HELSINKI, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) — The Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has reissued nationwide recommendation on using face masks, as COVID-19 infection rates are rising in the country due to the spread of the Omicron variant. The health authority recommends people use face masks in all public spaces as well as in … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Finance Ministry has announced the kingdom’s budget allocation for next year, and the education sector took the biggest share of the pie, Arab News reported. The ministry announced SR955 billion ($254.6 billion), 19.37 per cent, or SR185 billion, of which will go to education. General items sector takes the second biggest share with an … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $603 million result-based lending programme to strengthen and expand social protection programmes in Pakistan, a statement issued on Wednesday. The ADB said using conditional cash transfers, the programme will support the implementation of Ehsaas, Pakistan’s national social protection and poverty reduction strategy. Under the Integrated Social … Read more
RIYADH: Venture capital impact investment in Saudi Arabia reached a new high in 2021 in both total number of transactions and capital deployed, Arab News quoted a report produced by MAGNiTT and Saudi Aramco. Impact investments are those aimed at generating a measurable social and environmental benefit alongside a financial return. Impact funding in the kingdom up … Read more
BEIJING: China will continue to assist Pakistan and other belt and Road Initiative (BRI) nations in human resource development and industrial growth as key elements of overall economic progress, former Chinese diplomat Chen Mingming said on Friday. In his inaugural lecture at the first session of a 14-day-long seminar on “Construction and operation of industrial … Read more
The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton returned to school with a grinning face and if you are a fan of the British Royals then you have landed on the right place to check more about her trip back to the school. Kate Middleton, 39, visits the school in London to accompany the children learning about … Read more
BRADFORD: A hilly landscape dotted with serried terraced housing, mill chimneys, church spires and mosque minarets reflects the industrial past and multicultural present of Bradford. But a racism row at local county cricket team Yorkshire has shattered trust between the club and its diverse fanbase in the northern English city. Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s mishandling of a report … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday said that Pakistan’s progress is linked with extensive digitalisation of all the sectors, particularly education and health, and stressed for fast decision-making to match the global advancements in information technology. “Pakistan needs a paradigm shift in [the] IT sector with an ability to process and analyse more data … Read more
KABUL: The Taliban struck several journalists to prevent media coverage of a women’s rights protest in Kabul on Thursday. A group of about 20 women marched from near the ministry of education to the ministry of finance in the Afghan capital. Wearing colourful headscarves they chanted slogans including: “Don’t politicise education”, as traffic drove by … Read more
KARACHI: Consul General for the Republic of Indonesia in Karachi Dr June Kuncoro Hadiningrat hosted a meeting with six universities in Karachi to promote education cooperation between the two countries. The meeting was facilitated by Prof Iqbal Chaudhary from the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, and was attended by University … Read more
LAHORE: A day after the federal government gave a green signal to schools for the resumption of “normal classes” from October 11, Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas welcomed students back to their old routine and urged them to follow Covid-19 SOPs. Raas on Friday also announced that all public and private schools of Punjab will … Read more
Teenage Afghan girls were not allowed to return to school on Saturday, according to reports, as classrooms throughout the nation reopened for the first time since the Taliban rule took over. Secondary school lessons for boys in grades seven to twelve will resume on Saturday, the start of the Afghan week, according to the Taliban … Read more
Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas has announced that all public and private schools in the province will remain closed till September 15 due to increasing COVID-19 cases. The Education Minister took to Twitter and wrote, “All Public and Private Schools of Punjab to remain closed until Wednesday, September 15th, 2021. Stay home and stay safe.” … Read more
DHAKA: The Bangladeshi government has announced the reopening of schools and colleges in the country from September 12 after a closure of around 18 months. Education Minister Dipu Moni made the announcement on Friday, saying only candidates of public examinations would attend classes every day after the reopening. Students of other classes would have in-person … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday launched the Ehsaas School Stipend programme for the deserving households across the country in Islamabad. Speaking on the occasion, he said an important aspect of the programme is that it will help bring the out-of-school children especially the girls to educational institutions. “No attention was paid in the past … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that teaching youth the contemporary modern sciences at higher level of education was key to progress and development. Chairing a review meeting on the promotion of higher education, the premier said the federal government would provide all possible assistance to provinces to promote higher education. The meeting was … Read more
BEIJING: China’s Ministry of Education on Monday has issued a circular on strengthening the management of school examinations during compulsory education, in a bid to effectively reduce the pressure faced by students. No paper-and-pencil exams should be arranged for first and second graders in primary schools, and final examinations should be organised by schools every … Read more
BEIJING: Beijing on Monday banned written exams for six- and seven-year-olds, as part of sweeping education reforms aimed at relieving pressure on pupils and parents in China’s hyper-competitive school system. China’s exam-oriented system previously required students to take exams from first grade onwards, culminating in the feared university entrance exam at age 18 known as … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday directed the provincial government to submit its comments on a petition challenging the closure of schools in the province. The Human Rights Lawyers Forum has challenged the provincial government’s announcement of the closure of schools for an indefinite period due to the coronavirus in SHC. The petition … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Monday allowed schools with 100 per cent vaccinated staff to reopen across the province from August 30. Addressing a press conference, Sindh Education Minister Sardar Shah said that the schools will be allowed to call vaccinated staff to work. The provincial minister also said there was a need to create … Read more
KARACHI: The major upheaval in Afghanistan this month and the swift Taliban takeover has hardly brought about any change for the thousands of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan for nearly four decades. Zikarullah, 60, is among those Afghan refugees who came to Pakistan after the war broke out in the neighbouring country during the 1980s. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bait-ul-Maal (PBM) has distributed Rs3.83 billion among the deserving people during the previous financial year 2020/21 under various welfare-oriented schemes. Having an annual budget of Rs6.11 billion in the financial year 2020/21, the PBM had provided medical treatment of fatal diseases related to liver, kidney, heart, lungs, etc, to over 100,000 indigent … Read more
Sindh Education Minister Sardar Shah said that the health department had warned of a new wave of coronavirus next week, after which the provincial government decided to keep the educational institutions closed. According to details, a statement issued by Sindh Education Minister Sardar Shah said that the decision to close the educational institutions was taken … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday announced to close schools for another week and resume classes from August 30. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, in a press conference said that the schools in the province will remain shut in the coming week. The chief minister said reopening of schools is being delayed so that … Read more
TRIPOLI: The EU allocated more than $1.6 billion for protection and education of children in Libya, as well as Covid-19 vaccination-related medical waste management, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement on Sunday. “EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid – ECHO has allocated approximately $1,672,874.91 towards strengthening humanitarian response in the education and … Read more
The government on Wednesday decided to open all educational institutions across the country despite the recent surge in Covid-19 cases. Talking to media persons following a meeting of National Command and Operation Centre in Islamabad, the minister said that all educational institutions will be opened gradually with 50 per cent attendance. Number of decisions made … Read more
LAHORE: The implementation of the first phase of the Single National Curriculum (SNC) has started across all public and private sector schools in Punjab from Monday. Leading the historic initiative, Punjab has become the first province to implement the first phase of SNC from Pre-I to Grade V. The other provinces are yet to implement … Read more
In an effort to improve the quality of education, the Inter Board Committee of Chairman has invited an expression of interest for consultancy for reforms and evaluation of the grading system for secondary and higher secondary school systems. According to the notification, the consultant will be expected to research and study the assessment for grading … Read more
