BAJAUR: The students of the Government Postgraduate College Khar here on October 7 staged a protest demonstration by blocking the main Bajaur-Mardan Artery to press for resolution of their issues. Scores of students attended the demonstration held outside the college’s main gate at the main Bajaur-Mardan Road. The protesting students, who blocked the artery to all kinds of vehicular movement for a while, pointed out that they had been facing multiple issues for the
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• World Bank cuts forecast by 0.5pc, predicts inflation may shoot to 7.2pc; exports to decline 1.5pc • WB official says removing barriers to women’s participation in job market can boost GDP per capita by 20-30pc ISLAMABAD: The World Bank on October 7 cut its growth forecast for Pakistan by half a percent to 2.6 percent for the current fiscal year due to the recent floods, which are also expected to push up inflation
LARKANA: Handicaps, problems and a strategy to ensure the success of the Oct 13-19 anti-polio drive in Larkana division were discussed at a meeting of the Divisional Task Force (DTF) chaired by Commissioner Tahir Hussain Sangi here on October 7. After receiving a briefing on preparations for the campaign, the commissioner said that the new drive carried special importance as two new polio cases had recently been reported in Sindh. He said that higher
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) has increased passing marks from the existing 33 to 40pc, besides notifying a new grading system. The new system will be implemented on annual examinations, effective next year. According to an FBISE official, existing passing marks in per subject are 33% but from next year, 40% will be considered as passing marks. The FBISE has also changed its old grading system of A, B,
The Climate Risk Index 2025 shows that from 1993–2022, over 765,000 people died and nearly USD 4.2 trillion in losses occurred due to more than 9,400 extreme weather events. Dominica, China, and Honduras were the most affected countries long-term, while Pakistan, Belize, and Italy ranked highest for 2022. Floods, storms, and heatwaves caused most fatalities and economic damage, with climate change driving both the frequency and intensity of these disasters. The report stresses that
PESHAWAR: October 8 (today) marks 20 years since the devastating 2005 earthquake that struck Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), killing more than 85,000 people and causing massive destruction. Among the fatalities, there were thousands of school-going children, who had just gathered for the morning assembly when the earthquake struck. According to official data, around 3,900 schools were either flattened or severely damaged in the quake. Yet, two decades later,
HYDERABAD: An eight-year-old girl was brutally murdered in Sakrand, Benazirabad district, apparently for stealing the tiny gold jewelry she was wearing. The dead body of eight-year-old Heer Bhagri, daughter of Lalu Bhagri, was found dumped on a plot in Asghar Colony on October 7. According to SHO Sakrand police station Ali Akbar Channa, her throat was slit while one of her arms and both ears were also cut off. The police, despite searching, could
14 years for a minor? A troubling case from Karachi, under the Narcotics laws, highlights the flaws in Pakistan’s criminal justice system and the lack of implementation of the Juvenile Justice System Act (JJSA).
In Pakistan, every third child is out of school – and the situation is dire in particular for children belonging to the ethnic group of the Pashtuns. Poverty, corruption, terrorist attacks, and traditions that sometimes oppose to secular education all get in the way of these kids. And yet, some don’t give up. In this video, meet Jalal, whose school classes take place in a tent in the mountains – and follow his and
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has virtually discontinued a programme of awarding stipends to girl students enrolled in government schools as it has failed to pay the amount to them during the last three years, according to sources. The stipend programme for girls was introduced by the provincial government formed after 2008 general elections and led by the Awami National Party primarily to retain enrolled girls, increase their attendance and decrease dropout ratio. Sources
MANSEHRA: Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Mohammad Yusuf on Monday expressed his displeasure over the prolonged delay in reconstruction of schools and health facilities destroyed in the devastating 2005 earthquake in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “There are still schools being run in makeshift shelters and tents in parts of Mansehra district and other regions of Hazara division, but the government has yet to include them in its reconstruction strategy,” Mr Yusuf said while speaking at
BAJAUR: The authorities have ordered immediate reopening of public and private educational institutions in the areas of War Mamund tehsil cleared of terrorists. In a notification issued here on Monday, the education department directed the management of all public and private educational institutions, both boys and girls, in Damadola, Inamkhel, Chinagai, Thani, Biloot, Badan, Dabar, Sewai, and Shinkoot areas to immediately reopen their schools on October 7 (today) to resume academic activities. The notification