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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…

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

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

CM Wants Reconstruction Of 3,328 Flood-Affected Schools By June 2025

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 02-October-2024 directed the provincial education department to complete the reconstruction of 3,328 flood-affected schools and arrange funds for the remaining 16,480 damaged schools. Officials said that while presiding over a meeting, the CM directed the education department to complete the reconstruction…

Awareness Drive Launched In Schools Against Harassment

Islamabad: The Federal Ombudsperson Secretariat for Protection against Harassment (FOSPAH) has launched a nationwide initiative aimed at informing students of their rights and empowering them to understand harassment and its prevention. The ground-breaking campaign began with an awareness session at the Government Girls High School in Sohan in collaboration with…

Crackdown On ‘Professional Beggars’ Ordered in Karachi

KARACHI: The city administration on 30th September decided to launch an effective crackdown on professional beggars at traffic signals, intersections and markets across the city. The decision was taken by Commissioner Syed Hassan Naqvi while chairing a meeting at his office, according to a press release. The commissioner was informed…

26% Out-of-school Children Concentrated In Just 45 Tehsils: Report

• Sibi, South Waziristan tehsils have over 90pc children who skip school • Rawalpindi, Abbottabad and Lower Chitral tehsils among top performers ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan struggles to enrol millions of out-of-school children, a study by the Pakistan Alliance for Maths and Science has revealed that more than 25pc of non-enrolled…

Newly-published Books Termed Beacon Of Light For Feminine Pashto Literature

PESHAWAR: Speakers at a literary ceremony have termed newly-published books by a senior writer a beacon of light for feminine Pashto literature. They said that the author of the books, Kalsoomzeb, contributed to cause of women in a bold and befitting manner by defying all odds. Former governor Barrister Masood…

Textbooks Recovered During Raid On Hyderabad School

HYDERABAD: The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team of the Education Department has raided a government-run school in the Hyderabad area and recovered a huge quantity of textbooks that had been hidden in the storeroom instead of being distributed to students. As per reports, the raid was led by Naila Khatyan,…

Community Demands Upgrade Of Girls Elementary School

SAHIWAL: Local residents, enrolled students, and teachers of village 58/5-L in Sahiwal tehsil have demanded upgrade of the Government Girls Elementary School to a high school. Up to 243 girls are enrolled in this school, established in 1962 and located in rural Union Council No 17. This council encompasses eight…

Six Suspects Arrested For Selling Drugs To Students In Educational Institutions

According to a spokesperson for the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), a nationwide crackdown against those selling drugs to students is ongoing. In the last 24 hours, six suspects were apprehended in five different operations around educational institutions. During these operations, approximately 15 kilograms of drugs valued at over Rs 1.2 million…

Sindh’s Education Boards Barred From Spending On Co-Curricular Activities

A ban has been imposed forthwith on expenditure on any extracurricular and co-curricular activities conducted by all education boards in Sindh, in view of the current financial constraints as reported by education boards and observed through respective reconciliation statements by the same. In this regard, Deputy Secretary Boards Ahsan Randhawa…

Literacy Rate Declined In Post-Devolution Regime

Islamabad: Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal on 25-September-2024 complained about a ‘decline in literacy rates’ in the country since the decentralisation of education in 2010, and advocated for educational reforms. “The 18th Constitutional Amendment, which transferred educational authority to the provinces, has had negative effects, contributing to lower literacy…