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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…

Islamabad’s Daanish School to be completed by December

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Federal Education on October 31 announced that the Daanish School in Kuri will be completed by the end of December, and classes are scheduled to begin in the upcoming academic session starting March–April 2026. Parliamentary Secretary for Education Farah Naz Akbar visited the under-construction Daanish School…

Ministry Decides to Expand ‘School on Wheels’ Project

ISLAMABAD: The education ministry on October 27 decided to expand ‘School on Wheels’ project by adding two more buses to enlarge out reach of programme for early childhood education in rural areas of Islamabad. Federal Secretary Education Nadeem Mahbub reviewed the progress of the project and showed his satisfaction. Mr…

Sindh to Launch 133 Non-formal Education Centres in Karachi

The Sindh government’s Directorate of Literacy and Non-Formal Education in collaboration with The NGO World Foundation (TNWF) organised a grand letter of understanding (LoU) signing ceremony on October 24 for the establishment of 133 non-formal education (NFE) centres in the Karachi region. Officials said the event took place at the…

PPA Launches Guidelines to Save Newborn Lives

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Pediatrics Association has expressed concern over shortage of neonatologists in the country and has issued the country’s first-ever resuscitation guideline to put brakes on the mortalities of the newborns from avoidable medical issues. This was stated by senior pediatricians at the two-day workshop started at the postgraduate medical…

Sindh Introduces new System to Monitor Student Attendance, Performance of Teachers

The Sindh government has introduced a new technology-based system to monitor student attendance and address complaints in public schools. The initiative – Student Attendance Monitoring System (SAMRS) – was launched during a meeting chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on October 14. The meeting was attended by…

Over 5,000 Enrolled in School for Children with Autism

LAHORE: This was disclosed in a meeting on special education presided over by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. She announced that underprivileged children would receive free therapy and education in the Maryam Nawaz Autism School. The chief minister approved in principle the inclusion of special children in the ‘Himmat’ Card programme.…

240 Schools Connected Through Digital Technology

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Federal Education & Professional Training launched an initiative ‘Connected Classrooms’, a transformative project designed to revolutionise education across the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) schools through cutting-edge digital technology on October 3. Federal Education Minister Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui attended the launching ceremony of the Digital…

BISP’s Nutrition Initiative Reduces Child Stunting by 6.4pc: Report

ISLAMABAD: The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has, through its nutrition initiative, reduced child stunting by 6.4 percent in target populations, according to a report. According to a midterm independent evaluation by the Aga Khan University (AKU)’s Institute for Global Health and Development, stunting among children under five declined by…

PA, Unicef Sign MoU on Child Rights

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly and Unicef Pakistan on September 24 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) here for the promotion of child rights, education, health and social development. Under the MoU, Unicef will provide technical assistance to the Punjab Assembly and support the Parliamentary Caucuses on Child Rights, Special Children,…

CM Inaugurates Training Centre for Persons with Disabilities in Korangi

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that his government remains steadfastly supportive of farmers affected by floods while also reaffirming his administration’s dedication to restoring law and order and encouraging social inclusion for differently-abled persons. Speaking to the media on Wednesday after inaugurating the Centre of Excellence…