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Children in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s KP village schools do poorly survey. South Asia Forum for Education Development (Safed),
Feb 9th
PESHAWAR, Around 60 per cent of grade II students in the rural areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s 14 districts cannot read texts in Urdu or their mother tongue and over 70 per cent English text, says a survey. South Asia Forum for Education Development (Safed), which assessed the learning skills of More >
Professor’s murder flayed daylight on the campus of University of Sindh, Jamshoro
Feb 9th
PESHAWAR, The Federation of All Pakistan Academic Staff Association has condemned the killing of Prof Bashir Ahmed Channar in broad daylight on the campus of University of Sindh, Jamshoro.
President Fapuasa Dr Hamayun Khan in a press statement issued here on Wednesday demanded of the government to hold a judicial inquiry More >
FBISE may come under CADD Capital Administration and Development Division
Feb 9th
ISLAMABAD, The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE), which was given under the administrative control of the Ministry of Professional and Technical Training, is likely to revert to the Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD), it has been learnt.
A senior federal official said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani More >
TAXILA, Exam centre staff suspended they allowing students to use unfair means
Feb 9th
TAXILA, Local authorities suspended the entire staff, including superintendent, deputy superintendent and invigilators deputed at an examination centre for allowing students to use unfair means.
The centre was set up for primary standard annual examination 2011 at Govt Girls higher Secondary School Hassanabdal.
Executive District Officer (education) Dr Umer Farooq during surprise More >
Has approved Rs2.7bn grant for Punjab Institute of Neuro Sciences (PINS)
Feb 9th
The planning and development department has approved a grant of Rs2.7 billion for the construction of Punjab Institute of Neuro Sciences (PINS), says Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) principal Prof Dr Tariq Salahudin.
Addressing a two-day second annual scientific symposium at Lahore General Hospital (LGH) on Wednesday, he said the approval of More >
students and employees of Sindh University Teachers stage long march
Feb 9th
HYDERABAD, Hundreds of teachers, students and employees of Sindh University along with political activists staged a march from the Jamshoro campus to Hyderabad Press Club on Wednesday.
They were demanding removal of Vice-Chancellor Professor Nazir A. Mughal and expressing concern against delay in the acceptance of other demands of the Sindh More >
APPOINTMENT ORDERS contract university employees Sindh University Employees Cooperative Housing Society
Feb 9th
HYDERABAD, Feb 8: APPOINTMENT ORDERS: The vice chancellor will distribute orders of regularisation of service among 252 contract university employees of grade 2 to 14 at a ceremony at the senate hall on Thursday, says an official press release.
The vice chancellor will announce in the ceremony the allotment of residential More >
university Classes to resume today, says Vice Chancellor
Feb 9th
HYDERABAD, Feb 8: Vice Chancellor Dr Mughal has announced that classes will be regularly held in the university from Thursday (today) and no one will be allowed to disrupt classes and other academic activities.
He was talking to delegations of students, teachers and employees in his office and at a meeting More >
Eminent scholars, writers and intellectuals Usman Diplai’s contribution to Sindhi literature highlighted
Feb 9th
HYDERABAD,Eminent scholars, writers and intellectuals have paid tribute to noted writer and social activist late Mohammad Usman Diplai for his services rendered to the Sindhi language and literature and his struggle for the promotion of education in Sindh.
They were speaking at a gathering held at the Sindhi Language Authority auditorium More >
vice-chancellor and teachers of Sindh University Protesters’ leaders face the axe
Feb 9th
HYDERABAD, Feb 8: The tug of war between the vice-chancellor and teachers of Sindh University took a new twist on Tuesday night when a syndicate meeting at the Governor House in Karachi decided to terminate the services of two teachers’ leaders and suspend six others.
Although the university authorities have not More >
19 colleges told to get affiliation with Lyari University Sindh education department
Feb 9th
KARACHI, The Sindh education department has directed the administrations of 19 government degree colleges in the city to get their institutions affiliated with the newly established Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University, Lyari.
These 19 colleges located in Lyari, Malir, Gadap and Keamari are currently affiliated with Karachi University.
According to a notification issued More >
Bone marrow transplant unit planned at National Institute of Child Health NICH
Feb 9th
KARACHI, The Child Aid Association has planned a six-storey building for the expansion of its paediatric oncology facilities and establishment of a bone marrow transplant unit at the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) at an estimated cost of Rs300 million.
This was stated by the CAA president and vice president More >
Scouts week scouting and girl guiding activities would be introduced in schools and colleges across the province
Feb 9th
It was decided that scouting and girl guiding activities would be introduced in schools and colleges across the province.
In this regard, the committee decided that scouts and girl guides week would be celebrated in the third week of February each year.
To avoid disruptions during the academic session in the public More >
Change in summer vacation proposed in schools and colleges avoid classes during Ramazan
Feb 9th
KARACHI, Feb 8: The Sindh education department has sought the chief minister’s approval to change the schedule of summer vacation in schools and colleges this year to avoid classes during Ramazan beginning in the July end.
The decision to allow the educational institutions across the province to observe summer vacation during More >
‘Don’t occupy’: Supreme Court orders eviction of police from Abbottabad girls’ school
Feb 9th
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Abbottabad district administration to vacate a girls’ school from illegal occupation of the police. The district police officer Abbottabad has been directed to appear before the court in person on Thursday (today). A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice More >
Educational concerns: 85% children in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa K-P enrolled in schools, report
Feb 9th
PESHAWAR: Even though Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) has been ravaged by terrorism and floods in the recent past, a latest report, launched on Wednesday, suggests 85 per cent of children in the province are still enrolled in schools. According to the Annual Status of Education Report 2011, only 15 per cent of More >
Education standards: Make college graduates teach at schools Lahore University of Management and Sciences (LUMS)
Feb 9th
LAHORE: “The government should make teaching at public schools mandatory for fresh college graduates for at least a month. We are hoping to test this at LUMS,” Syed Babar Ali, one of the founding members of the Lahore University of Management and Sciences (LUMS), said on Tuesday. Ali was speaking More >
Transitions: SSUET’s Zakir Ali Khan passes away at 86 announced Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology
Feb 9th
KARACHI: Zakir Ali Khan, a great proponent of the vision and mission of reformer and educationist Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, passed away here Wednesday after a protracted illness, announced Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) in a press release. He was 86 years old. Born in July 1926 More >
SOOCH NGO For these children, not following in their father’s footsteps was the greatest lesson
Feb 9th
KARACHI: “Everything starts with a single thought,” said Rabbiya Abdullah, a final-year student of textile design at the Textile Institute of Pakistan. “Sooch was an idea that we thought could change lives and shape destinies.” In 2010, Abdullah started teaching 15 children of the people working at her institute with More >
Japanese calendar exhibition held at the Alhamra Art Gallery
Feb 9th
LAHORE: A Japanese calendar exhibition was held at the Alhamra Art Gallery on Wednesday.
The exhibition featured over 150 calendars collected from different companies and organisations from all over Japan.
A large number of people attended the event and praised the many different concepts of calendars, some of which have never been More >
PSM, others given last chance in contractual teachers’ issue federal secretary production and industries and Gulshan-e-Hadeed Welfare Trust (GHWT)
Feb 9th
KARACHI: The SHC on Wednesday gave last chance to the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM), federal secretary production and industries and Gulshan-e-Hadeed Welfare Trust (GHWT) for submitting comments pertaining to the contractual teachers matter within two weeks. A division bench of the SHC headed by Justice Maqbool Baqar was hearing a More >
FUUAST new academic year from 13th Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology
Feb 9th
KARACHI: Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) Registrar Prof Dr Qamar-ul-Haq has announced on Wednesday that the educational process for the new academic year 2012 at the Gulshan-e-Iqbal campus would commence from February 13.
He further stated that orientation class would be held on February 10. The More >
Conference stresses enhancing social justice in country NUST and UNDP
Feb 9th
ISLAMABAD: Speakers here at a conference have called for focusing on investing in people, reducing poverty and enhancing social justice in the country.
The conference, titled, “The Roundtable Discussion on Human Development Reports (HDR)”, was jointly organised by The National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), and the United Nations More >
Students urged to follow teachings of Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH)
Feb 9th
ISLAMABAD: World Association for Al-Azhar Graduates (WAAG Islamabad-chapter) Secretary General Raazia Naveed urged upon the younger generation to follow teachings of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) to achieve success in the world and hereafter.
Addressing the students of Air University at a function held in connection with Eid Milad-un-Nabi More >
International Labour Organisation ILO launches photo contest on child labour
Feb 9th
ISLAMABAD: International Labour Organisation (ILO) in collaboration with the European Union under its project “Combating Abusive Child Labour II” on Wednesday announced a national level photo competition on the fight against child labour.
The competition encourages journalists, students and general public to enter their photographs depicting various aspects of child labour. More >
Welcome spring programme ‘Jashn-e-Baharan’ at the Islamabad College for Girls
Feb 9th
Welcome spring Students present a tableau during the programme ‘Jashn-e-Baharan’ at the Islamabad College for Girls F-6/2 on Wednesday
launch a protest campaign Teachers threaten protest for acceptance of demands
Feb 9th
PESHAWAR Presenting a seven-point charter of demands for welfare of the teachers’ community, the Muttahida Mahaz-e-Asatiza on Wednesday threatened to launch a protest campaign to press the authorities to accept their demands.
Speaking at a press conference, its chairman Abdul Ghaffar Gardezi and Provincial Chief Abdul Manaf Khan said the charter More >
Fata medical college issue in North Waziristan
Feb 9th
MIRAMSHAH: Tribal elders on Wednesday threatened to set on fire the house of their lone member of the National Assembly (MNA), Kamran Khan, and block the Ghulam Khan-Khost Road if the government did not build the Fata Medical College in North Waziristan.
Speaking at a news conference, tribal elders including Malik More >
Walk against Parkinson’s disease and Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) on Sunday
Feb 9th
Karachi
The Pakistan Parkinson’s Disease Society and the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) are jointly holding a walk on Sunday, February 12, to raise awareness about the Parkinson’s disease and to instill the spirit of optimism in those suffering from the disease. Titled “Pakistan Unity Walk”, the event is expected More >
