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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…

New Matric, Intermediate Grading Policy Announced in Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh has introduced a new grading system for matriculation and intermediate levels, effective from the 2026 annual examinations. Initially, the system will apply to 9th and 11th grades in 2026, while 10th and 12th grades will adopt it from 2027. The Department of Universities and Boards, with the approval…
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Cold Weather Cuts School Days Short

RAWALPINDI: The Punjab School Education Department has formally issued an official notification announcing the new operating hours for all government schools across the province. The revised schedule will come into effect from January 19 (today) and will continue to apply until April 15. The step has been taken to counter…
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40 Samples Test Positive for Poliovirus in December

ISLAMABAD: As many as 40 environmental samples from all four provinces and the federal capital were found positive during the month of December. According to an official of the polio laboratory located at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, as many as 127 sewage samples from 87 districts were…
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Rare ‘Fetus in fetu’ Surgery at SZMCH

RAHIM YAR KHAN: A 5-year-old child underwent a ‘successful’ surgery to remove partially-formed fetus from his chest in Sheikh Zayed Medical College Hospital (SZMCH). The complex surgery was performed on Monday (Jan 12) by pulmonologist Dr Sultan Owaisi, Head of the Tharocic Surgery Department SZMCH, who said the fetus was…
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Punjab to Register Madrassas

LAHORE::The process for the registration of all madrasas in Punjab is set to begin soon, following the completion of consultations by the Punjab Home Department with the Wafaq-ul-Madaris and representatives of various schools of thought. According to a press release issued by the Home Department, an agreement has been reached…
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New Polio Case Takes 2025 tally to 31

ISLAMABAD: The tally of polio cases for 2025 rea­ched 31 on Tuesday after a sample collected last year in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziris­tan district tested positive. The Polio Eradication Prog­ramme said in a statement that the Regional Reference Labo­ratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Hea­lth (NIH), Islamabad,…
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Funds Released for Special Children

LAHORE: Punjab Police released Rs 720,000 for the welfare of children of its employees suffering from cerebral palsy. According to a spokesperson, 24 children received assistance of Rs30,000 each. The monthly stipend for each child has been doubled to Rs20,000. The spokesperson said that during the previous year, Rs76.56 million…
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RTIs, Seasonal Flu Cases Rise in Twin Cities

Rawalpindi: Three allied hospitals in the town have been receiving a significantly higher influx of patients with seasonal flu and respiratory tract infections even after a rain spell while the number of chronic patients being presented with complications is also on the rise. The confirmation of seasonal flu among the…
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