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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…

Local Production Of Iron, Folic Acid Supplements May Curb Anaemia In 15m Pakistani Girls

ISLAMABAD: The local production of Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFAS)…

Free-of-cost Heart Surgeries Performed On Over 6,000 Children

LAHORE : A meeting was held in the Specialised Health Care and…

Shortage Of Books Troubles Students, Teachers

PESHAWAR: Textbooks shortage has hit government schools in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, leaving students and teachers to struggle with course management. Students and teachers of the government high schools told Dawn that the new academic year began in the first week of April but they were still short of course books. During…

Experts Call For Urgent Action To Prevent Food-borne Illnesses

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Food Authority (IFA) and Impact Research International organised a consultative session where experts highlighted the dangers of unsafe food, warning that contaminated food continues to harm public health, especially among children. Experts from various sectors, including stakeholders from agriculture, health, research, and small businesses urged immediate action…

Drug Court Directs Urgent Regulation Of Infant Formula Products

LAHORE: In a landmark judgment, the Drug Court Lahore has directed authorities to take urgent steps to regulate the manufacturing, sale, and quality of baby milk, baby food, infant formula, and related products. The court highlighted serious gaps in the oversight of these products, which are widely consumed by infants…

School Privatisation Postponed

RAWALPINDI. The School Education Department has extended till May 15, the deadline of submitting applications in the third phase of the privatization of public schools. Under this phase, an additional 7,500 government schools are set to be handed over to Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and major private school chains. The new…

Twin Cities Close Educational Institutions For Two Days

ISLAMABAD: After multiple Indian drones were shot down in Rawalpindi, the authorities in the twin cities closed all educational institutions till 12th May, whereas the Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education postponed its matric and intermediate exams. In the capital, internal and external exams, including A and O level…

World Thalassemia Day To Be Observed on 8th May

ISLAMABAD: World Thalassemia Day will be observed across the globe on 8th May under the theme of “Together for Thalassemia: Uniting Communities, Prioritising Patients”. It is worth mentioning that thalassemia has become a silent epidemic in Pakistan, with an estimated 100,000 children suffering from thalassemia major, a preventable but life-threatening…

Pakistan’s Healthcare, Disaster Systems Failing Children, Elderly: Amnesty

KARACHI: Pakistan’s healthcare and disaster response systems are failing to meet the needs of children and older people who are most at risk of death and disease amid extreme weather events related to climate change, Amnesty International said in a new report. Invisible deaths of older people and children during…

Intermediate Exams 2025 Kick Off

KARACHI: Students across the megalopolis took a significant step towards their academic goals as the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) launched the annual Intermediate examinations 2025 on May 5. The morning shift featured Mathematics Paper-I (for failures) for Pre-Engineering students. Chairman of BIEK Ghulam Hussain Sohoo, Secretary Muhammad Kashif…

Over 3,350 Child Abuse Cases Reported Across Pakistan In 2024: Report

ISLAMABAD: As many as 3,364 child abuse cases were reported from all the four provinces, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) in the year 2024, according to a civil society report. The report ‘Cruel Numbers 2024’ by Sahil was prepared based on data collected from 81…

Poliovirus Detected In 18 Districts

ISLAMABAD: On May 04, officials confirmed that wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has been detected in sewage samples collected from 18 districts across Pakistan, indicating continued circulation of the virus in several high-risk areas despite intensive eradication efforts. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), 38 environmental samples were…