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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…

Transforming Education with Innovation

The MoFEPT has taken impactful initiatives that allow access to learning materials for all children from any location. We know the world today has entered a new technological era, bringing with it a social, political and economic interdependence. And because today’s world is far more complex than yesteryear’s, it requires…
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Education should be a long-term priority

WITH elections behind us, it is time to get our focus right. Of course, putting the national economy back on track will take precedence over much else in the short term. However, in doing so, we should not lose sight of the long term, and in that context education is…
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Capital has ‘zero’ out-of-school children, claims report

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Institute of Education on 27 Feb 2024 launched a report on its campaign `Zero Out-of-School Children` (ZOOSC), stating that more than 70,941 children have been enrolled in schools across Islamabad, bringing the number of out-of-school children in the capital to a `zero`. The report is based on…
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Call to upgrade school for differently-abled children

Residents of Bannu district, including political and social activists, have asked the provincial government to upgrade the school for children with disability to high level. Talking to reporters on 23rd Feb 2024, they said the population of differently-abled children was in the thousands but they lacked educational and other facilities.…
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Reinventing basic education

In Pakistan, there is a rare consensus across political divides and among citizens concerning the dire state of education. Whether it is primary, secondary, or tertiary education, the system’s deficiencies are glaring. At present, there are a staggering 20 million children out of school, representing 40 per cent of the…
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Life expectancy and formal education quantified

An analysis by The Centre for Global Health Inequities Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation published in The Lancet Public Health journal reveals quantified relationship between formal education and life expectancy. Based on the data both from industrialised countries such as the UK and the US as well as developing…
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SHC Restrains School from Taking Action Against Complainants

The Sindh High Court has barred Foundation Public School Hyderabad from taking any coercive action against students whose parents have challenged the school’s decision to levy an annual fee. The court’s move comes as a relief to the parents who feared their children might be expelled from the school due…
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Education board discrepancies

The recent revelations of financial and administrative discrepancies, coupled with exam tampering, at the Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi (BIEK) have sparked deep concerns about the integrity of the educational system in Sindh province. The findings, uncovered by an inquiry committee appointed by Sindh caretaker Chief Minister Maqbool Baqar, paint…
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