Tag: fee hike

Parents concerned as private schools evade regulatory oversight

--PSPA says private schools recovering lost revenue through ‘other charges’ --Salamat Foundation chief says court orders being followed in letter and spirit LAHORE: Parents who have their...

University official’s ‘rude comments’ irk FCCU students

--Video shows Cheryl Burke shouting at students, giving them a ‘shut up’ call --Students criticise administration over unjustified fee hike --University administration deflects questions about chief...

Private schools told to implement Sindh govt fee structure

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday directed all private schools in the metropolitan to issue fee challans in accordance with the fees structure...

Sindh govt suspends registrations of City and Beaconhouse schools over fee...

The registration of all campuses of The City School (TCS) and Beaconhouse School System were suspended on Thursday after their alleged failure to abide by the...

Hamza Shehbaz condemns police operation against Peshawar University students

LAHORE: Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz on Thursday condemned the police operation against students who were protesting against the fee hike in...

Students announce sit-in against fee hike, FIRs

Peshawar University students also warn start of ‘Jail Bharo Tehreek’ PESHAWAR: Students from the University of Peshawar (UoP) have announced to hold a sit-in today...

CJP hints at carrying out forensic audit of private schools

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Monday hinted at carrying out a forensic audit of prominent private schools. A three-member bench headed by...

SC clubs pleas challenging private schools’ fee hike

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday decided to merge the pending high school and apex court cases pertaining to private schools. Moreover, the SC...

Sindh govt to cancel registration of private schools if fee increased...

KARACHI: Sindh Education Minister Sardar Shah has warned the private schools that their registration will be cancelled if they increase the tuition fees by...

Parents plan countrywide protest against private schools

PAC chairman Kashif Ismael says schools harassing children over fee issue LAHORE: Though the state is obligated to provide free education to all children in...

Parents protest outrageous private school fees

ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of parents staged a protest demonstration on Sunday against owners of private school for charging outrageous school fees and appealed to the...

SHC rules against fee increase by private schools in Sindh

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday issued a ruling on private schools in the province from imposing late fee surcharges and additional fees in...

CJP takes notice of fee hike in medical colleges

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar has taken suo moto notice of exorbitant fees being charged by private medical colleges and...

Peshawar university student’s sit-in enters 13th day

PESHAWAR: A sit-in protest of the Peshawar University (UOP) students to force the government and university administration into accepting their demands entered into its 13th...

Private medical colleges’ fee-hike hits a snag

ISLAMABAD: The students of private medical colleges may take a sigh of relief as the government is reluctant to issue notification regarding the annual...

PEIRA fails to take action against unjust fee hikes by private...

Senior PIERA official says govt responsible for providing free education ISLAMABAD: Though around 22.6 million children are still out-of-school, no tangible steps have been...

Shehbaz forms committee to address school fee hike

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday constituted a special committee to address the complaints about the unlawful annual increase in tuition fee by...