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President FCCI: skilled manpower is essential to modernize industries

FCCI

President of Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FCCI) Engineer Hafiz Ehtesham Javed has said that highly educated and skilled manpower is essential to modernize the industries.

This also requires concrete steps for viable links between industry and academic, he said during a meeting.

He said that Allah Almighty has blessed Pakistan with a wealth of manpower and the share of the youth of productive age in our total population is 45%. A large number of them are working abroad and remittance of billions of rupees to the country annually.

He said that at present there are more than 100 research institutes in Pakistan while about one lakh graduates are graduating from national universities every year but their practical role in industries is almost non-existent.

“Our educational institutions will have to produce skilled people according to the needs of the market so that the quality of products can also be improved,” he said.

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Schools To Remain Closed In Areas With High COVID positivity rate

NCOC Suggests Summer Vacations In Educational Institutions

The National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) on Saturday has directed provinces not to open educational institutions in the districts with high coronavirus rates.

According to the details, NCOC has sent a letter to the provinces, in which it said that schools should not reopen on May 24th where the COVID-19 positivity ratio is high.

They must instead remain closed till June 6.

“The districts where the infection rate is less — below 5% — can reopen educational institutions (on May 24),” NCOC said in a notification sent to the provinces.

A decision on whether or not educational institutes can reopen on June 7 will be taken on June 3, the letter added.

Earlier on May 19th, the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) had decided to reopen schools in districts with less than a 5% coronavirus positivity ratio.

The National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) had announced a relaxation of Corona restrictions.

The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by NCOC chief Asad Umar in Islamabad.

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When would schools reopen in each of the provinces?

Schools in Punjab to remain closed till September 15 due to increasing Covid cases

All the provinces in Pakistan have announced the final dates of when schools reopen and academic activities resume in their respective states. Sindh The government of Sindh has given green light to the reopening of schools on 24th May in all but 12 districts. The exception of schools in the 12 districts will resume academic … Read more

Shafqat Mehmood Trends On Twitter After Breaking Students’ Heart

'Board exams to begin after June 15 in Pakistan,' announces Shafqat Mahmood

Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood has announced the gradual reopening of educational institutions across the country from January 18 after reviewing the cases of the global coronavirus. The decision was announced by Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood after a meeting of provincial education ministers in Islamabad. Shafqat Mehmood said that educational institutions for ninth to … Read more

Decision to open educational institutions across Pakistan

Educational Institutes

The decision to open educational institutions across the country is in process. The final decision of opening educational institutions will be taken at a meeting of inter-provincial education ministers. A meeting of inter-provincial education ministers was convened on January 4 under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Education, Shafqat Mahmood. Primary schools are said to … Read more

Schools Closed Till January 10, Notification Issued

Schools

All schools in the Province Sindh will remain closed till January 10 in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. A notification issued by the Sindh Education Department said that the school administration would be allowed to continue the online classes till December 24. It may be recalled that the decision to close schools was taken at … Read more

Educational institutions to close from November 26 across Pakistan

Private Schools

All educational institutions across the state will offer home-based education from November 26 to December 24. However, schools will remain open during this time, but children will not have to attend the classes. Schools can call the children one day a week if they want, but the provinces can make their own policy in this … Read more

Final decision to be made regarding educational institutions today

educational institutions

During the second wave of coronavirus, the federal government will take an important decision today (Monday) regarding the educational institutions. According to the details, the Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood will chair a session of education ministers today of all provinces, AJ&K, and Gilgit-Baltistan to make decisions about the constitution of academic sessions. The provincial … Read more

Federal Sends Proposals to Provinces For Educational Institutions Amid Rise In Cases

Federal Sends Proposals to Provinces For Educational Institutions Amid Rise In Cases

The Federal Ministry of Education has forwarded proposals for educational institutions to the provinces amid the rise in Coronavirus cases. The sources said that in the proposal issued by the federal government, the educational institutions should be closed from November 24 to January 31, but the primary schools should be closed from November 24. Sources … Read more

Coronavirus: ‘Scary Rise’ In Cases In Educational Institutions Of Sindh

Coronavirus: 'Scary Rise' In Cases In Educational Institutions Of Sindh

Coronavirus cases have seen a horrific increase in educational institutions of Sindh province. According to details, Bol News has received a report from the Sindh Health Department in which it has been revealed that 22 cases are being reported daily in educational institutions. [embedpost slug=”/sindh-increases-its-coronavirus-testing-rate-sindh-cm/”] According to the report of the health department, 138,164 tests … Read more

Decision to end Saturday holiday in educational institutions

Decision to end Saturday holiday in educational institutions

The decision has been made to end Saturday holiday in federal government educational institutions. According to details, the federation has decided to end Saturday holiday in all federal government educational institutions. In addition, federal government educational institutions will not have winter vacations this year. It has been decided to take the Matriculation and Intermediate examinations … Read more

Schools will definitely be reopened from 15th September, Haider Ali

No winter vacations this year

Education institutions will definitely be reopened from 15th September, Chairman All Sindh Private Schools and Colleges Association Haider Ali said.  Haider Ali said that a meeting will be called on 10th September involving all stakeholders. According to details, chairman Haider Ali said that prolong and continuous closure of educational institutions must now end. He assured … Read more

NCOC discusses testing strategy for Schools

NCOC

The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Wednesday discussed testing strategy for educational institutions after recommencement expected from September 15 to in time detection of disease spread and pandemic hotspots. The NCOC meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar took stock of update on meeting related to opening … Read more

Govt decides to remove lockdown in phases: Asad Umar

Govt decides to remove lockdown in phases: Asad Umar

Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar has said that the lockdown imposed due to coronavirus across the country has now been decided to be opened in phases. The Federal Minister for Planning said in a media briefing after the coordination committee meeting that tourist spots would be opened from August 8, but educational institutions and … Read more

Educational Institutions to reopen from Sep 15

Students

All the educational institutions in Pakistan would reopen from September 15. According to the details, it was decided in a meeting of all the education ministers held today; chaired by Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood. The meeting finalized that the schools and universities will resume classes from next month and action will be taken … Read more

Sindh decides not to reopen Educational institutions

Educational institutions

The Sindh Education Department has decided not to reopen educational institutions in Sindh. According to details, important decisions of the steering committee of Sindh Education Department have been taken today in which it has been decided that educational institutions in Sindh will not be opened as per the order issued earlier. The Sindh Education Department’s steering committee … Read more

Educational institutions will not reopen from June 1, notification issued

Educational institutions will not reopen from June 1, notification issued

The Sindh government has announced not to open all educational institutions in the province, including schools, from June 1 in view of the deteriorating Coronavirus situation. A statement issued by the Sindh government said that the steering committee had met on May 12 to discuss the opening of private and public educational institutions in view … Read more

PM Imran to chair NCC meeting to discuss the reopening of schools

NCC

Prime Minister Imran Khan today (Thursday) will chair National Coordination Committee (NCC) meeting in Islamabad to discuss the reopening of institutions like schools, universities from June 1. Yesterday, a meeting was chaired by Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood which was attended by all four provincial chief ministers. They proposed the closure of educational institutions till Coronavirus … Read more

When will schools reopen in the Pakistan?

Educational institutions

All educational institutions to remain closed across the country even after 1st June. Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference convened under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood on Wednesday. Provincial ministers attended the conference via video link. Punjab, Balochistan and Sindh  opposed the opening of educational institutions from June 1. Outbreak of the novel … Read more

Educational Institutions in Sindh reopens today

Coronavirus: Educational institutions to remain close nationwide by April 5

Educational Institutions in Sindh reopened  on Wednesday after winter vacations, however, many schools and colleges witnessed low attendance. Due to severe cold wave the attendance in majority of schools is low, while teachers in some schools are also absent from their duties. Sindh education secretary Ahsan Ali Mangi rejected rumors extending winter vacations for schools. … Read more

Kashmir is the part of our soul: Army Chief

COAS

Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said Kashmir dispute has to be resolved as per aspirations of people of Kashmir and relevant UNSC resolutions. He was speaking with students and faculty of various educational institutions of Azad Kashmir, members of Youth Parliament Pakistan from AJK and members of Youth State Assembly from Azad Kashmir … Read more

8000 ghost schools uncover in Sindh

ghost school

Sindh government’s educational institutions have been exposed, according to detail more than 8,000 schools have been closed since April this year. Sindh government’s educational institutions are closed while regular salaries are being issued to school teachers. So far, 6,171 Boys Primary Schools have been closed across Sindh, more than 155 girls’ primary schools across Sindh … Read more