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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…

Murad Says Rehabilitation Of Over 4,100 Flood-hit Schools Underway

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on 20th September 2024 reviewed the ongoing repair and reconstruction of 4,162 school buildings out of a total of 19,808 that were damaged during the 2022 floods, and directed the school education department to expedite the work and ensure that the schools…

Absentee Teachers To Be Sacked From Chaman Schools

QUETTA: Members of the task force, set up to address the civic issues of Chaman, on 20th September 2024 expressed concern over the absence of teachers, which has left a large number of schools dysfunctional. A meeting of the task force decided that the schoolteachers not attending their duties would…

5,000 Reluctant Families Convinced To Vaccinate Children

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has reiterated his government’s commitment to eradicating polio. In a meeting with a delegation of Rotary Foundation headed by its Chairman Mark Maloney, the CM said, “In the wake of cross-border travel from neighbouring countries, Sindh continues to face risk of poliovirus.…

PTA Launches Training Program To Enhance Child Online Protection and Digital Safety

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) launched a four-day “Training of Trainers” (TOT) program for officers from PTA, UNICEF, Telenor Pakistan, the National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC), and the NCERT. This initiative is part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with UNICEF Pakistan and reflects PTA’s commitment…

Experts Call For ROP Screening To Save Newborns From Blindness

KARACHI: Born this year in March, Musa spent several days in a hospital incubator, fighting multiple health complications, before he got reunited with his mother. Over a month later, he gradually developed an eye illness that doctors described as ROP (Retinopathy of Prematurity), a vision-threatening disease and one of the…

Gaps Highlighted In Pakistan’s Education System

KARACHI: Highlighting the stark challenges Pakistan face in the education sector, speakers at a book launch said teachers had a central role in the quality of learning outcomes and their participation in decision-making was crucial to elevate the status of teaching profession. Titled Baatein Kitab Ki, the launch was organised…

Teachers Sensitised On Combating Sexual Harassment In Schools

SAHIWAL: The district police, in collaboration with the education department, has engaged over 150 headmistresses and headteachers from public and private sectors to raise awareness about sexual harassment within and outside school premises. Headteachers from 30 private schools of Sahiwal and Chichawatni tehsils were invited for a dialogue. The primary…

System To Monitor Teachers Attendance In Schools

LAHORE: The Punjab School Education Department (SED) on 13th September launched a monitoring system to ensure teachers’ attendance in all public schools, expecting to enhance the overall quality of education in the province. The department has introduced a comprehensive monitoring system aimed at ensuring strict adherence to duty hours by…

Anti-Beggary Drive in Sindh Focuses on Child Rescue: Minister

KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly was on 13th September 2024 informed that the Sindh Child Protection Authority was working in close coordination with the provincial police to conduct anti-child beggary drive for rescuing children who were forced to be involved in this worst form of child labour. Furnishing statement and replies…

Child Protection Unit Launched For NMDs

PESHAWAR: In a significant step towards ensuring the protection and welfare of children in the merged districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, a Child Protection Unit was inaugurated in the Khyber District. The unit is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting children’s rights and will work to prevent or address cases of abuse, neglect,…