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Nadra launches platform to track sex offenders in Pakistan

Nadra, the National Database and Registration Authority, has created the National Sex Offenders Registry (NSOR) platform, which includes an SMS verification service to aid in the identification and monitoring of individuals who have been convicted of sexual offenses against children and women . The database is connected to various law enforcement agencies and provincial governments to ensure that updates are…

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…

13% hike in education budget by Punjab Government

LAHORE: The Punjab government has announced a significant increase of 13 per…

KP Govt To Launch Taleem Card

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to launch the ‘Taleem Card’…

Govt to provide free meals in primary schools

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to start free meal programme in public sector primary schools. Free meals would be provided to children in primary schools in urban areas of all the divisional headquarters across the province. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ali…

Institution For Out-of-School Children Opened

TAXILA: A school for street and out-of-school children, especially those working in brick kilns, workshops, hotels, and begging, has been opened in Attock. At the Subh-i-Nau (early morning) School, enrolled children will receive free uniforms, school bags, and stationery supported by Jica, the Department of Education, and philanthropists. Addressing the…

Public Schools to Get WASH Stations for Hygiene

Islamabad: In a bid to promote and improve hygiene culture in government schools, the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training has initiated the establishment of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) stations. According to an official source, this initiative is aimed at providing a clean and hygienic environment for students,…

KP CM Pushes for Devolved Management in Health, Education

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on 7 July 2024 called for devolving management in the health and education sectors to improve and streamline the state of affairs. He said this while chairing a meeting that discussed reforms in the two sectors. Several decisions were taken to ensure efficient…

ncrc and meta team discussion take it down

NCRC, Meta Team Up for Kids’ Privacy with “Take It Down”

The Chairperson @ncrcpak @ayesharazafarooq and the Minister of Law & Justice Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar had a meeting with @Meta and @ncmec team to discuss the launch of the “Take It Down” portal in Pakistan! This innovative platform will empower children under 18 years to prevent the non-consensual sharing of…

300 Model Schools Set to Transform Sindh’s Education

In a bid to modernize the traditional education system in Sindh, the provincial government has decided to establish 300 model schools across the region. The decision was made during the first meeting of the Advisory Board of the Model School Support Unit, chaired by Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali…

Primary school students no longer required to carry books

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to alleviate burden on young students, government primary schools in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) are set to introduce a new policy under which students will no longer be required to carry their school books back and forth between their homes and institution. Instead, the schools…

Pakistan, Google partner for digital transformation of education

ISLAMABAD: The education ministry and Google announced a ‘strategic collaboration’ to improve access to education and support the development of a digital ecosystem for learning, the agreement also aimed at reducing the number of out-of-school children across the country. This was announced by Google for Education and the Ministry of…

Form-B admission requirement waived off for capital schools

ISLAMABAD: The government-run educational institutions in the capital have waived off the requirement of Form-B for admission in schools in a major relief for the undocumented children mostly hailing from underprivileged communities, a requirement which had been disproportionately affecting the enrolment rate. At present, Pakistan has about 26 million children…

Rs3.792 Trillion PSDP with Major Increase in Education Budget

ISL AMABAD: The government on 12 June 2024 announced a Rs3.792 trillion national Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for fiscal year 2024-25, which represents a staggering 58 per cent increase from the Rs2.39tr to be spent under the head by the close of FY24. Of the total, Rs2.095tr has been…