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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…

PAKISTAN EDUCATION STATISTICS 2022 – 2023

Pakistan’s education system spans multiple levels, including compulsory education for children aged…

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

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

Schools, Colleges Closed In Areas Affected By Calamity

PESHAWAR: Following the devastating floods in northern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the provincial government has closed all educational institutions in the winter zone for a week to “protect the lives of students and staff members.” The natural disaster has killed over 360 people and injured 181 in different districts, mostly in Buner,…

Punjab Government’s Decision To Extend School Summer Vacations Challenged

RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench on 18th August admitted for regular hearing a petition challenging the Punjab government’s decision to extend summer vacations in schools until August 31. The petition was filed by a seventh-grade student arguing that the government’s decision was “arbitrary and unlawful” and violated…

From Flood Shelter To Ray Of Hope: GGPS Chanri Remains Resilient

BADIN: In the aftermath of the devastating 2024 floods that swept away homes and halted education across Badin, Government Girls Primary School (GGPS) Chanri has emerged as a symbol of resilience. The GGPS Chanri, once ill-equipped to handle repeated disasters, has been transformed into a safe space for learning and…

Floods Destroy Schools in Hazara

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has released an official report detailing the damage caused by recent cloudbursts and flash floods across the Hazara region. According to the report, seven schools, comprising four primary, two middle, and one high school, have been completely destroyed in Abbottabad, Mansehra,…

Kidnapping of School Principal Sparks Protest in Wana

SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Armed men shot and injured two men before abducting the principal of a private educational institution in Wana, Lower South Waziristan, on 18th August. According to DSP Imranullah, the armed assailants intercepted principal Rahmatullah Wazir outside the school, forced him into a car and took him away. Sources…

Over 60 Schools Destroyed, 414 Damaged in KP Rains, Floods

PESHAWAR: Education has emerged as the worst-affected sector as the recent devastating rains and flash floods have completely destroyed 61 government schools while 414 others have been damaged in the affected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Of the total destroyed schools, 52 are government primary schools, seven middle and two high schools, according to…

KP Schools Closed Aug 19–25 Due To Flash Floods

All government and private schools in the cold, mountainous regions of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) have been closed for a week after cloudbursts, heavy rains, and flash floods caused significant loss of life and property across the province, with 341 people killed so far, officials said on Monday. Education Minister Faisal Khan Tarakai…

Non-Muslim Students To Get Grace Marks Due To missing Textbook

SAHIWAL: Sixty non-Muslims twelfth grade students appearing in the subject of Civics of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Sahiwal, will get marks as per their previous class score due to the unavailability of the prescribed textbook in the market. The decision in this regard was made during…

School Principal Held For Molesting Minor Girl Student

LAHORE: The Hanjarwal police arrested a school principal for allegedly sexually harassing a Class IV minor female student. The minor girl’s mother, in her complaint to the police alleged that the suspect, was involved in immoral activities and had been sexually harassing her 11-year-old daughter, a Class IV student at…

PHC Seeks BISE Response To Plea Of Visually Impaired Student

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on 13th August issued a notice to the Peshawar Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), seeking its response to the petition of a visually impaired female student, who claimed that she was deprived of third position in the recently announced results of secondary school…