Shafqat Mahmood closing institutions

Religious minorities to be taught their own values: Shafqat Mahmood

June 28, 2021 by Web Desk

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

Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood said on Monday that for the first time in the history of the country, religious minorities will be taught values and content from their own religion. In a meeting with British High Commissioner Christian Turner in Islamabad, the federal minister stated that students from Hindu, Sikh, Christian, … Read more

Decision on Schools Reopening on January 4 says Shafqat Mahmood

December 24, 2020 by Web Desk

Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood has said that the decision to reopen schools will be made during a meeting on January 4 2021, Monday. According to the details, while talking to the media, Shafqat Mahmood said that the inter-provincial education minister’s conference scheduled for December 30 (Wednesday) has been postponed and rescheduled for January 4th, … Read more

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

November 18, 2020 by Aizbah Khan

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 pandemic: Schools to not observe winter vacations this year

November 5, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

To avoid the educational loss for students due to Coronavirus pandemic, all provincial ministers on Thursday has decided to not observe Winter vacations this year.

According to sources, Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood, in a virtual meeting agreed that the provinces will decide about the winter vacations.

However, the meeting remained inconclusive over educational calenderer, board examination of class 8th and other issues.

Meanwhile, Punjab’s minister for education announced that winter vacations will not observe in educational institutions this year.

Ministers to decide about schools closure, winter vacations on Nov. 05

November 4, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

Amidst increasing Cornavirus-related deaths and positive cases in the country, the federal government has called a meeting of all provincial education ministers on Thursday, November 5, to discuss the possibility of school closures and winter vacations. According to sources, the Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood will preside over the meeting, while ministers from all the … Read more

No plans for the closure of educational institutions: Shafqat Mahmood

November 4, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood has on Wednesday said no plan is under consideration for the closure of educational institutions across Pakistan amid rising coronavirus cases.

Shafqat Mahmood said in a statement that the country is witnessing another wave of COVID-19 and the health ministry advised to keep a tight eye on the developments.

He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had chaired the session of National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) where the participants reviewed the COVID-19 testing capacity in educational institutions.

He clarified that educational institutions could not be closed in the current situation. The minister said that the country fought the pandemic and produced exemplary results to curb COVID-19 as compared to the other nations.

He termed the establishment of a science lab a step towards setting a standard.

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