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Education Department proposes 2-week extension for “summer vacations”

July 30, 2025 by Sana Fatima

QUETTA – Schools might not reopen on time in August in this region as the Education Department wants more holidays. As scorching heat grips Balochistan, temperatures are expected to soar up to 48°C. The Education Department raised serious alarms, sending an urgent request to the Chief Minister to extend school holidays until August 12, citing … Read more

KP announces summer vacations for schools

May 22, 2025 by Abid Khan

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Department has announced summer vacations for both public and private educational institutions across the province. According to the notification, in hot regions: primary schools will remain closed from June 1 to August 31 while high and higher secondary schools will observe holidays from June 15 to August 31. Similarly, in … Read more

Punjab announces new school timing for Ramazan

February 25, 2025 by Abid Khan

Sindh government announces school timings for Ramadan

LAHORE: The Punjab Education Department has issued new school timings for Ramazan, which will be enforced across all schools in the province.

According to a notification issued by the Department of Education, the schools will open from Monday to Thursday from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm and classes will end at 12:30 pm on Friday.

The notification states that the double shift school will be run from 8:30 in the morning and the second shift will begin from 01:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

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Balochistan Govt dismisses 114 absent teachers

September 17, 2024 by Abid Khan

QUETTA: The Balochistan Government has launched crackdown against absentee teachers across the province.

Balochistan Education Department has started action against the absent teachers from 2021, under which 114 absent teachers have been dismissed.

The education department said that 998 absent teachers have been issued show cause notices and 429 others have been issued explanation letter while 78 absent teachers of the province have been suspended.

It should be noted that action has been taken against the absent teachers by the education department Baluchistan.

Earlier, Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti had decided to sack 2,000 teachers over prolonged absence and fill vacancies in the education department on contractual basis.

The decision was taken during a meeting of the education department to discuss several issues, including the teachers’ absence, non-functional schools and the shortage of academic staff.

CM Bugti expressed serious concerns over the teachers’ absence and decided to terminate them from service.

CM vows to rid education department of unnecessary interference. He ordered the chief secretary to complete the termination process within two months.

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Over 600 ghost staff found in Sindh Education Department

March 19, 2024March 19, 2024 by Abid Khan

DADU: At least 600 ghost employees have been identified in Sindh Education Department Dadu District.

According to the details, the District Education Officer (DEO) issued a formal list after the Chief Monitoring Officer (CMO) flagged the issue.

The Deputy DEO has initiated inquiries and sought responses from the relevant education officers regarding the absent employees.

The list included the employees from primary, secondary, middle school teaching, and non-teaching staff members.

The DEO in his report revealed that from the period of August 2023 till February 2024 the listed employees were ghost or fugitives

In his report, the DEO disclosed that the workers listed as ghost employees or fugitives were absent from their duties from August 2023 till February 2024.

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KP Govt imposes ban on use of mobile phones in schools

February 26, 2024 by Abid Khan

PESHAWAR: A ban was imposed on the use of mobile phones in schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The Directorate of Education Department has sent a letter to the education officers of all districts in which it has been asked to ban the use of mobile phones during school hours.

According to the Department of Education, the use of mobile phones during school hours hurts the student’s studies, so the use of mobile phones should be banned in the classroom.

The letter further said that the heads of the institution will receive mobile phones from all the staff in the morning.

In the post, it is directed that in case of emergency, the staff should contact the landline or mobile phone of the school head, the staff can use their mobile phone only during free time.

According to the letter, it is necessary to take permission from the heads of the institution to take pictures or videos.

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Sindh Education Dept recruits 319 music teachers

August 11, 2023 by Abid Khan

The recruitment of music teachers has started in schools.
Sardar Shah said music teachers will be appointed across province.
The music teachers have been recruited by IBA Sukkur.

Karachi: Children will now be given music training in government schools of Sindh, Sindh Education Department has recruited 319 music teachers in the province.

The recruitment of music teachers has started in the government schools of 31 districts of Sindh, so far 319 teachers have been recruited.

In this regard, Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Shah says that music teachers will be appointed in schools across the province.

He says that these teachers will give special training in Hamd o Naat and music to the male and female students. The teachers have been recruited by Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Sukkur.

Sindh Education Minister said that among the recruited teachers are prominent musicians of Sindh, all the singers have been recruited in BS 14th grade.

He said that the music teachers will teach the children to play the harmonium, violin, flute, baja, piano, duffle and read music sheet, which will create a positive and encouraging learning environment and also help students prepare for auditions and performances.

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Saeed Ghani Hints To Reschedule Exams In Sindh

January 22, 2021 by Aizbah Khan

Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani has chaired a meeting of the steering committee of the education department in which it’s informed that the course could not be further reduced even if the examinations had to be rescheduled. A meeting of the steering committee of the education department chaired by Saeed Ghani discussed the opening of … Read more

Education department issues promotion policy for intermediate students

September 21, 2020 by Web Desk

Punjab Higher Education Department has issued a promotion policy for intermediate students. According to the details, the Punjab Higher Education Department has decided to give marks to second-year students on the basis of their first-year results. This means that students who fail in the first year will also get an intermediate degree with low marks. … Read more

Legislation enacted to promote students without examinations

August 12, 2020 by Atta Ur Rehman Khan

Legislation has been enacted to promote 800,000 matric and intermediate students of Sindh without examinations. According to details, after the bill to promote students without examinations was passed in the Sindh Assembly by a majority vote, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail signed the bill. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”sindh-lifts-lockdown-schools-marriage-halls-closed-till-sep-15″] After the signature of Governor Sindh, the rules of … Read more

Sindh Education Department cancels registration of 47 schools for defying Gov instructions

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 by Web Desk

Sindh Education Department has on Tuesday cancelled the registration of 47 private schools for violating governmental instructions. As per details, Sindh Education Department today suspended the registration of 20 more private schools that were opened. According to Registrar Rafia Javed, 27 schools canceled yesterday. Registration of 47 schools has been suspended in remote areas. All … Read more

KP govt to offer 200 scholarships for deserving students

December 31, 2019 by Aizbah Khan

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced to offer two hundred scholarships for deserving students of public sector schools of the province. According to provincial Education Department, students of sixth grade or studying in class-VII would be provided financial assistance for five years up to elementary level. The interested candidates can download online application form from … Read more

Dense smog chokes Pakistan’s Punjab province

November 15, 2019 by Arhama Altaf

Punjab Schools Management has announced the closure of all schools for two days in three districts of Punjab as due to dense smog which turns air ‘very unhealthy’. The schools will remain closed on November 15 and November 16, according to a notification issued by the school education department. Lahore is choking once again as … Read more

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