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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…

Transport For Schooling

A JUDGE at the Lahore High Court recently ordered that schools should arrange for and organise transport for schoolchildren by the end of the winter break. The order came in the hearings on the case about smog in Lahore. The use of public transport for schooling is expected to reduce vehicular traffic…

K-P Orders Safety Checks at Schools

PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government on Oct 15 directed the Communication and Works (C&W) Department to constitute technical teams to inspect all government school buildings across the province following the deadly collapse of a classroom roof at a private school in Peshawar. Earlier in the day, a roof collapse at Al-Khair…
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Private Schools in Balochistan Threaten Contempt Plea Over Fee Ban

QUETTA: The Balochistan Private Schools Associations Alliance has called on the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Quetta, West, to immediately clarify the legal basis for restricting the collection of three months’ school fees at a time, warning that they would be compelled to file a contempt of court petition if the matter…
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APTA Seeks Early Regularisation of Primary Teachers

PESHAWAR: All Primary Teachers Association (APTA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa president Azizullah Khan has urged the provincial government to complete the regularisation of 14,000 teachers at the earliest and implement its decision to upgrade primary school teachers. Talking to reporters here on Friday, he said a separate directorate for primary education was…
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Education Ministry Orders Early Completion of Autism Centre

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Federal Education on Sep 18 directed early completion of the Centre of Excellence for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to strengthen special and inclusive education through an integrated ecosystem. Secretary Education Nadeem Mahbub visited the under-construction and renovation ASD site to review the progress of work on…
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Private Schools Told to Enforce Fire Safety Measures in Sindh

KARACHI: The Sindh School Education and Literacy Department has directed all privately managed schools in the province to immediately implement comprehensive fire safety measures. The directive, issued by the Additional Director Registration here on August 26, says, “In view of the recent fire incidents and in order to prevent any…
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Digital Attendance System Extended to 3,647 Govt Schools in Sindh

KARACHI: The Student Attendance Monitoring and Redress System (SAMRS) has been extended to 3,647 government schools as part of the provincial government’s ongoing digital reforms. The system, introduced on the directives of Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah, is aimed at digitally maintaining students’ attendance and academic records, including…
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Upper Dir Proposes Week-long Closure of 18 Girls’ Schools

LOWER DIR: The district education officer on August 15 recommended the temporary closure for one week of 18 girls’ schools in the border areas of Upper Dir amid the prevailing security situation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. According to an official letter issued by the district education officer, Upper Dir, to…
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