Tag: Education

No progress without education: PM Ashraf

Prime Minister (PM) Raja Pervez Ashraf while addressing the inaugural ceremony of Gujar Khan Campus of the Virtual University in Islamabad said that the...

Private sector doing well in education, says Mazharul Haq

There is a need for eradication of poverty and unemployment in the country through development in education, Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy Pir...

Pakistan allocates only 2.3 percent of budget for education

Pakistan has allocated only 2.3 per cent of the budget for education which is 0.3 per cent less than in 1999. Nine per cent...

FDE employees await regularisation of services

Hundreds of Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) teaching and non-teaching staff members have been waiting for the regularisation of their services for a while. The...

No school on 14th

The Federal Directorate Education director general has announced that all educational institutions in the twin cities will remain closed on January 14 due to...

HEC commences faculty training programme

The 20th Master Trainers-Faculty Professional Development Programme (MT-FPDP) kicked off under the auspices of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Learning Innovation Division. The course...

Only 255,636 Pakistani students getting vocational education, training

Pakistan is facing a shortage of manpower in technical and vocational education as only 255,636 students are enrolled in 3,125 different vocational education and...

Minister takes notice of illegal occupation

Senior Minister of Sindh for Education and Literacy Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq has taken serious notice of illegal occupation of a construction company over middle school...

‘Media damaging education dept’

Senior Minister for Education and Literacy Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq said the Sindh education department allowed 353 teachers through a notification to work part time in...

ERA elects new office bearers

Education Reporters Association (ERA) members on Friday elected new office bearers for year 2013-14. According to the results, Mazhar Iqbal (ARY TV) was elected as...

HEC to continue promoting extra-curricular activities: chairman

Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairperson Dr Javaid R Laghari said the HEC would continue to promote extra-curricular activities throughout the country. He was addressing...

RBISE to charge additional Rs 300 as admission form processing fee

The Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RBISE) decided on Thursday to charge students an additional Rs 300 as admission form processing fee...

SHC directs police to produce DEO in court

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday directed the Sindh secretary home department, Rangers director general, inspector general of police (IGP), and other respondents...

Sindh HEC challenged in SHC

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday served notices on the Sindh minister for education, chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC), chief secretary, and secretary...

Enquiry against 10 missing exam sheets

The Rawalpindi Education Board has started an inquiry against five employees including superintendent with respect to ten missing empty answer sheets during the Intermediate...

Education, health will be PTI govt’s top priority: Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said funding for education and health would be his government’s top priority if he came to...

Fathers to face imprisonment for not sending children to school: Waqqas...

Federal Minister for Education and Trainings Sheikh Waqqas Akram said that fathers who are not sending their children to schools have to face imprisonment...