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

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to introduce automation and an e-marking system in educational boards to improve the quality of education in the province. The announcement was made by the Minister for Universities and Boards Muhammad Ismail Rahoo at a ceremony organised by the All Sindh Private Schools and Colleges Association at Bahria Auditorium, Karsaz, Karachi, to mark World…

Education Boards All Set For E-marking

KARACHI: Preparations are underway in Sindh for the introduction of e-marking in the 2025 annual matriculation and intermediate exams. Both the Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) and the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) have finalised plans to embrace this digital assessment method, which will be applied to the…

Sindh Offers Free Birth Control Counseling App

KARACHI: With around 3.6 million abortions occurring annually in Pakistan, the Sindh Population Welfare Department has launched an online application designed to offer free and confidential guidance on contraceptive methods and reproductive health. The initiative seeks to address the challenges faced by couples who are reluctant to visit family planning…
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600,000 Children to Be Vaccinated Against Measles, Rubella in KP

PESHAWAR: Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) of health department will launch two-week campaign on November 17 to safeguard children against measles and rubella in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The drive will continue till November 29 to immunise 600,000 children from six months to five years. The drive will be conducted with the…
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Policy Change May Allow Arts Students to Get Admission to FSc

LAHORE: The federal government has recommended Matric arts students to get admission to FSc (Pre-Medical, Pre-Engineering), ICS, and Diploma of Associate Engineering (DAE) programmes. The recommendation was given in 182nd meeting chaired by IBCC Executive Director Dr Ghulam Ali Mallah held at the Punjab Board of Technical Education (PBTE), Lahore,…
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Full Immunisation Coverage in Balochistan Rises to 47pc: Bugti

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti has said full immunisation coverage in the province, which had remained stagnant for five years, has risen from 38 percent to 47pc within a year. Speaking here on November 8, CM Bugti noted that “significant improvement” in the province’s public health sector is…
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Lakki Girls School Reopens After Eight Years

LAKKI MARWAT: A government girls high school was reopened in the Dallokhel area here the other day after eight years of closure. A ceremony to this effect was attended among others by deputy commissioner Hamidullh Khan, district police officer Nazir Khan, district education officer Nargis Jabeen, teachers, students and their…
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Changing Weather may cause Health Threats

Rawalpindi: A significantly heavy rainfall on November 4, along with a considerably heavy hailstorm, would turn the weather chilly in this region of the country, including the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi and the adjoining hilly areas that may cause health threats, mainly mild to moderate for healthy persons…
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Two Minors among Four People Die Due to Dengue in Sindh

KARACHI: The dengue situation in Sindh has further worsened as four more people, including a 16-month-old child, died from the virus during the past 24 hours, taking the year’s provincial dengue death toll to 20, officials said on November 4. According to an abstract report issued by the Directorate General…
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