The recent spell of heavy monsoon rains has brought severe challenges to the city, including urban flooding, traffic disruptions, prolonged power outages, and interruptions to daily life. Despite these difficulties, Karachi has shown resilience, with individuals and institutions stepping up to support communities and maintain essential services. Among the most notable efforts has been the uninterrupted functioning of Children’s Emergency Rooms (ERs) in government hospitals, run under a public–private partnership model. Even as large
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Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori has returned the Sindh Boards of Intermediate & Secondary Education (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025, to the provincial assembly without granting his assent. A statement issued by the Governor House on August 24 said Tessori has raised objections to the amendment proposed in Sub-section (1) of Section 15 of the law governing the province’s education boards. The amendment authorises the Sindh government to appoint grade-19 or grade-20 cadre officers as
Rawalpindi, a city renowned for its historical roots and strategic importance, is undergoing a quiet yet significant transformation in its education sector. In the midst of rising enrollment numbers and growing awareness about the value of education, schools across the city are grappling with a mix of opportunities and challenges. “One of the most visible challenges in Rawalpindi’s educational landscape is the stark contrast between public and private institutions. While elite private schools boast
PESHAWAR: The provincial government’s apparent lack of interest in the education sector has left crucial positions, including the Director of Education and Chairman of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Peshawar (BISEP), vacant for several months. Meanwhile, the government’s plan to privatize around 1,500 schools and 57 colleges has drawn strong criticism from teachers, who have announced a series of protests against the decision. According to officials, the post of Director of Education
Total of 4,740 candidates appeared in the Pre-Eng exams Mirpurkhaas. The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Mirpurkhas announced the results of the annual examinations 2025 for Class XII (Pre-Engineering and Science General groups). In the Pre-Eng group, the first position was secured by Prashant, son of Bhawani Shankar, a student of Govt Higher Secondary School (GHSS) Samaro Town. The second position went to Falak Malik, daughter of Khalid, from AJ Science College
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has registered over 10,000 displaced families, who are accommodated at the main IDP camp in Bajaur Sports Complex and in other places, for relief. In a statement issued here, the PMDA said that it had intensified its relief and rehabilitation operations for families displaced from Bajaur, who were currently accommodated at the main IDP camp in Bajaur Sports Complex as well as in other government-designated
LAHORE: The Punjab Police Department has registered 2,988 special children of the lower-rank employees for their major surgeries, including heart, kidney, liver, bone marrow, cochlear implants, etc, and approved their cases for the treatment, increasing the grant to Rs343 million under a special medical package. The amount for the treatment expenses was raised following the reports that several children of police employees were suffering from various complicated diseases while their parents were unable to
KASUR: In another incident in Kasur, a suspect, who had molested a minor girl, was shot in his private parts during an alleged encounter in the limits of Chunian Police Station on 22nd August. The suspect was seen with a 10-year-old girl at Zaheerabad Colony of Chunain through a viral video. The child was in the street when he molested her and CCTV footage captured him committing the crime. The girl child’s father had
The Education Department, acting through the district administrations, has issued show-cause notices to teachers and heads of government schools that recorded poor results in the Class IX (Matric Part I) examinations. Across the Rawalpindi Division, Deputy Commissioners (DCs) have begun summoning staff from underperforming schools for personal hearings – a move that has provoked strong protests from teachers’ associations. All government boys’ and girls’ schools with pass rates below 30% have been targeted for
ISLAMABAD: A new assessment carried out by humanitarian aid organisation, Islamic Relief, reveals that 60 per cent of families in the badly affected areas of Buner and Swat have lost their livelihood by flash floods and there have also been massive destruction of homes and farms. The Islamic Relief’s emergency response team is on the ground distributing food and water, and the team’s assessment found that 73 percent of houses are destroyed or partially damaged; sixty
LAHORE: Rana Sikandar Hayat, Punjab Education Minister, has announced punitive action against public schoolteachers whose students consistently performed poorly in board examinations across the province. The minister, who is currently in the US, took to social media and revealed that for the first time, the department is conducting a comprehensive analysis of Grade 9 and 10 results across the province. Rana Sikandar further observed that the action would be based on this analysis and
LAHORE: A 17-year-old schoolgirl allegedly committed suicide by taking poisonous pills in Guldasht Town on August 21. The deceased was identified as Minahil, a resident of ChungiDogaij, Guldasht Town. Minahil, a ninth-grade student, went into severe depression after failing her examinations. In a state of despair, she consumed poisonous pills, which deteriorated her condition and proved fatal. Edhi volunteers shifted the body to the mortuary after necessary police formalities. Police said further investigation is