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 week, the top court had ordered private…
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 children enrolled in private schools have…
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 Authority (PEIRA) for what he said was “unlawful…
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 up the plea filed against the private…
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 to send their children to private institutes. Hearing…
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 bench comprised by Justice Aqeel Abbasi…
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 fee. Hearing a case pertinent to orphans, the…
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 sector which is why the private sector came…
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) on Monday proposed that the government should either…
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 by private schools’ association. According to media reports,…
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 the commercial areas in compliance with the law.…
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 cent applies to all private schools in the…
Private schools unwilling to reduce fees for O & A Level students
–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 reduce tuition fees by Feb 12 LAHORE: The…
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 fixed by the Sindh government, according to which…
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 uniform education system by the government in…
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 two private schools that were charging high…
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 the private schools evaded a large amount of…