Tag: Schools
Iran shuts schools in Tehran, major cities due to high pollution
ANKARA: Iran has shut schools in the capital and some other major cities because of dangerous levels of air pollution, Iranian media reported on...
Security alert issued for terror threats to schools, hospitals in Punjab
LAHORE: In the wake of terror threats to schools and hospitals across Punjab, the intelligence agencies have issued a security alert.
Sources said that intelligence agencies in...
CADD to provide sports grounds to public sector schools: Maiza Hameed
ISLAMABAD: Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD), under the Prime Minister Education Reforms Programme, would provide vast sports grounds to the public-sector schools of the...
Two major schools of Naundero and Kehar face teachers shortage
NAUNDERO: The headmasters of two major schools of Naundero and Kehar village complained here on Saturday that they were facing a shortage of teachers,...
‘Enrollment in schools increasing gradually’
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar has said that enrollment in schools is increasing gradually as the Sindh government is...
CM approves Rs6bln for facilities in 4,000 schools of Sindh
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed the School Education Department to select at least 4,000 schools and provide them all the...
Dangerous school buildings in Punjab await reconstruction
LAHORE: The Punjab government needs two more years to implement one of its ‘high priority’ programmes of reconstructing dangerous school buildings in province, despite labeling...
Schools damaged by 2008 earthquake still await reconstruction
PESHAWAR: Despite frequent commitments and receiving huge funds from international donors, both the federal and provincial government have failed to reconstruct over 1,500 schools...
Sindh govt shows lethargy in eliminating ghost teachers, non-functional schools
KARACHI: The Sindh government has failed to utilise Rs6.954 billion grants to eliminate ghost teachers and non-functional schools within the required time frame due...
China to build fifty schools in FATA
ISLAMABAD: China is going to build over 50 girls’ schools in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), under the grant of Yuan 800 million announced...
Private schools demand more winter vacations
Due to an intense cold wave across the country, owners of private schools have demanded more winter vacations in Sindh.
Even though both government and...
Schools in rented houses belie govt claims of reforming education system
Despite tall claims by the government to bring about a revolutionary change in the education sector, not a single building has been constructed during...
Private Schools reluctant to leave residential premises despite SC orders
Government yet to move ahead with its three-year plan to shift private schools to purpose-built buildings
Owners of private schools, including major private school chains...
Non-registered private schools in Rawalpindi to face heavy fine
The Rawalpindi Education Department has decided to take action against 2,000 non-registered private schools with a fine of Rs 20,000 per day until they...
Erdogan shuts schools, charities in first state of emergency decree
President Tayyip Erdogan tightened his grip on Turkey on Saturday, ordering the closure of thousands of private schools, charities and other institutions in his...
Punjab to shift 4,321 schools on solar energy
The Punjab government on Saturday decided to shift at least 4,321 schools on solar energy.
As per details, the provincial government has finalised a plan...
Teachers out against privatisation of schools
The Punjab Teachers' Union (PTU) staged a protest rally on Thursday against government’s decision to hand over 5,500 educational institutions to the Punjab Education...
