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Education Ministers Will Meet To Discuss The Covid-19 Situation Today

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Today, Education Ministers Will Meet To Discuss The Covid-19 Situation

Islamabad: The Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) will be held today (Wednesday) to discuss the COVID-19 situation in schools after the resumption of in-person learning in Islamabad and Punjab on Monday.

Shafqat Mahmood, the Federal Minister of Education and Vocational Training, will preside over the meeting.

The participants will address the commencement of the new academic year, reopening of schools in light of the current COVID-19 outbreak, and vaccination of schoolteachers and other staff members, according to the federal education ministry. Actions to improve inclusive and responsive education performance, as well as funding, collaboration, and reporting, will be discussed.

Last week, the government decided not to extend school summer vacation and said all schools would reopen on August 2. It was decided that the examinations for the grade 9 and 10 would be held as per schedule.

Meanwhile, in Sindh, all exams were suspended after the lockdown was imposed in the province on July 31. The education department will now announce new dates after the restrictions are lifted.

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Shafqat Mehmood criticizes Saad Rafique, Ahsan Iqbal over ‘cheap’ exam politics

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Federal Minister of Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood condemned the PML-N and said that the party is “playing politics with students to gain cheap popularity.” Taking to Twitter, the minister disparaged PML-N leaders Ahsan Iqbal and Saad Rafique and said that they know that exams have already taken place in Balochistan and Sindh, therefore, … Read more

Shafqat Mahmood memes light up the Twitter once again

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Shafqat Mahmood

Shafqat Mahmood memes have struck Twitter once again after the Federal Education Minister announced on Tuesday that decisions regarding exams will not be changed. Hundreds of unhappy students across the country took to Twitter to post memes and opposed the decisions by the National Command and Operations Centre’s (NCOC) meeting that was held today regarding … Read more

Decisions regarding exams will not be changed: Shafqat Mahmood

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Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood tested positive for COVID-19

Federal Minister Education, professional training, National Heritage and culture Shafqat Mahmood on Tuesday clarified the decisions regarding exams are final. According to the details, the Minister took to Twitter after his press conference and advised students to start preparing and working hard as the decision will not be changed. The Minister said that all the … Read more

Schools closure extended till Eid-ul-Fitr in Punjab due to COVID-19

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Schools

Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas on Tuesday announced that schools will remain closed till Eid-ul-Fitr in Punjab due to the significant rise in coronavirus infections. According to the details, the minister took to Twitter and said that teaching process for Classes 1-8 in all private and public schools will remain suspended until Eid in Lahore, … Read more

Schools in COVID-19 hotspots across Pakistan to remain closed till April 28

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Schools

Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood on Tuesday announced that physical classes for students till grade 8, in the coronavirus hotspots will remain suspended till April 28. According to the details, Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood after the session of the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) over the schools closure and exams matter held a … Read more

Schools across Pakistan to reopen as planned

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O, A, AS level Shafqat Mahmood

Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood on Friday announced that schools across the country will be reopened from January 18th (Monday) as planned. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the Federal Minister said that classes 9, 10 and 11 will open from January 18. However, classes 1 to 8 will open on February 1 rather than … Read more

Institutions Reopening: Shafqat Mahmood surprised over students’ negative reactions

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As Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood started trending on Twitter after his announcement about educational institutions’ reopening, students seem disappointed that they did not have such expectations from their Education Minister whom they have appreciated since the closure of educational institutions.

Following the negative reactions by students, Shafqat Mahmood expressed his surprise on twitter saying, “Everyone should welcome the opportunity to study and be among friends”.

“It surprises me when I see the negative reaction of some students to school/college/Universities reopening. Education is a gateway to the future. Also Education years are also the best time of ones life. Everyone should welcome the opportunity to study and be among friends,” his tweet read.

There are various trends in this regard on social networking site Twitter, while his name is the top trend and most of the users are also expressing their displeasure in the form of memes, which suggests that students may Unhappy with the decision.

Take a look:

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#DelayAllProffsUHS: Medical students demand delay of proff. exams

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#DelayAllProffsUHS started trending on Twitter today, as students took to social media to demand the University of Health Sciences (UHS) postpone all scheduled examinations following the virus outbreak in the country.

The government has on Monday announced reopening schools, colleges and other educational institutions in a phased manner.

Pakistani Twitterati called out on the university to postpone the examinations in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Health Dr Faisal Sultan tweeted that the government would discuss medical colleges’ examinations in an important meeting tomorrow.

One person said that it wasn’t possible for students to study in the current pandemic environment, raising alarm at the lack of SOPs being followed in hostels.

“Are medical students not humans?” asked another person.

Another user raised voice against conducting physical exams when lectures had been delivered online to curb the spread of the virus.

One person tweeted: “Medical students’ lives matter too.”

Universities Across Pakistan To Reopen From Feb. 1

Earlier in a day, the education ministers’ conference has decided to reopen universities across the country on February 1st 2021.

The education ministers held an important meeting today to make a final decision regarding the reopening of educational institutions.

The federal government announced to reopen all educational institutions for grade 9 to 12 from 11 January. While grade 1 to grade 8 classes will resume from January 20.

Schools And Colleges Across Pakistan To Reopen From Jan. 18

Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood announced that schools and colleges will reopen in Pakistan from January 18.

announced that in the first phase, classes 9 to 12 would be allowed to resume from January 18.

In the second phase, the minister said, primary to class 8 will resume on January 25.

The minister said that universities and other higher education institutions will reopen from February 1 in the third and last phase.

The minister announced that board exams have been postponed till May and June as students did not have enough time to prepare for their exams.

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