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School Principal Arrested For Alleged Abuse Of Teachers, Students

SHEIKHUPURA: A school principal has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing several teachers and students in the Mirza Virkan area of Sheikhupura, reported Ary News. The case came to light after videos of the victims went viral on social media and WhatsApp groups. Following the emergence of the videos, the B-division station police conducted a raid on complaints of…

Helplines

There are different helplines offered by government and non-governmental organisations offering different services for children in Pakistan. 1099- Report Human Rights to Ministry of Human Rights A 1099 Helpline has been established by the Federal Ministry of Human Rights, and offers advice on human rights violations, and to facilitate and…

Nadra launches platform to track sex offenders in Pakistan

Nadra, the National Database and Registration Authority, has created the National Sex…

Transport For Schooling

A JUDGE at the Lahore High Court recently ordered that schools should arrange for…

Govt To Appoint 16,000 Teachers In Schools, Says MPA

BATTAGRAM: The provincial government has announced a major initiative to address the longstanding issue of teacher shortage in public sector schools. MPA Taj Mohammad Khan, chairman of the standing committee for education, said on January 19 that the government would soon recruit 16,000 fresh teachers to fill the vacancies in…

Students, Parents Protest Lack Of Teachers In Charsadda Girls School

CHARSADDA: Students, their parents, political activists, and councillors staged a demonstration against the lack of teachers at a government girls’ primary school in Tangi tehsil here the other day. The protesters set a 15-day deadline for the appointment of teachers to the school in Sahibzada Kallay area of Gundheri union…

KP Health Dept Plans Combined BoG For Institute of Child Health and Fountain House

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department intends to form a combined board of governors to manage the Khyber Institute of Child Health Peshawar and the recently established Fountain House Hayatabad (Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences Hospital), expediting the operations of both entities. However, the KICH and Fountain House want separate…

Sindh To Introduce First-ever Transgender Education Policy

Sindh is setting a new example in the country by initiating a revolutionary change for the transgender community in the field of education. The chief minister of Sindh has directed the education department to develop the province’s first-ever transgender education policy. According to Sindh government spokesperson Sukhdev Assardas Hemnani, Sindh…

Schoolteachers Unpaid For Seven Months

JHANG: A number of male and female teachers serving at afternoon schools are awaiting their monthly salaries for the last seven months. The education officials allegedly showed laxity in the affairs of afternoon schools where a large number of students were enrolled. The official sources revealed that teachers had been…

Minister Stresses Need To Challenge Societal Norms Obstructing Girls’ Education

ISLAMABAD: Education Minister Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, on 17th January underscored the need to challenge societal norms hindering girls’ education. He was delivering a keynote address at a national symposium titled ‘National Education Emergency: On Out-of-School Children’ organised by Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights of the National Assembly on Friday.…

Transport Service Restored For Special Children

ISLAMABAD: After complaints by parents, the Directorate of Special Education on 16th January took urgent steps to restart the transport service from 17th January for the Special Education Centre for Hearing and Speech Impairments located at H-9/4. The transport service remained suspended since January 9 due to lack of funds,…

Ethics Manual Unveiled For Schoolchildren

LAKKI MARWAT: The Bannu district administration has unveiled a manual for schoolchildren on ethics, politeness and good manners and civic sense. Deputy commissioner Abdul Hameed Khan and Brig Naveed Ahmad were the chief guests on the occasion, where assistant commissioner Syed Abrar Ali Shah, teachers of government and private schools,…

Teachers Alliance Holds Rallies

LAHORE: All Government Employees Grand Alliance (AGEGA) on 16th January protested outside the Civil Secretariat against the government decision to cut salaries, pension, and gratuity and leave encashment. Protests were held in other major cities of Punjab as well. The interim Punjab government had issued notifications for these cuts, prompting…

Empowerment Of Educators To Lead Climate Action Underscored

CHITRAL: The Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED) organised a workshop here on 15th January, highlighting the integration of education for sustainable development and climate change education into national frameworks. The event, titled “Empowering Change: A Workshop on Systems Thinking for Climate Change and Environmental Education,” was part…