On Saturday 28th November, three faculty members of Balochistan University were intercepted by armed men near Mastung, Balochistan. These officials of Balochistan University, which included Associate Professor Dr Liaqat Ali Sani, Dr Shabir Ahmed Shahwani and Nizam Shahwani, were travelling to visit the examination centres in Khuzdar on official duty. […]
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Punjab Government Launches E-License System For Online Registration of Private Schools
Punjab government launches “e-license system” for online registration of private schools: Until March, all private school owners are given the opportunity to register online for free. Fees for obtaining an e-license can also be submitted online. Online registration will enable the School Education Department to have a complete database of […]
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Nisha Rao becomes the first transgender lawyer of Pakistan
KARACHI: Nisha Rao has become the first transgender lawyer of Pakistan. Her story is very inspiring. She went from begging on roads to becoming the first transgender lawyer of the country. Pakistan’s first Trans lawyer Nisha Rao talks about her court experience and how she confronts police brutality against transpeople […]
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Students Demand Delay in MDCAT 2020 Exams
The latest decision of Sindh Government regarding educational institutions has hurt the sentiments of MDCAT 2020 students, as they too demand postponement in their aptitude examinations. Owing to this, #delayMDCAT is trending on twitter in Pakistan. Schools, colleges and other institutions in Sindh had to face an unexpected halt owing to the novel […]
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HEC announces termination of 2-year Bachelors degrees
ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) announced on Tuesday that it will not recognise two-year bachelor degrees, BA/BSc, undertaken after the 2018 academic year. A notification issued by the HEC stated that universities must immediately stop offering these degree programmes in line with the education commission’s decision to phase them […]
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Poetess Parveen Shakir remembered on birthday
ISLAMABAD: Legendary Urdu poetess Parveen Shakir was remembered on her 68th birthday anniversary across the country on Tuesday (Nov 24) to pay rich tribute for her literary services. Birth anniversary of legendary poetess Parveen Shakir 24nov 1952 !She was the first female poetess who expressed emotions and feelings of a […]
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Educational institutions closure due to covid-19 spike
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced the closure of all educational institutions from November 26 to December 24 due to the spike in COVID-19 cases. The meeting, presided by Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood, decided that during the time period of closure, schools will remain open but students will remain […]
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Early closure of Educational Institutes in Sindh amid covid-19
KARACHI: The Sindh Education Department on Saturday decided against the early closure of educational institutions in the province as the second wave of the pandemic sweeps across the country. Chairing a meeting of the provincial education steering committee, members were informed by Education Minister Saeed Ghani of recommendations regarding early […]
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Pakistan to launch its first radio school after TeleSchool
The Education Ministry of Pakistan signed an MOU for the launch of the country’s first radio school on Friday. A joint venture of the government and Radio Pakistan, the radio school will help educate over eight million children across the country. Ministry of Education and Radio Pakistan signed an MOU […]
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Lockdown in Pakistan return as Covid-19 cases increase
ISLAMABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Wednesday notified the return of lockdown in the region from next week, closing schools, wedding halls and beauty parlours etc while the Punjab government extended smart lockdown in several more localities in the provincial capital. The measures came as the country’s […]
