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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…

PAKISTAN EDUCATION STATISTICS 2022 – 2023

Pakistan’s education system spans multiple levels, including compulsory education for children aged 5-16, covering pre-primary to higher secondary education, with 349,909 institutions serving over 56 million students as of 2022-23. Despite improvements, around 26 million children remain out of school, with girls making up a significant portion. The out-of-school crisis…

Transport For Schooling

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

Closure of 86 Schools Extended In Flood-hit Areas Of Chiniot

CHINIOT: The administration has extended the closure of 86 schools for three…

Punjab Expands School Privatisation Drive

RAWALPINDI: The Department of Education has resolved to commence the third phase of the privatisation of government schools in December this year. Under this phase, 4,500 primary, middle, and high schools are to be handed over to the private sector. To date, the privatisation of 12,500 schools has already been…

Out-of-School kids May Exceed 30m Next Year

RAWALPINDI: The Department of Education has granted final approval for the revised admissions policy for the 2026 academic year, together with the new school calendar and the schedule for annual examinations. It has also sanctioned the replacement of 29 textbooks for Classes 6 to 10. The newly proposed syllabus has…

Schools or Brands

Private education has over the years steadily morphed into a profit-maximising business, overshadowing its core mission of learning and development. This shift has taken such precedence that many schools today consider themselves brands first and educational institutions second — complete with branded uniforms and study packs. It is this unchecked…

Authorities Fail to Retrieve illegally Occupied Land of Girls’ School

TAXILA: The local administration and education department have failed to retrieve 10 kanals of Government Girls Elementary School Marri in tehsil Jand of Attock from the encroachment mafia. According to reports, the school was originally established on 15 kanals, but due to encroachment by influential individuals, its area has now…

CSA Rolls Out Five-day School Immersion Initiative

LAHORE: The Pakistan Civil Services Academy (CSA), Walton Campus, has launched a five-day public school attachment programme for probationary officers of the 53rd Common Training Programme (CTP), marking a significant step toward strengthening public education and promoting environmental responsibility across Punjab. The initiative, introduced in November 2025, places trainee civil…

Second Phase of Project For Out-of-school Children in Sindh Launched

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on November 21 called upon private organisations and individuals to join hands with the government in promoting education, announcing that if any private entity or individual adopts a school under the Accelerated Digital Learning Programme (ADLP), the government would match their contribution by…

Expansion of Quality Education to Remote Areas Central to Progress: PM

MUZAFFARABAD: Asserting that the expansion of quality education to remote regions was central to Pakistan’s progress, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on November 20 reaffirmed his government’s commitment to national security as well as to its unrelenting political, diplomatic and moral support for the people of occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking…

School Monitoring Mechanism Reviewed

Islamabad: Federal Education Secretary Nadeem Mahbub reviewed the recently developed monitoring mechanism for Islamabad’s public schools and colleges. Other participants of the review meeting included the FDE’s DG, Deputy DG and Director Monitoring, area education officers and other officials. FDE DDG (Head Monitoring Wing) Asif Iqbal gave a presentation on…

Stringent Security for Punjab Schools with Higher Walls, Barbed wires, CCTVs

RAWALPINDI: After a suicide attack at the Islamabad district courts and due to heightened security threats, a new 10-point security advisory has been issued for public and private schools across the Rawalpindi division. Permission has also been granted for the recruitment of 30,000 retired military and police personnel on daily…

Checks for Sex Offenders Proposed in School Hiring

LAHORE: As the Punjab government proceeds with recruitment of 12,500 School Teacher Interns (STIs), a proposal from the province’s top prosecution office has shifted the conversation from employment opportunities to student safety. Punjab Prosecutor General, Syed Farhad Ali Shah has formally recommended that every new and existing school employee be…