Punjab

Video of Teacher Assaulting Student in Gujar Khan Sparks Police Action

RAWALPINDI: In the Gujar Khan area of Rawalpindi, a video showing a school teacher brutally beating a child has gone viral on social media, prompting police action. The accused teacher has been taken into custody. Authorities say the incident occurred nearly a year ago. According to police, the video shows a private school in the Gujar Khan jurisdiction where a…

Maryam Introduces Aghosh Programme For Women

LAHORE: Under Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz’s first-ever Aghosh program, pregnant women and mothers of children under 2 will get Rs23,000 each. “Health of a mother and her child requires special attention, a healthy mother guarantees a healthy family,” said Maryam while introducing the Aghosh program to provide medical facilities…

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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textbook load reduced

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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Punjab Plans Doctors’ Task Force against Polio Misinformation

RAWALPINDI: The Punjab Emergency Operations Centre has called for sustained efforts to stop poliovirus transmission through high-quality vaccination, effective surveillance and community engagement with a renewed focus on addressing misinformation and rumours surrounding polio vaccination. To strengthen the use of credible medical voices in responding to misinformation, a task force…
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Poor SSC-I Results put Punjab Schools Under Fire

RAWALPINDI: A dispute over responsibility for this year’s poor Class 9 results across all nine educational boards in Punjab has intensified between the provincial Education Department and teachers’ organisations. The Education Department has placed the primary responsibility for the poor results on teachers, while teachers’ organisations have blamed the government…
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