The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), after a detailed discussion with all stakeholders, decided that educational institutions shall resume all remaining classes — at the primary, middle and university level — on February 1. The forum decided that students in Karachi, Hyderabad, Lahore and Peshawar would attend classes with 50% strength on alternate days. […]
The country’s education ministers, in a meeting on Monday, decided to reopen educational institutions in the country in phases from January 18. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad after the meeting; Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood said that in the first phase; classes nine to 12 would be allowed to resume from Jan 18. He […]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) cabinet, in its meeting has approved the KP School Bags Act 2019 which limits the weight of the bags of the students. With that, KP has become the first province to introduce any law regarding the weight of the school bags. The Provincial Minister for Education Shahram Khan Tarakai said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]
Sexual misconduct starts with an education that shifts the norms we have about sex, relationships, and body. As our culture and media have already sent millions of messages in the wrong direction. Adulthood is not the best time to start these conversations. They are making sex and sexuality the enemy in the least effective way. […]
In Peshawar a coronavirus case study from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Department said Monday the province’s schools have registered 225 coronavirus (COVID-19) cases after reopening. The period covered in the study was from September 15 to October 3, the health department said. The test results of 17,090 students, teachers, and other staff came out negative. […]
Sindh Education Minister, Saeed Ghani, has announced that all educational institutions will commence on-campus classes from September 28. Ghani asserted this during a visit to different schools to review the arrangements regarding the implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs). He directed all educational institutes to complete their preparations by then. The announcement came a day […]
At least 22 educational institutes in Pakistan have been closed over violations of COVID-19 SOPs. According to the National Command and Operations Center, 22 educational institutions were closed in the last 48 hours for violating coronavirus SOPs. Around 16 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, one in Islamabad and five in Azad Kashmir have been closed. NCOC officials […]
