed institutions. Speaking at an event at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti, along with senior officials, shared progress on the ongoing campaign.…
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Afridi Steps Up School Reform Push

PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi on April 20 chaired a high-level meeting at the Chief Minister’s House to review ongoing reforms in the education sector and deliberate on proposed initiatives aimed at transforming the province’s learning landscape. The meeting assessed progress on current reforms and held detailed discussions…
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Bara Schools Fail Girls Amid Shortages

BARA: Girls’ education in Khyber district, particularly in Bara tehsil, is confronting serious challenges. While a large number of educational institutions exist on paper, the severe shortage of basic facilities, teaching staff, and modern learning opportunities has badly affected the entire education system. According to official statistics, there are 420…
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