The government has raised the passing and grace marks for matric and intermediate students for all the boards across the nation under the new grading formula to encourage students and improve the promotion rate, a Geo News said. The Inter-Board Coordination Committee (IBCC) finalised a decision to this effect during a meeting with the representatives from all the educational boards at the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) on 20-November-2024. The passing
Child Rights in Focus
Talpur said CPIMS will streamline the management of child protection cases Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah emphasized the importance of observing the World Day for the Prevention of Child Abuse, which is marked annually on November 19.” This year’s theme, Emerging Technologies: Opportunities and Threats to Protecting Children from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, highlights the critical need to raise awareness about the risks posed by technology while also exploring its potential to keep
This year’s State of the World’s Children Report examines the forces and trends shaping our world today and reflects on how they might shape the future. The report explores three megatrends that will profoundly impact children’s lives between now and 2050: demographics shifts, the climate and environmental crises and frontier technologies. It also presents three future scenarios – possible outcomes, not predictions – for how children could experience the world of 2050. Click here
The future of childhood hangs in the balance by 2050 if urgent action is not taken to safeguard children’s rights in a changing world, Unicef warned in its flagship report released on World Children’s Day on November 20. The report, titled ‘The State of the World’s Children 2024: The Future of Childhood in a Changing World’, projects how three major global forces — or megatrends — will impact children’s lives by 2050 and beyond.
KARACHI: In collaboration with international partners, the Sindh government launched a major vaccination campaign on 19th November for the children who missed their immunisation doses during Covid-19. The ‘Big Catch-up’ initiative will cover two million children – defaulters as well as zero-dose children – across the province. The target includes 800,000 kids in Karachi. “The campaign is a critical effort in addressing the gaps in immunisation coverage, particularly for children who missed their vaccines
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cybercrime Circle Islamabad has arrested two individuals allegedly involved in creating and distributing explicit content featuring minors on social media. The suspects, identified as Usman and Abdul Muiz, were apprehended during a raid in the capital. According to FIA officials, the suspects were engaged in the sexual exploitation of minors, creating and disseminating objectionable videos and images online. The content was also reportedly used to harass the victims.
Islamabad: The Inter-Boards Coordination Commission (IBCC) held its 180th meeting at the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) on 18-November-2024 to discuss educational reforms and policies. The meeting was chaired by Junaid Akhlaque, National Coordinator of the IBCC Forum/Chairman FBISE along with Dr. Ghulam Ali Mallah, Executive Director, IBCC, with active participation from chairpersons of all education boards and a diverse range of stakeholders in education and assessment. The first day of
KOHAT: The local administration registered cases against four polio workers following confirmation of poliovirus in two children during the last two months in the district. All polio workers announced a boycott of the polio vaccination campaign after the cases were registered against their four colleagues for negligence. The Paramedics Association on 18-November-2024 during a protest also set a deadline for the administration to withdraw the first information report (FIR). Association President Rashid Bukhari said
SWABI: Libraries in the public sector schools here have become useless due to ‘wrong’ priorities of the government and failure of the heads of educational institutions to educate students about the importance of book reading. Sources in government schools told Dawn on November 18 that libraries had become so ineffective that most students did not even know there was a library in their school. Teachers said libraries had been established to inculcate a habit
A session on the sidelines of COP29 on 18th November underscored the role of non-state actors and local communities in pushing for inclusive policy-making to counter climate change and address injustices often associated with the approach taken by the governments to fix the climate crisis. The gathering, attended by climate activists and experts from Pakistan and the Philippines, was hosted by the Islamabad-based Policy Research Institute for Equitable Development at the Regional Climate Foundation
Authorities outline SOPs to ensure safety with lingering environmental concerns RAWALPINDI: Schools and colleges across the Rawalpindi Division are reopening on November 19 (today) after a temporary closure due to smog. This decision was made jointly by the Department of Environmental Protection, District Administration, and Education Department, ensuring the resumption of classes with safety measures. All government and private educational institutions in Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum, and Chakwal districts will resume normal operations starting today.
LAHORE. Despite a billion-rupee budget, schools across the province have no clean bathrooms or drinking water available for students For students spending nearly six to seven hours away from home each day, the school premises become almost like a second home. Yet for the hapless students stuck in public schools, the school is a very strange home, one with no running or drinking water arrangements at all. According to a survey conducted by The