Education
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31On-campus classes in schools to be suspended for grades 1-8 till April 28
Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood has announced the decision regarding educational institutions that there will be no On-campus classes for grade...
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47HEC directs universities in coronavirus hotspots to function online
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has ordered all universities to function online till 11th April following the increasing coronavirus cases. On Wednesday, HEC...
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Pakistan schools in coronavirus hotspot areas to stay closed till April 11
All schools, located in coronavirus hotspot areas will remain closed till 11 April 2021, NCOC took decision today. Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood announced on Wednesday that all schools in Pakistan that...
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41Technological education to be promoted for knowledge-based economy, PM
Prime Minister called the country to fully participate in the upcoming technological revolution in the world and highlighted the significance of technology...
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51FBISE to conduct two annual SSC, HSSC exams from 2022
The new policy for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) has been introduced according to which FBISE...
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57Lahore University expelled students; topic of discussion everywhere
A few days back, a female student of the University of Lahore proposed to her mate in the premises of the university after which they both hugged and the situation...
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121Pakistan’s Umair Masood wins ‘Young Scientist Award 2021’ in America
Umair Masood, a Pakistani student in America has become the matter of pride for the country after winning the “Young Scientist Award 2021’ from American Lab Roots...
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85Schools to be closed from March 15 in several cities due to COVID-19 outbreak: Shafqat Mehmood
Schools to be closed once again from 15th March Monday, to 28th March following a spike in covid-19 cases. On Wednesday, Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood announced...
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72Co-curricular activities banned in Punjab schools
Due to the increase in coronavirus cases in Punjab, the Punjab School Education Department (SED) has banned co-curricular activities in 7 districts of the...
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74HEC announces local, foreign scholarships for students in Balochistan
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced LLB, LLM, and Ph.D. scholarships for students from Balochistan. According to the issued notification by HEC in this regard,...
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Schools in Pakistan to start 5-day regular classes from March 1: Shafqat Mehmood
All schools in Pakistan are going to have 5-day regular classes from the 1st March. According to Shafqat Mehmood, Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training...
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113All Islamabad schools, colleges to have an e-filing system
E-filling system is going to be introduced in all schools and colleges, AEOs have already been introduced with this system. As offices...
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262GIKI students win big in America’s Design, Build and Fly competition
Team Invictus from GIKI secured 2nd position in Design, Build and Fly competition, conducted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics....
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208Pakistani ninth-grader Rohan Khatwani sets world record in chemistry
Rohan Khatwani, a student of the ninth standard has broken the world record after arranging all elements of the periodic chart in...
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565Pakistani student Zara Naeem tops ACCA exam
Zara Naeem, an ACCA student from Lahore, has been declared the global prizewinner, she scored highest marks in the Financial Reporting exam...
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155PMC adds 495 more seats in medical, dental colleges across Pakistan
The Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) has approved a total of 495 more seats for the medical and dental colleges across the country....
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154‘Hunarmand Pakistan vital for modernising technical training’
The Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training has called Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initiative ‘Hunarmand Pakistan’ important for modernizing technical training....
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226Fawad Chaudhry announces ‘biggest scholarship’ of Pakistan
In a meeting of the Standing Committee, Fawad Chaudhry announced that the government will offer scholarship to all students from matriculation to...
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170Sindh announces changes in exams schedule, procedure for students
Sindh Education Minister has announced the changes in exams schedule for all tiers of classes in the province after reduction in curriculum...
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207Senate approves bill making Arabic language compulsory in educational institutions
Senate of Pakistan has approved the bill of making the teaching of the Arabic language compulsory in all educational institutions in the...
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264Single National Curriculum to start for pre-1 to grade 5 students from August
Ministry of Federal Education has authorized private publishers to publish books for primary classes by following the single national curriculum (SNC). As...
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225Khyber Pakhtunkhwa schools to start teaching STEM education
Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and Education Dept are going to start Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in Khyber...
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232HEC directs universities to hold online exams for current semester
High Education Commission (HEC) has directed the universities across the country to conduct online exams for the current ongoing semester due to...
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190Shafqat Mehmood says up to universities to decide on online or in-person exams
On Monday, Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood has asked all universities to hold online exams this year given the “special circumstances”...
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265Society for Intl. Education announces Sister2Sister Exchange Program 2021
The fully-funded Sister2Sister Summer Exchange Program 2021 has been announced by Society for International Education (SIE) for female Pakistani students to provide...
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181Govt decides to allow more examination boards for madrasas
At present, there are five boards under which the examinations of the students of these religious institutions (Madrasas) are held. Keeping in view...
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313SHC orders Sindh govt to grant promotions to lecturers within 20 days
Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered for the promotion of the lecturers from Grade 17 to Grade 18, the relevant authorities will...
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232IBCC to digitize records of all educational boards under education ministry direction
The Inter-board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) has decided to digitize the records of all the educational boards for easy documents attestation. On Tuesday, IBCC gave...
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264NUML students stage protest against physical exams
Students of the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) took to the streets on Monday and protested outside the university’s gate demanding...
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224Mother tongue-based multilingual education model can help Pakistan
A research report by The Citizens Foundation (TCF) and the Thar Foundation based on three years of work talks about the ‘mother...
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225Classes 9-12 to start from Jan 18; primary schools to reopen from Feb 1
Primary schools across the country will reopen from February 1, while grades 9th to 12th will resume from January 18 as planned....
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351HEC takes back decision against two-year Bachelor, Masters programs
In a major change, Higher Education Commission (HEC) has decided to accept the two-year Bachelor and Masters degree programs till 2022. the...
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260ECC approves supplementary grant of Rs 2.268 billion for HEC
Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved a supplementary grant of Rs 2.268 billion to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in order to...
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218Medical universities barred from holding exams in January by health ministry
The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) has barred medical universities across the country from holding exams in January. As 2,481 new...
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383HEC introduces New Policy, BS Degree Holders are Now Eligible for PhD
According to the new proposed policy by HEC that is effective from Jan 1st, 2021, BS degree, or equivalent, will be the...
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324President Trump to sign Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act into law
President of the United States Donald Trump is expected to sign the Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act into law after the US Congress...
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248Govt decides to reopen schools in phases from Jan 18, universities from Feb 1
Schools will reopen starting January 18 as the federal government has agreed to extend the winter holidays for another ten days after...
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304KP universities to get national incubation and freelance training centers
National Freelance Training Program (NFTP) and new National Incubation Centers (NICs) are going to be established in universities across three districts of...
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398Sindh Govt is Hiring 40,000 New Teachers
Education and Literacy Department (ELD) of Sindh after a delay of 8 years has started hiring new teachers and the recruitment process...
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988HEC announces new online portal for degree attestation
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced that degrees can now be attested online through its new e-services portal. According to the...
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407NUST launches first interdisciplinary education center in Pakistan
NUST, Pakistan’s one of the top universities has again taken a new initiative by introducing a new, state-of-the-art facility called the NUST...
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264Balochistan Approves New Five-Year Education Plan
On Monday, Chief Minister Jam Kamal approved the Balochistan Education Sector Plan 2020-25 during a provincial cabinet meeting. While chairing the meeting,...
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366NA Speaker Asad Qaiser addresses virtual Pak-UK Education Gateway conference
While addressing the International Virtual Conference on Pakistan-United Kingdom Education gateway through video link, Tuesday in Islamabad, Speaker National Assembly, Asad Qaiser...
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397These are the top 10 universities in Pakistan according to U.S. News
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranking for 2021 recently released that showed four universities from Pakistan among 150 best universities in Asia with National...
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479University of Sargodha Introduces PhD Program on Seerat-un-Nabi
The University of Sargodha (UOS) has become the first national institute to offer a PhD program on Seerat-un-Nabi (PBUH). This was stated...
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230HEC to Take Special Measures to Facilitate Differently-abled Students
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has decided to take special measures to facilitate the differently-abled students in every way. As per the...
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384Pakistan is drifting away from science: Noam Chomsky
In a virtual meeting held with Habib University’s 6th Yohsin Lecture: “A Conversation with NOAM CHOMSKY”, the Linguist lamented that Pakistan was...
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490ATSE recognizes Pakistani scientist Shazia Sadiq for her STEM research
The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) has recognized Pakistani computer scientist, Shazia Sadiq, for her innovative STEM research Shazia Sadiq,...
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265Launch of four-year BS program ordered in all KP colleges
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has ordered to launch four-year BS program in all colleges of the province along with the decision...
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296Malala Yousafzai Joins TikTok To Promote Her Charitable Work
The Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has joined the popular short video sharing platform TikTok to appeal for donations to her...
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385Five teachers from Haripur University ranked among world’s top 2% scientists
Stanford University, USA, compiled a list of the world’s top scientists in which five faculty members of the University of Haripur (UoH)...
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542Four Pakistani universities among 150 in QS Asia ranking 2021
Four Pakistani universities are among 150 best universities in Asia based on the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings: Asia 2021 report....
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402HEC declares two-year degree programs after academic year 2018 illegal
HEC made a final announcement of not recognizing two-year bachelor degree programme, BA/BSc, undertaken after the 2018 academic year. The Higher Education...
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266NUML teacher awarded distinction by Translators without Borders
Dr Jamil Asghar Jami, Director of Department of Translation and Interpretation at the National University of Modern Languages (Numl) has been awarded...
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243All educational institutions across Pakistan to close down from Nov 26 till Jan 10
All provincial ministers have mutually agreed for shutting down all educational institutions from 26th November till the 10th of January 2021 in...
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677Stanford University Names World’s Top 2% Scientists, 243 Are From Pakistan
At least 243 scientists from Pakistan have figured among the top two percent scientists in a global list compiled by the prestigious...
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281Collins Dictionary declares ‘lockdown’ as Word of the Year 2020
Lockdown, the noun that has come to define so many lives across the world in 2020, has been named word of the...
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375Uniform education system to end class-based system: PM Imran Khan
Prime Minister Imran Khan called uniform education system the way towards equality among students that would end the class-based system in the...
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380Education Minister rules out closure of educational institutions
The possibility of closure of educational institutions has been brushed aside by the Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood, even though COVID-19 positive cases...
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320UK Introduces Points-Based Immigration System for Student Visa
Aspiring to study abroad in the UK? British government has introduced a points-based immigration system from 2021 onwards for students applying for...
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360Huawei to set up ICT academy at Air University
Air University and Huawei Technologies Pakistan have collaborated for the establishment of the Huawei ICT Academy at the university. A strategic memorandum...
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2796 out of 10 women holding postgraduate degree unemployed
Six out of 10 women and around 2 out of 10 men holding a postgraduate degree remain unemployed in Pakistan, found a Gallup...
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440HEC Rejects News of Closure of Universities Across Pakistan
Higher Education Commission (HEC) has rejected news mingling on social media platforms which declared that HEC has ordered the closure of universities...
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398PM Imran shares ‘Master Plan’ of his dream project ‘first knowledge city of Pakistan’
On Monday, Prime Minister Imran Khan shared the master plan of his “dream knowledge city” at the Namal University, the major construction...
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440Twinkle Khanna breaks down in conversation with Malala Yousufzai
Indian actor-turned-author, Twinkle Khanna sat down for a heartfelt conversation with Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest...
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365WHO wants Covid-19 testing in schools increased
The exact level of prevalence of coronavirus in educational institutions is still unknown and the World Health Organization wants to increase the...
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384Malala teams up with Prince Harry, Meghan for International Day of the Girl
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle teamed up with the education activist and Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai via video chat to...
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381KP becomes first province to approve bill against heavy school bags for children
The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa approved the KP School Bags (Limitation Weight) Act to control the heft of schoolbags on Wednesday....
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803No closure of educational institutions from Oct 15, says Shafqat
Shafqat Mehmood, Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training denied the report that suggested that all educational institutions would be closed from...
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483Federal government starts registration of Madrassas across Pakistan
The federal government has started the task of registration of the religious institutions (Madrassas) in Islamabad, Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, and in all...
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444PM Imran Khan recommends reading ‘The Forty Rules of Love’
On Saturday, Prime Minister Imran Khan recommended reading Elif Shafak’s Forty Rules Of Love to the whole youth of Pakistan. Recently, Prime...
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458Process of MBBS, BDS admissions badly affected by PMC Act, says Dr Pechuho
Sindh Health Minister writes letter to SAPM Health Dr. Faisal Sultan that the PMC Act had created chaos and badly affected the...
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379Classes in all educational institutions under SOPs have resumed from today
After the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic, all business activities were banned and all educational institutions were closed down in March. Six...
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463Classes below 8th grade in Sindh to resume from Sept 28: Saeed Ghani
On Friday, Saeed Ghani, education minister of Sindh announced that classes below the eighth grade will resume on September 28, no violation...
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395Difference of language in education system has generated disparity: minister
On Wednesday, Shafqat Mehmood Federal Education and Professional Training Minister said that the difference of language in the education system in Pakistan...
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909PM Khan inaugurates Pak-Austria Fachhochschule Institute in Haripur
On Thursday, Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated Pak-Austria Fachhochschule Institute in Haripur for Applied Sciences and Technology (PAF-IAST). The institution has been...
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415Pakistan reopens education institutions in phases after six-month-long closure
Thousands of education institutions across Pakistan reopens in three phases after remaining closed for more than six months due to Covid-19 pandemic....
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539Punjab issues schedule for schools after reopening from Sept 15
On Sunday, the Punjab School Education Department (SED) issued a schedule and academic timetable to be followed in all private and public...
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977Medical colleges across Pakistan relax admission criteria
Good news for dental and medical college candidates as colleges across Pakistan have decided to relax their admission criteria for the upcoming...
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458Pakistan announces reopening of educational institutions is phases from Sept 15
Pakistan federal and provincial governments have taken today the final decision of reopening of about 300,000 educational institutions across the country starting...
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563Shafqat Mahmood rejects ‘false news’ of schools remaining closed till October
On Friday, Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood rejected the rumors going on regarding the opening of schools in October, he calls...
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510Malala to start her own book club in October
Pakistani education activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai is all set to start her own book club, which will comprise underrated titles...
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478Send books to Balochistan, they’re building reading rooms
The people of Balochistan are opening reading rooms to encourage youth to read books during the Covid-19 pandemic. The writer of ever...
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652NCOC suggests reopening educational institutions on ‘top-down, rotational’ basis
On Thursday, NCOC suggested the reopening of the educational institutions in the country with the top to bottom approach, there would be...
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797Pakistan makes international standard face shield for school children
Pakistan is manufacturing international standard face shield for school children to provide the first level of defense against COVID-19. For the first...
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535PM Imran approves STEM education project
On Friday, Prime Minister Imran Khan approved the STEM education project to introduce specialized education in 400 higher secondary schools in the...
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784CPEC: 20,000 Scholarships & Internship programs in pipeline for Pakistani workforce
Under CPEC 20,000 scholarships and 1500 short term internship programs to be offered to Pakistani workforce after Covid-19, announces Chinese Ambassador Yao...
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423Cambridge to issue new grades for May-June 2020 examinations
Cambridge International Examination Board announces that all O and A-Level students will be given new grades who appeared for May-June 2020 examinations....
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4184pc of GDP should go to education: Senate Committee on Education
The education budget should be increased to 4 percent of the GDP to promote education in Pakistan, demanded the Senate Standing Committee...
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677Students of Wana Cadet College shine in FBISE exams
Five students of Wana Cadet College ranked in the top ten position holders and shined in the Federal Board of intermediate and...
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495SUES and NTU Promotes Cooperation in Textile under CPEC
Pakistani University National Textile University (NTU) and a Chinese University, Shanghai University of Engineering Science (SUES) have jointly signed an agreement where...
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652NUST Formula Student Team outshines once again in Formula Student UK Virtual 2020
National University of Sciences and Technology’s (NUST) Formula Student Team took part in Formula Student UK Virtual 2020 and once again NUST...
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1.1KEhsaas Scholarship Programme to alleviate poverty: Sania Nishtar
Special Assistant on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Dr Sania Nishtar has said that Ehsaas Scholarship...
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1.1KKP government open schools for admin, teaching staff
The KP government has reopened public and private sector schools for teaching and administrative staff members. The admin staff will make preparations...
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641IBA raises tuition fee by 10% despite government orders
Institute of Business Administration Karachi also known as IBA has increased 10% of the tuition fee for the academic session of 2020-21....
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959SOPs formulated for reopening schools in Punjab
New SOPs are formulated for both government and private schools in Punjab after it was decided that schools will reopen from September...
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520Rahma Islamic Relief makes tent school an international standard school
Rahma Islamic Relief is playing a vital role in educating vulnerable and destitute children of society and recently they have converted a...
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391South Korea donates $1 million for Afghan refugees in Pakistan
The government of South Korea donated one million dollars for a new UNHCR project to empower Afghan refugees in Pakistan. United Nations...
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605Madrassa students qualify for finals of Turkish tech competition TEKNOFEST
Madrassa students from Jamia Bait-ul-Salam, Talagang, have made it to the final round of Turkey’s biggest tech competition TEKNOFEST In Pakistan, the...
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544Punjab bans 100 textbooks over ‘anti-Pakistan, anti-religious’ content
The Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board banned the sale and printing of 100 textbooks on Thursday for having anti-Pakistan and anti-Islamic content....
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491Matric results announced; Students promoted based on 9th grade results
FBISE announced results of the matric exams, students promoted to 11th grade on the basis of their 9th grade result. Matric examinations...
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1.2KPakistan private schools to reopen from August 15: association
The All Pakistan Private School Association in defiance of government orders has announced that they will reopen private schools across the country...
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587Investing in science and technology can address problems plaguing Pakistan economy
Prof Atta-ur-Rahman participated in a webinar to address “Research and Knowledge Economy-Role of Universities: Challenges and Opportunities” and shared that investing in...
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475Google Meet adds new security feature to assist online classes
Google is turning on new security features in its Google Meet video chat to prevent zoombombing during online classes. Due to coronavirus pandemic, the world moved towards digitization....
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435ICE drops rule barring foreign students from taking online-only classes
A moment of relief for International students and institutes as ICE won’t bar foreign students from taking online-only classes in the upcoming...
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494Education ministry refuses to open school grounds
When asked regarding the utilization of school grounds in Islamabad for a public walk, the Education Ministry rejected the proposal and said...
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806Google Offers 100,000 Scholarships – Here’s How To Get One
A record increase in unemployment is observed due to coronavirus pandemic and having these figures in mind Google has announced 100,000 scholarships...
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431Research students seek one year time extension to complete their work
Welcoming the government’s decision for reopening of the educational institutions by September 15, Graduate and Post Graduate research students have requested the government for a...
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493Foreign students in US could face deportation if they are taking just online classes
Foreign students in the US, numbering in the hundreds of thousands, will have to leave the country if their classes are all...
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565A Pakistani Book to Educate Kids about Sexual Abuse
Ashhad Ahmed Qureshi wrote a book called Mera Jism Mera Hai which is going to educate kids about sexual abuse in Pakistan....
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879Schools, universities to reopen with SOPs from September 15: Shafqat Mahmood
The government plans to reopen schools, colleges, and universities after five months of a break from 15 September with SOPs. On Thursday,...
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1.3KLUMS under criticism for sexual misconduct and harassment cases
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) came under criticism on Twitter when a number of women came forward with their own experiences...
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644Govt considering to reopen schools under SOPs: Shafqat Mahmood
Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood has said that the government is considering to reopen schools and other educational institutions under the...
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534The world lost 29 million acres of tree cover last year
The world lost 29 million acres of tree cover last year is devastating news for the planet and knowing that every year...
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691What is World Rainforest Day and Why is it Celebrated
Every year, June 22 is observed as the World Rainforest Day. This day has been set to help protect rainforests and raise awareness...
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952Punjab Govt Makes Reading Quran Mandatory in Universities
Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar issued the notification making it mandatory for all the students in the universities (except non-Muslims) to learn...
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5392Plan to upgrade 1227 schools of Punjab
According to the plan, 1227 schools of Punjab are to be upgraded in the first stage and secondary school will be raised...
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934Anna Kim from Pakistan embassy in Korea wins Int’l speech contest
Anna Kim who is working in the Pakistan embassy in Seoul, South Korea won the All-Korea 2020 International Speech Contest of Toastmasters Dst 93...
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526Education ministry closed for three days as officers tested positive
Ministry of Education and Professional Training has been closed for three days after two officers tested positive for Coronavirus. Two officers have been tested positive of Coronavirus after...
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488Private schools, parents may agree on 20 percent fee concession
Lawyers of both parents and private schools would try to reach a consensus about 20 percent private school fee concession, Sindh High...
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745A $1,500 robot named Moxie for kids
A new innovation is in the market and this time the target audience is kids. It’s a robot named Moxie. By looking...
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480Celebrities extend support to #Mask4AllPakistan initiative
Pakistan’s entire entertainment industry united in the campaign; #Mask4AllPakistan amid the coronavirus pandemic. #Mask4All is a global program that has helped as...
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565Britisher Settled in Sindh Teaches English Language
The amazing tale of a British traveler who settled in Sindh and now teaches English at a local school for the last...
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583GIKI graduates develop Pakistan’s first online shopping search engine
Pakistan is going through a lockdown phase for the last three months due to coronavirus pandemic. Now that the government has imposed...
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581All Education Related Decisions Made With Consensus: Shafqat Mehmood
Shafqat Mehmood the Education Minister of Pakistan said on Thursday that decisions regarding education were made as per the agreement of all...
