According to a spokesperson for the Punjab Transport Department, the number of bikes has increased from 20,000 to 27,200. Under the directives of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, orphaned students are being provided bikes free of cost. Additionally, all female students who applied for electric bikes will receive their two-wheelers, the spokesperson confirmed. The Bank of […]
The passing marks have been increased from 33% to 40%, and students will now receive up to 5 grace marks, which can be applied to a maximum of two subjects. However, if a student fails in a third subject, these grace marks won’t be applicable. Initially, there was a proposal to increase the grace marks […]
A 15-year-old student is in “extremely critical” condition after he was shot by another 15-year-old boy in a “targeted” attack at an Arkansas junior high school Monday morning; police said. Police reported that the teen had died from his wounds — but later rescinded that; saying “bad information was released,” the station said. The teen […]
Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped 317 school girls in the northwest Nigerian state of Zamfara, police said in a statement on Friday, the second such kidnapping in little over a week. Earlier, Sulaiman Tanau Anka, information commissioner for Zamfara state, told the local news agency that “unknown gunmen … took the girls away” in a midnight […]
LAHORE: UHS vice-chancellor said that the university would not conduct online exams for MBBS and BDS students. The UHS Vice-Chancellor Professor Javed Akram met Pakistan Medical Students Action Committee Chairperson Dr. Nouman Wattoo and other members of the student committee on Friday. The university’s VC said that online exams were not possible because of challenges […]
LAHORE: The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has announced to open its campus from February 1 as per the Higher Education Commission (HEC) guidelines. Students protested outside LUMS to press their demands as the university was reluctant to open the campus. LUMS spokesperson said the classes will resume with strict SOPS. However, only up […]
Earlier this month, Shafqat Mahmood declared to open universites on Feb 1st. Students have been protesting for online exams ever since. The students demand that either universities take online exam or postpone the finals. These include students of Islamabad’s National University of Modern Languages, and Multan’s NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology. They have been […]
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 […]
PMC: The Examination Paper Review Committee of Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) will remove out of syllabus question from scoring in Medical and Dental Admission Test (MDCAT). PMC Announced that MDCAT will be held on Nov 15 and last date to register for it is Nov 6. The PMC on Thursday said students should not worry […]
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 […]
