All Departments Closed from July 17 to 21,2015 due to EID ul Fitar
Islamabad (Online) Interior Minister approved the Vacations for Eid ul Fitar from July 17,2015 to ….
Education Department decided established a separate Directorate for South Punjab
Lahore (Online) Government of the Punjab decided to divide the education department in tow parts. For Districts in South Punjab a Separate Education Directorate will be established in…
Govt. receive huge amount on name of Processing Fee in Matric and Inter Exam
Rawalpindi (Online) Without any purpose Punjab Government RecieveRs.195 from 40,00,000. Rawalpindi Board give Rs.70000000 to Punjab Government after Collecting from Poor…
Grade V & VIII Powers shifted to EDO’s
Rawalpindi (Online) Punjab Examination Commission demolished the Centralized system of PEC Exam for Grade V & VIIII. Now…
Repatriation of 553 DTE’s of 12 Districts in Punjab
Lahore (Online) Repatriation of 553 DTE’s of 12 Districts as per orders by the honorable Lahore High Court dated 25 March 2015. Now they will relieve the schools as DTE’s and there service handed over to…
SUMMER VACATION STARTS FROM MAY 31 2015 TO AUGUST 14 2015 IN PUNJAB PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Lahore (Online) Government of the Punjab issued the circular for Summer Vacations 2015. all Public and Private schools will be closed from May 31,2015. These School will be open on August 15,2015. During the Summer vacations all Heads and Class-IV…
SUMMER CAMP IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS WITH CONSENT OF PARENTS
Lahore (Online) Summer Camp 2015 now again launch with consent of Parents in all public and private Schools. If any school want to arrange the Summer camp 2015 , than the administrator of relevant schools….
Higher education: College teachers warn of protest against university
FAISALABAD: Teachers at the Government Girls College for Women, Madina Town, announced on Thursday they would launch a protest against upgrading the college to a women’s university. They alleged that the acting vice chancellor, Prof Zakir Hussain, also the Government College University VC, had had told them “to find new jobs” way before their deputation period ended. An action committee formed by the Professors and Lecturers Association to protest the upgrade held a meeting in this regard on Thursday. The committee includes Prof Rakhshanda Shahnaz, Prof Robina Zaka, Prof Mah Anjum, Prof Tehmina, Prof Aasia Imtiaz and Prof Ateeqa Nisa. Talking to The Express Tribune, Prof Shahnaz said that the committee members had devised a strategy. She said after the college was upgraded to a university in January, Dr Hussain had told the college teachers that they had been put on deputation for one year. However, she said, three months later, some teachers were being asked to leave. She said Dr Hussain had issued a statement on Monday asking the teachers to find new jobs as soon as possible. “This is not fair …we have decided to protest,” she said. She also said that the VC had earlier assured the college teachers and staff that they would be accommodated at the women’s university. After the university was set up, she alleged, Dr Hussain backed out of his promise. She said the teachers were not opposed to upgrading of the college per se, but were not happy with the way the administration was dealing with them. She said the administration of the university appeared determined to “kick the teachers out to hire teachers of their choice”. She said the upgrading of the college could thus deprive a large number of teachers of their jobs. She said most teachers had served the college “all their lives”. She said after a few days of deliberation, the teachers had decided to ask the VC for more time. If their requests were ignored, they would launch a province-wide protest. The university spokesmen told The Express Tribune that Dr Hussain’s statement was a reminder to the teachers. He said similar statements were planned to be issued later during their deputation as well. He said some of the teachers had not been cooperative and had been threatening violence. He alleged that some teachers were also provoking students against the administration. Later talking to The Express Tribune, Prof Hussain said that the Women’s University administration was not against the teachers or staff. He said competent and eligible teachers would be accommodated in the university. “However, teachers sabotaging the peaceful atmosphere of the university …would definitely be kicked out,” he added. Published in The Express Tribune, April 5th, 2013.
Court moved against transfer of education officers MANSEHRA: A local court was moved Monday against the transfer of district education officers. Mohammad Asghar on behalf of local people filed an application with the Senior Civil Judge of Mansehra seeking the cancellation of the transfer order of two officers of BPS 19 issued by the Elementary and Secondary Education Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa a few days ago.The Education Department had ordered Sahibzada Hameed Mehmood to relinquish his responsibilities as district education officer Torghar and report to Directorate of Elementary and Secondary Education. It asked Mohammad Farid Khan to assume the charge as district education officer Torghar with immediate effect.The complainant told reporters that these orders were not only a breach of Election Commission order but also an attempt by provincial Minister Namroz Khan to appoint his men against the 83 vacant posts in the Education Department through the newly posted education officer.Asghar said that people of the area have sought the court help to stop transfer of the officer concerned.He said that Mehmood had finalised a merit lists after tests and interviews of candidates, but the local lawmaker wanted to get his men appointed and when the officer didn’t accept his demand he got him transferred.
Pakistan spends half as much as India does on education and ranks better only to Bhutan in South Asia in the field of education.These were the findings of the Global Monitoring Report, launched by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), Idaara-e-Taleem o’ Aagahi (ITA) and the Education and Literacy Department, Government of Sindh, on Tuesday, in the presence of government officials and notables from the civil society.“Female literacy rate in Pakistan is 61 percent when compared to 79 percent for males. By the year 2015 the figure is expected to grow to 72 percent for females and 82 percent for males,” shared Kazi Ayaz Maheshar, provincial coordinator Unesco.According to a draft of the Sindh Compulsory Education Act, which is to be debated in the assembly in a few weeks; education will be free for ages five to 16, private schools have to enroll 10 percent underprivileged students and no child is to be expelled before he completes the prescribed years of education at a school, shared Anwar Ahmed Zai, Chairman Board of Intermediate, Karachi.Bella Jameel of ITA highlighted the importance of developing the youth with skills and urged the government to invest in this sector.She said this was necessary because there were only 25,000 secondary schools in Pakistan compared to over 150,000 primary schools. “Most students cannot complete secondary school due to this disparity.” Moreover 50 per cent students graduate grade 5 without literacy and numeracy competency of grade 2 standard.“There is a shortage of skilled workforce in the country. And in class eight a child should be given the option to opt for vocational training so that when he graduates he has the means to earn a living,” said Bella Jameel.Nazar Ali, Director Operations at Technical Educational Vocational Training Authority (Tevta), lamented the lack of career counseling for students. “Parents no longer want their children to learn welding or carpentry. They want their children to become engineers, regardless of the interest and capability of the child.”It was mentioned during the event that the government, corporate sector and civil society should partner for the betterment of education in Pakistan.In this regard, Mariam Mamsa from Unilever talked in detail about the multinational’s project “Guddi Baji” under which women were provided with Tevta certified beautician courses and made brand ambassadors for Unilever, as a result they added Rs 9,000 to their income every month. The project is set to launch in Sindh.Speaking on the occasion, Pir Mazharul Haq, Minister for Education and Literacy, recalled the time in 1958 when he was still in a government school in Hyderabad. “I opted for technical training in grade nine. But when I returned after becoming education minister I was surprised to find the technical wing of the school closed, even though the teachers were getting paid,” he said, adding that he immediately issued a directive for its reopening. The News