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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…

Sindh Adopts New Grading System For Matric, Inter Exams

KARACHI: The Sindh government has formally adopted a new grading system for…

13% hike in education budget by Punjab Government

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

New Policy To Uplift Education Sector On The Cards

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Federal Education in collaboration with provinces has prepared an initial draft for the National Education Policy Framework to replace the policy in vogue since 2009. Education ministry officials told Dawn that the ministry could not formulate a national policy in light of the 18th Amendment that…

400 Monitors Hired To Identify Obstacles To Anti-Polio Efforts

Karachi Commissioner Syed Hassan Naqvi chaired a meeting regarding the polio eradication held at his office on 26-October-2024, and emphasized ensuring all children received polio drops. He was also briefed on children of government employees as well as employees of private organisations are avoiding polio vaccinations—a total of 6,148 children…

PHC Seeks Govt Response To Plea For Enforcement Of Updated Nikahnama

PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court has issued notices to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and some of its officials, ordering them to respond to a petition for the effective introduction of the updated nikahnama and the enforcement of a law on premarital screening for thalaessaemia and hepatitis C. The order was issued…

Kaghan Primary School Rebuilt 19 Years After Earthquake

MANSEHRA: A government primary school in the Sohni area of Kaghan Valley has been reconstructed almost 19 years after its destruction by an earthquake. During the opening ceremony on Friday, district education officer Sarfaraz Ahmad said the school building was resistant to earthquakes and could fulfil heating and other needs…

Parents Urged To Cooperate With Polio Teams

RAWALPINDI: Punjab Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Shazia Rizwan on 24th October said parents should cooperate with anti-polio workers for a healthy and disability-free society. Speaking as a chief guest at a walk arranged in connection with World Polio Day she said the Punjab government was committed to eradicating…

Six Million Children To Be Vaccinated Against Measles, Rubella

ISLAMABAD: The National Inter-Agency Coordination Committee (NICC) approved on 23rd October the launch of a country-wide campaign to vaccinate six million children against measles and rubella. The decision was made during a meeting chaired by Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Health, Dr Malik Mukhtar Ahmad Bharath. The meeting discussed…

Call To Integrate Climate Education Into Curriculum

PESHAWAR: Participants in a consultation workshop on 21st October underscored the importance of making climate and environmental education part of curriculum to raise awareness among youth about the issue. The workshop titled ‘Empowering Change: A Workshop on Systems Thinking for Climate Change and Environmental Education’ was organised by the Aga…

CM Maryam Calls For Polio Eradication Plan In Punjab

LAHORE: The chief minister has sought a practical and sustainable plan to eliminate environmental samples of poliovirus. Maryam Nawaz was presiding over a meeting regarding elimination of polio here on October 19. A decision was made to track and register mobile and migrant populations in Punjab. The chief minister directed an effective…

AJK Launches Vocational Training Courses In 11 Seminaries

MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government has launched technical and vocational training courses in 11 religious seminaries under its “Skilled Kashmir” programme, where 192 male and female students are currently benefiting. This information was shared on October 10 during the meeting of an official committee established to oversee…

94 Public Schools Placed Under Supervision of 37 Sindh MPAs

KARACHI: In a first, the Sindh government has tasked 37 MPAs belonging to both ruling and opposition parties with the supervision of 94 public schools in their respective constituencies in Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta and Sujawal. The 94 public schools — 74 in Karachi, 11 in Hyderabad and nine in Thatta…