Schools to remain closed in Punjab on Thursday
The Punjab government has announced that schools will remain closed on Thursday due to extreme smog and presence of dangerous toxins in the air. In a tweet, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman…
Bangladesh puts anti-sexual harassment units in schools after girl’s murder
DHAKA: Bangladesh has ordered some 27,000 schools to set up committees to prevent sexual violence, an official said Sunday, after a teenager who accused a teacher of sexual harassment was burned to death.…
President Alvi says promoting education a top priority
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has asked the students to strike a balance in their curricular and extracurricular activities to excel in their life. He was interacting with the students of different…
Mobile phone usage banned for teachers in schools
The Punjab government has placed a ban on the use of mobile phones for teachers which applies to all public and private schools. A letter was sent by the district education authority…
Govt mandates physical education for schools across Punjab
LAHORE: In line with the orders of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Punjab government on Tuesday declared “health and physical education” mandatory for students of all 52,000 private and public schools across…
Turkey thanks PM Imran Khan over FETO fight
ANKARA: Turkish parliamentarians have thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan in a letter over the ban of schools affiliated with Fetullah Terrorist Organisation (FETO), a terror group which was behind the 2016 defeated coup…
Govt to drug test school students
Punjab Minister for School Education Murad Raas has announced that the provincial government will be drug testing students under its campaign against drug use in educational institutes, a private media outlet reported…
Petition in LHC seeks action against sale of drugs to students
LAHORE: A petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday sought action against the sale of narcotics to students in educational institutions. The petitioner said that drugs were being sold in educational…
Children of police martyrs to get free education
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with various educational institutions for the provision of free education to children of police martyrs and 50 per cent fee concession to the…
School, college curriculum in Sindh to include content against drug abuse
KARACHI: Sindh has emerged to be the only province in the country where content highlighting menace of addiction and its implications have been incorporated in the primary school to the intermediate level curriculum.…
Pakistan will need 81,200 more schools in next 20 years
Pakistan will require at least 81,000 new schools in the next 20 years in the wake of rising population and dismal condition of educational institutes in the country, according to the United…
Punjab govt extends winter vacations in schools
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday announced to extend winter vacations until January 6 in governmental institutions of the province. According to Punjab Education Minister Murad Ras, schools will remain closed due to the lingering impact…
Reham Khan raises voice against corporal punishment in schools
Former TV anchor Reham Khan has raised her voice against the corporal punishment in schools and asked to put an end to it. Sharing a video on her Twitter handle, she wrote:…
No schools in residential areas to be closed: Saeed Ghani
KARACHI: Sindh Local Government Minister Saeed Ghani on Tuesday said that a notification regarding the closure of schools in residential areas issued by the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) the other day…
Capital’s dwellers brave stench as CDA fails to materialise a plan
ISLAMABAD: No response has been seen over the collection of garbage regarding the capital’s stuffed waste dumpsters by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) despite repeated public complaints, leaving the residents no option…
No mobile phone services on Friday
The mobile phone services will remain suspended on Friday, the Ministry of Interior announced amid the deteriorating law and order situation in different parts of the province. According to the Thursday’s press…
Educational institutes to remain closed on Thursday
Schools and colleges across Punjab will remain closed on Thursday in the wake of provincewide protests after the Supreme Court acquitted Aasiya Bibi in the blasphemy case. According to the Punjab Education…