Decision on school closure to be taken on Nov 23
ISLAMABAD: Another emergency meeting of inter-provincial education ministers will be summoned next week on 23rd November to decide whether to close schools due to the rising coronavirus cases. Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood convened the meeting where it was
Education institutes to remain open despite rising COVID-19 cases
ISLAMABAD: An emergency meeting of inter-provincial education ministers on Monday decided not to close schools despite the rising coronavirus cases. A meeting held at the National Command and Control Centre (NCOC) decided to defer the decision of winter vacations in
Police thrash school headmaster in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: Police entered a government school and brutally thrashed the headmaster in front of the students. The incident occurred at the Government Madrasa Millia Islamia High Shool located in Satelite Town area where Tariq Mehmood Bhatti was serving as the
Education minister warns of hasty decision to shut down schools
ISLAMABAD: Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood on Saturday warned from taking any hasty decision to shut down schools as it would affect education. In a statement on Twitter, the federal minister said that the health of students is the government’s
School girl dies after falling from stairs
KARACHI: As educational institutes reopened on Tuesday, a tragic incident occurred as a girl died after falling from the stairs in her school. The incident occurred at a private school in Ayesha Manzil where 14-year-old student Ariba Asif died after
PM calls for ensuring health safety rules as children return to school
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for ensuring public health safety rules regarding the coronavirus as children return to schools. The prime minister said as millions of children are welcome back to school, it is out priority and collective
463 million children unable to access online schooling: UN
NEW YORK: Amid the Covid-19 pandemic and widespread school closures, at least one-third of students affected around the world lack access to virtual education, according to a UN study. An estimated 463 million children lack the equipment or electronic access
Sindh govt yet to issue notification on promoting students
KARACHI: The government of Sindh has not issued a notification despite the announcement to promote all students without any examinations due to coronavirus pandemic. This decision has been embroiled in bureaucratic complications placing the future of over a million matriculation
Schools reopen in AJK after earthquake
MIRPUR: The schools have reopened after thirteen days in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) today after the earthquake incident. Over 100 schools reopened while 59 others have been advised to change the building to avoid any untoward incident. On September
Burqas distributed at govt school in Mardan
PESHAWAR: Body-shrouding ‘shuttlecock’ burqas were distributed among female students at Girls Middle School in Union Council Palo Dheri of district Rustam in Mardan. The garments were reportedly bought from Rs 100,000 fund by former district councillor Muzaffar Shah. Around Sixty-nine
Islam teaches us both science and humanity: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that Islam and education go hand in hand and it has taught us both science and humanity. While addressing a ceremony on madrassahs held under the Ministry of Education in Islamabad, the prime
KP’s school timings changed due to heatwave
PESHAWAR: The authorities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have decided to change the timings of the government schools due to the latest spell of heat-wave across the province on Tuesday. According to the notification, classes will be started from 7:30 am
KP to employ psychologists in all schools and colleges across the province
PESHAWAR: The member of Provincial Assembly, Ayesha Bano lauds the KP assembly’s resolution of employing psychologists in all schools and colleges of the Province. The Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has recently passed a resolution making it compulsory for every
School teacher arrested for beating a student to death
LAHORE: Hafiz Hunain Bilal, a student of class 10, of Lahore’s Gulshan-i-Ravi died on Thursday after allegedly being administered a severe beating by his teacher. Hafiz Hunain Bilal, a student of class 10, was “tortured” by his teacher, as per
Nation to observe ‘Kashmir Hour’ today
ISLAMABAD: The nation will observe ‘Kashmir Hour’ today to express solidarity with the people of Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK). The ‘Kashmir Hour’ will be observed between 12pm to 12:30pm throughout the country and the national anthem of Pakistan and Azad