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 KU announces the decision on admission to associated study programs Karachi University gives intermediate students access to associate study (AD) programs at university-affiliated universities. This was decided by Wednesday's meeting with the temporary clerk of the university, prof. Maqsood Ansari, on a chair. The decision will take effect immediately and will only apply to students who have passed the 2021 entrance exams. Access to AD programs in the arts, sciences and arts at affiliated universities will begin on April 11, and the new section will begin on April 20. This is the second batch of AD programs. Last year, Karachi University hosted the first batch of AD programs with intermediate students receiving coronavirus promotion policies. In addition, the meeting decided to hold an annual exam in the first batch of AD programs in July this year, while the annual exams in the last batch of BA, BSc and B.Com and additional exams from students from previous series begin. on May 2...

 The authorities has curtailed all of the powers of the newly-reinstated (HEC) Chairman, Dr. Tariq Javed Banuri. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) had reinstated Dr. Banuri on 18 January, ten months after the government had discharged him below a presidential ordinance and the alteration of the HEC’s rules and rules. Contradictory to the court’s order, the federal Secretary for Education and Professional Training, Naheed Durrani, presented a decision on Monday to delegate Dr. Banuri’s powers as Chairman to the HEC’s Executive Director (ED). The move was supported by a majority of the contributors of the HEC’s Board of Governors, including Engr. Farooq Bazai, Prof. Dr. Javed Iqbal, Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman, Dr. Arif Nazir Butt, Secretary Abdul Saboor Kakar, Prof. Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhary, Dr. Akram Shaikh, Dr. Nadra Panjwani, Dr. Shaista Sohail, and Dr. Naved Malik. The resolution allowed the incumbent Executive Director to stay in power till the election of the brand new Chairman...

 The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed the University of Health Sciences “The technicality introduced in the gadget is [al]although a coverage count number, but it offends fundamental rights of 27 applicants below Article 37(c) study with Article 25 of the Constitution by using developing a class within a class,” Justice Shahid Jamil Khan dominated in his verdict. The directive came on petitions filed by using Fatima Nadeem and other college students. They had contended that the united statesturned into no longer unique their requests to encompass stepped forward marks obtained within the unique examination while making ready final benefit for admission to the MBBS/BDS consultation 2021-22. The petitioners maintained that they filed their on line packages based at the Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) authentic consequences. However, the net device did now not permit them to substitute authentic marks with advanced marks, the cut-off date for which changed into 6 Februa...

 The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to seal all public and private educational institutes  Taking to Twitter, KP’s Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education, Shahram Khan Tarakai, penned that the provincial government has decided against closing educational institutions despite the surging COVID-19. The academic process will continue uninterrupted. All schools and colleges are required to ensure the Coronavirus vaccination of students aged 12 years and above at the earliest. In this regard, the provincial Education Department in assistance with the Health Department will also launch a special COVID-19 vaccination campaign for the vaccination of students in both public and private schools and colleges in the province. The special vaccination campaign will start from 1 February 2022 and continue till 15 February 2022. All public and private educational institutes failing to vaccinate 99% of their students during the campaign will be shut down from 16 Februa...

 NCOC Announces to Close Schools for a Week very soon The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) has decided to close down educational institutions for one week that have reported a high COVID-19 positivity rate,  Dawn  has reported. The NCOC said that the provincial administrations will decide on schools closure after consultation with district health, education authorities, and school administrations. “Covid testing in education institutes was carried out in major Omicron-hit cities to ascertain disease spread among students and ensure accurate disease mapping,” the forum said. “Data suggests a strong correlation between vaccination levels and infection rate in various cities.” The notification added that aggressive testing will be carried out for the next two weeks in education institutions across the country, especially in high-risk cities. “The federating units will carry out special vaccination drives in schools to ensure 100% vaccination of students over 12 y...

 The Govt Sindh Announces Decision on School Closure   The Sindh government on Thursday issued a new set of rules for educational institutions in light of the National Command and Operation Center’s (NCOC) guidelines. On Wednesday, the NCOC had spelled out new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for schools across the country amid a rising number of COVID-19 cases. Today, the Sindh Education Department issued a notification for implementation of the rules set by the NCOC. “In pursuance of the decision of the NCOC meeting held on 19.01.2022, and with approval of the competent authority, keeping in view the current rapid spread of COVID-19, the following decisions have been made for strict compliance throughout the province in all public, private and allied institutions of Sindh under the administration of this department,” the notification read. The government has decided to keep schools open following the directions of the NCOC. It directed schools to conduct classes at a 50 ...

 The Govt Sindh Private Schools & Colleges in Sindh Decide to Go Against NCOC’s Decision A large number of private schools, colleges, and universities in Sindh have once again adopted the online mode of education as the Omicron variant continues to spread across the country Students, parents, and teachers alike have lauded the proactive decision of the institutes, stating that online education is the only solution to ensure an uninterrupted academic process and prevent students from contracting the rapidly spreading Omicron variant of the Coronavirus. Speaking in this regard, Chief of Universities’ Charter Inspection and Evaluation Committee, Dr. Tariq Rafi, recalled that the Sindh government was the most proactive provincial government during the previous waves of COVID-19 in the country. However, during the ongoing fifth wave of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Sindh government has failed to introduce any robust measures for the safety of students, Dr. Rafi lamented. On the othe...

 Govt Punjab Announces Decision on School Closure   The Punjab government has announced that all public and private primary schools in Lahore will operate at 50 percent capacity from Thursday, 20 January. Taking to Twitter, provincial Education Minister, Murad Raas said that “classes in all public and private schools up to grade six will be staggered (50 percent students each day) starting tomorrow 20 January till 31 January.” “Classes 7 through 12 will remain on the previous schedule,” he added. The minister also requested students to follow COVID SOPs. The decision is in line with the coronavirus guidelines and SOPs issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) earlier in the day. In its statement, the NCOC said that the classes for children under 12 years will continue on a staggered basis in cities and districts where the positivity rate is above 10 percent. Further, classes will continue as scheduled for fully-vaccinated students above 12 years of age. In the...

 The NCOC Issues Clarification on Rumors of Schools Closure   The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) issued a warning to Twitter users on Tuesday, refuting bogus claims that primary schools “will remain closed until next order.” The anti-pandemic watchdog posted a snapshot of the fake alert in a tweet and explained that “a fake news regarding [the] closure of primary schools is circulating via a fake Twitter account. Action against this account has been initiated through [the] FIA cybercrime wing”. This comes a day after the NCOC decided to take the final decision about education institutions only on the basis of data of positive cases of various institutions for which massive testing in educational institutions is being carried out. Meanwhile, the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) warned on Monday that the next two to three weeks could be critical for the country due to the worsening COVID-19 scenario in the country. The PMA encouraged the government to act promptl...

 Govt to Close Schools for Students of a Specific Age Group  As the Coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country, the Federal Government is considering suspending the on-campus educational process for children aged less than 12 years, Federal Health Secretary, Dr. Nausheen Hamid, has revealed. These remarks from the Health Secretary come a day after the Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) held on Monday to discuss the closure of educational institutes ended without any decision. Speaking during a TV show earlier today, Dr. Nausheen said that this proposal is being considered because the students aged above 12 years are required to get vaccinated against the Coronavirus and they can continue the on-campus academic process while strictly adhering to the SOPs. On the other hand, since students aged less than 12 years are not required to get vaccinated against the Coronavirus, they are more vulnerable to contracting the viral infection. Therefore, the ...

 The Govt Punjab Bans Unvaccinated Students From Schools The Government of Punjab has decided to ban unvaccinated students who are old enough to be vaccinated from entering schools to contain the growth rate of COVID-19 infections in educational institutions, as announced by the provincial minister for education, Murad Raas. He spoke at a press conference in Lahore on Monday and opposed the closure of schools, reasoning that students have already faced massive academic losses on account of the pandemic. Minister Raas added that the authorities will take action accordingly if the situation gets out of control. He also declared that in-person classes for students of up to 12 years of age will be allowed with 50 percent attendance as they have not been vaccinated yet. The government has intensified the vaccination campaign and 100 percent of public school teachers had been vaccinated against the coronavirus, he highlighted. Furthermore, vaccinated students in Matric and Intermediate w...

 The Govt Punjab Issues New Dress Code For School Children The Punjab government has imposed a new dress code for male and female students in both public and private schools in the province. The dress code will come into effect immediately. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Punjab Education Minister, Dr. Murad Raas, revealed that boys will now be required to wear caps while girls will be needed to wear a headscarf. Dr. Murad Raas also issued stern instructions to all public and private schools to ensure compliance with the recently enacted directives. In case of violation, legal action will be taken against the administration of the respective public or private school, warned Dr. Murad Raas. Besides, the Minister said that for the first time the Holy Quran is being taught at both public and private educational institutes in the province. Students from classes 1 to 5 are being taught  Naazra (Quran reading) while students from classes 6 to 12 are being taught  Tafse...

 The Govt Punjab :Murad Raas Hints at the Possible Outcome of Tomorrow’s Meeting on Schools Closure The Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) held earlier today to mull over the closure of educational institutes amid the resurging Coronavirus in the country has ended without a consensus on the issue. Following the meeting, Punjab Education Minister, Dr. Murad Raas, addressed a press conference and hinted that educational institutes would not be closed. He said that the students have already suffered a lot of academic loss in the last two years on account of the closure of institutes. The Minister said that the academic process should continue uninterrupted and students must ensure the wearing of facemasks on the premises of institutes and during their commute. He also added that federal and all provincial governments must ensure the COVID-19 vaccination of all students above aged 12 years to avoid the outbreak of Coronavirus in educational institutes. Meanwhile, t...

 Karachi Board Responds to Rumors of First-Year Exam Results, In Sindh       Rejecting the news circulating on social media of its result announcement, the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has made it clear that it has not released, as yet, any results of the first-year (Science) Pre-Engineering group examination 2021. In a statement made through its Twitter account, BIEK said, “The BIEK has nothing to do with this fake news circulating on social media.”   BIEK revealed that the news regarding the results of intermediate examinations for the year 2021 will be announced on its official website and Facebook page.

 Here’s the Real Reason Why Emergency Meeting on School Closure Was Canceled Overall Pakistan The Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) was set to meet on Thursday to mull over the closure of educational institutes amid the rising number of Coronavirus cases. The IPEMC was postponed till next week just hours before it was originally scheduled to meet. The reasons behind the delay were not specified initially. However, it has now come to light that the Federal Education Minister, Shafqat Mahmood, had tested positive earlier on Thursday which resulted in the postponement of the emergency meeting. The Minister broke the news on Twitter. He penned that he has tested positive for Coronavirus and is experiencing mild symptoms, adding that some rest will help him to overcome the viral infection soon. He also urged the public to continue observing precautionary measures such as facemask wearing, sanitizing hands, and maintaining social distance as the Omicron variant is s...

 The Govt Punjab Education Minister Announces Personal Decision on School Closure   As the fifth wave fueled by the Omicron variant intensifies across the country, the calls from students and parents for shutting down educational institutes are increasing in parallel. All eyes were fixed on the Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) that was set to meet earlier today to decide the closure of schools, colleges, and universities in view of the increasing COVID-19 cases. However, the IPEMC was postponed till next week just hours before it was originally scheduled to meet. The reasons behind the delay have not been specified by the Federal Education Minister, Shafqat Mahmood. Addressing parents and students who have been inquiring regarding the closure of schools and colleges, Punjab Education Minister, Dr. Murad Raas, took to Twitter and questioned why should educational institutes be the first ones to be closed. He penned that all other activities, especially so...

 Shafqat Mahmood Calls Off Emergency Meeting on School Closure in Pakistan An important Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) that was scheduled for today (Thursday) has been delayed for unspecified reasons. On Wednesday, the Federal Ministry of Education had called for an urgent meeting to review the COVID-19 situation in educational institutions across the country. As per media reports, important decisions regarding the closure of schools were to be taken during the meeting that was supposed to commence at 11:00 AM. However, it has now been delayed by a week, as announced by the Ministry for Federal Education and Professional Training, Shafqat Mahmood. The other issues on the agenda of the meeting were: Interprovincial consultation for timely provision of quality textbooks in the academic year 2022. Interprovincial coordination for the timely provision of NOCs for textbooks. Any other agendas, with the permission of the Chair. In other news, the fifth wave of CO...