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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…

Automation, E-marking Planned in Sindh’s Education Boards

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to introduce automation and an e-marking…

Girls Clinch Top Two Slots In BSEK General Group Exams

KARACHI: Female students have grabbed first two positions in the Class XII…

Punjab Goes Virtual Again As Schools Shut Down

Punjab goes virtual again as schools shut down As Punjab province wrestles with deadly smog and an alarming AQI, the provincial on November 6 announced the closure of all educational institutions from November 7 to 17, sending students back to online learning reminiscent of the pandemic-times shift. The drastic measure…

Islamabad Education Authority for Quality Education on the Cards

ISLAMABAD: The education ministry has started work to set up the Islamabad Education Authority (IEA) to merge several educational departments in a bid to “promote” quality education in the federal capital. According to sources, a draft to establish the authority has been prepared and after consultations, a bill to this…

Under-construction Girls School Attacked in Bannu

LAKKI MARWAT: Unknown miscreants attacked an under-construction building of a girls’ primary school in Bannu on 6th November. A police official said the incident occurred in Shah Najeeb Landidak Naikum Kallay area in the limits of Haved police station. He said that the miscreants hurled a grenade towards the building,…

Schools, Colleges Closed Across 18 Districts As Smog Reigns in Punjab

LAHORE: As smog blankets Punjab, the provincial government on 6th November announced the closure of public and private educational institutions across 18 districts from Nov 7 to 17. The decision follows an alarming rise in air quality index (AQI) levels, which have crossed into hazardous territory, especially in Lahore, where AQI…

Hundreds Of Teachers Demonstrate in Peshawar to Demand Upgradation

PESHAWAR: Hundreds of primary schoolteachers from across the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province staged a protest sit-in near Jinnah Park here on 5th November to press for their post upgradation demand. They warned that if the demand was not met, they would spend the night on the road and march towards the…

Class 7 Girl Kidnapped Outside School

MUZAFFARGARH: A class seven student was reportedly kidnapped from outside the Government Girls High School in Canal Colony on 4th November. The City police registered a case against unknown suspects following a complaint lodged by the girl’s mother, Zubaida Bibi. According to the complainant, her 13-year-old daughter went missing after…

Court Orders Formation Of Body To Check Bullying In Schools

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on 4th November directed the provincial secretary of the school education department to form a committee to make efforts to control physical bullying, cyberbullying, and harassment of children at the educational institutes. Justice Jawad Hassan passed the order hearing a public interest petition filed by…

Education Dept Initiates Inquiry Into Officials’ Involvement In Sale Of Free Textbooks

The Sindh School Education and Literacy Department with the help of police has unearthed a racket of selling free books issued by the government and has also formed a team to investigate the alleged involvement of education department officials. Officials and sources said on 04-Novemeber-2024 that a major success was…

Govt To Recruit 16,000 Teachers, Says CM

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur said on 4th November that his government would soon initiate the process to recruit 16,000 teachers in the elementary and secondary education sector to meet teachers’ shortage. He said ‘complete transparency and merit’ would be ensured in the recruitment process. He…

Bara Girls College Students Seek Furniture In Classrooms

KHYBER: Most of the students of the Government Degree College for Girls, Bara, are forced to sit on the floor to take classes owing to non-availability of furniture. Established in December 2022 under the Accelerated Implementation Programme (AIP), with the main building almost 90 percent complete, the lone girls’ college…