The federal education ministry Shafqat Mehmood; issued a no-objection certificate (NOC) to the British Council to conduct “special” O level exams. Since, these exams put off earlier amid rise in coronavirus cases. Also, Shafqat Mehmood tweeted “We issued an NOC today to British Council allowing it to hold special O level exams from July 26 […]
On opposite ends of the cancel exams debate; activist Jibran Nasir and Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood have engaged in a social media war; against one another with the end result of Mahmood blocking Nasir on Twitter. Mahmood, who had probably had enough of Nasir calling him out; decided it was time to block him. […]
Students and social activists have begun an online campaign; demanding the resignation of Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood for his failure; to get the Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) examination postponed. O and A level students took to Twitter running a #ResignShafqatMahmood trend. They seek grades on the basis of teachers’ assessment and complete cancellation […]
Cambridge examinations have started on (Monday) with strict coronavirus standard operating procedures in place across Pakistan. However, the exams conducted with caution as the country reports soaring coronavirus infections amid the third wave of the virus. Desk spacing inside examination halls has done according to the recommended SOPs. In addition, the examination halls sanitized after […]
On Tuesday Shafqat Mehmood took final decisions regarding exams and advised students to start working hard and preparing for them. He said this after chairing the meeting at the National Command and Operation Centre. In which it was decided that Cambridge exams will be held as per schedule with a slight change in dates for […]
ISLAMABAD: Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood is chairing an important meeting of education and health ministers at the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) during which a decision would be taken regarding the closure of schools due to the deteriorating COVID-19 situation. According to the NCOC data, the number of COVID-19 active cases has more […]
Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood on Thursday made an important announcement regarding the resumption of regular classes at schools. Taking to Twitter, the education minister announced that all schools will go back to regular 5-day classes from March 1. “Restrictions imposed in some major cities on schools to conduct staggered classes was only till Feb […]
Shafqat Mehmood on Thursday said that the new academic year for schools will begin in August. In response to a user’s question the education minister, however, said: “Academic year for schools will start this year from August.” Academic year for schools will start this year from August. Private school are free to use any text […]
Students staged protests in Islamabad, Lahore, and Peshawar. Students demanded online exams. They are also urging the government to provide a discount on tuition fees. The federal minister tweeted that the decision regarding online exams lies with the universities. Shafqat Mehmood’s Tweets Statements of Shafqat Mehmood are: Some university students are demanding that their exams […]
Students upset over the PMC’s policies say MDCAT was out of course. Students say “these people are not eligible to run PMC” Protests are going on in Peshawar, Hyderabad, Lahore, and Karachi. Demonstrations against alleged “irregularities” and unfairness in MDCAT 2020 exams Students call upon federal, provincial govts to take notice Students of medicine, including […]
