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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…

Balochistan Child Labour Survey 2023-2024 Report

The Balochistan Child Labour Survey (BCLS) 2023 provides unique information about the living conditions of children in the province as well as their daily activities, including schooling, working, and household chores. The survey employed a two-stage stratified sampling strategy to ensure district-level representativeness across urban and rural areas. In the…

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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Reducing the burden

PAKISTAN’S students do not need voluminous textbooks especially in the early stages; they need better learning. The Punjab government’s decision to revise the curriculum from pre-primary to Grade 5, reduce textbook volume by 25pc, and shift students away from rote learning is therefore a welcome step. The current education system…
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New Primary Curriculum to Cut Textbook Burden by 25pc

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Thursday approved a new curriculum from Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) to Grade 5 for implementation from the academic year 2027, with the authorities claiming that the revised syllabus would reduce the burden of textbooks and shift students away from rote learning. The approval…
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Man held Over Girl’s Killing in Two Hours

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police on Sep 21 arrested a man in less than two hours for allegedly subjecting a three-year-old girl to abuse before killing her in the jurisdiction of Noon Police Station. An official said Noon police immediately registered a case and launched an investigation after receiving…
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Accused Denied Bail in Girl Abduction, Murder Case

HARIPUR: A juvenile court here on Sep 23 rejected the bail petitions of three minors arrested on charges of kidnapping and killing a four-and-a-half-year-old girl. The three accused were also named in the charge-sheet submitted by the police investigation wing, which placed their names in column No. 2 under Section…
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3-year-old Girl Found Murdered after Kidnapping in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: A three-year-old girl who was kidnapped on Sep 22 was found murdered in a wooded area, located about one-and-a-half kilometres from a police station, on Wednesday, police said. It was also suspected that the girl had been raped before her murder based on the physical condition of her body.…
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Online Grooming puts Pakistani Children at Risk

ISLAMABAD: Zara Shah was targeted by a stranger while playing a computer game, drawn into a conversation that would expose her to terrifying online sexual exploitation. Zara, whose name has been changed by AFP for safety reasons, is one of an estimated 1.5 million children in Pakistan who experienced online…
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Polio’s Stubborn Pockets

PAKISTAN enters its latest polio campaign in a better position than it did a year ago. Only four cases have been reported so far in 2026, compared with 31 last year. That is real progress, but it would be a mistake to read too much into the decline. As vaccinators…
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