Tag: Private schools

Private schools directed to collect fees as per SC’s order

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday directed private schools to collect tuition fees as per the Supreme Court’s order. In a ruling last...

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...

Private schools to move SC against PEIRA over ‘unlawful’ sealing

ISLAMABAD: Private Schools Association Islamabad (PSAI) President Dr Zofran Ilahi on Monday announced that the association would move the Supreme Court (SC) against Private Education Institutions...

SHC bars private schools from charging July’s fees

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday barred privately owned schools from charging fees for the month of July. As per details, SHC took...

State forcing people to send children to private schools, CJP says

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khosa on Tuesday said that the state has failed to provide free education to citizens, compelling them...

SHC stops private schools from obtaining advance fees

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday directed private schools to stop recovery of advance fees of more than one month from students. An...

SHC orders private schools to exempt orphans from fee

KARACHI: In a historical verdict, the Sindh High court on Wednesday ordered all the private educational institutes to exempt orphans from every kind of...

Ruined education system failure of past govts: moot told

ISLAMABAD: Providing free and quality education to children is the state's constitutional responsibility of the state; however, all past governments in Pakistan have ignored the...

SC hints at govt taking over private schools

--Three-judge bench lashes out at managements of two private schools over use of contemptuous language in letter addressed to CJP   ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC)...

Private schools protest against non-issuance of certificates

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Education Department has reportedly stopped issuing certificates for the opening of new private schools in the city which resulted in a strong protest...

Rawalpindi’s cantonment boards ask schools to vacate residential areas

RAWALPINDI: Two cantonment boards in Rawalpindi have directed around 350 private schools operating in residential areas to vacate their premises and shift their establishments into...

CJP says court’s fee reduction order applies to all private schools

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Friday said that Supreme Court’s (SC) order of reducing the monthly fee by 20 per...

Private schools unwilling to reduce fees for O & A Level...

--Elite schools admin reluctant to abide by top court's orders, says 'GCE falls under college category' --School education minister disagrees, says schools will have to...

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...

Senate education committee agrees to introduce uniform education system

-Private and public sector schools would follow same curriculum  ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training on Tuesday unanimously agreed for introducing...

FIA raids private schools in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday raided two schools in Faisalabad and confiscated all records. The raids were reportedly conducted at three branches of...

AGP’s report hints at massive tax evasion by private schools

ISLAMABAD: Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) on Wednesday finalised the Audit Report of Private Schools on the direction of apex court. AGP's report revealed that...