Education

The First Lady of Turkiye Emine Erdogan visited the Maarif International School in Islamabad today. The visit highlighted the deep-rooted friendship between the two countries particularly in the field of education. A special ceremony was held at the school to showcase the institution’s contributions to Pakistan’s education sector. The Maarif…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has announced laptops for eleven hundred students participating in Jashan-e-Steam. Addressing a ceremony in this regard in Lahore on Tuesday, she said Punjab’s soil is rich and fertile and a total of 275,000 outstanding students took part in Jashan-e-Steam. She also personally inspected all students…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved the expansion of the Honhaar Scholarship Scheme to include students from other provinces. She gave this approval while addressing a meeting of Higher Education in Lahore today. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister announced an increase in the number of laptops…

The teachers and staff working under the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) staged a demonstration outside the National Press Club, pressing for the reinstatement of tax rebates, grant of education allowances, and improvement in their four-tier service structure. The protest, led by the Joint Education Action Committee (JEAC), brought together…

A training workshop on “Organic Kitchen Gardening” was held here on Tuesday at Allama Iqbal Open University in collaboration with Green Youth Movement Club and the Department of Agricultural Sciences.The workshop was attended by students, university faculty, and staff members who received hands-on training.Professor Dr. Sher Muhammad, Dean of Faculty…

Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) and Daffodil International University (DIU) Dhaka, Bangladesh, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance the cooperation in S&T, higher education and support Palestinian students through the COMSTECH Palestine Fellowship Program The agreement was formalized during a…

Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has urged federal and provincial governments to put joint efforts in order to raise literacy level in the country.     He was addressing a ceremony in connection with the International Day of Education 2025 in Islamabad. Highlighting the aspects of ‘Uraan Pakistan’ initiative for the promotion…

The OxfordAQA School Leaders’ Conference, held in the capital city, brought together a diverse group of educational leaders, policymakers, and academic experts from in and around the city. Leveraging Islamabad’s unique role as a center for decision-making and policy development, the event focused on exploring innovative strategies to advance teaching,…

Oxford University Press (OUP) is thrilled to announce the winners of the 9th Oxford Big Read (OBR), a prestigious global literary competition aimed at instilling a lifelong passion for reading among students. Our National Winners had the opportunity to compete globally with students from other OUP branches in Chile, Colombia,…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has announced to increase Honhaar Scholarship up to fifty thousand in the next fiscal year budget.  She was addressing a Honhaar Scholarship distribution ceremony at Government College Women University in Sialkot today. She also announced to provide laptops to all students securing over sixty five…

Minister for Education and Professional Training, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui says Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan should enhance bilateral ties especially in exchange of technology, education and research. He was talking to a high-powered delegation of Kyrgyzstan, led Minister of Education and Science Ms. Dogdurkul Kendirbaeva in Islamabad today. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui welcomed…

Secretary General of Rabita Alam-e-Islami, Muhammad Bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa has said that various educational scholarships will be introduced for women under the international partnership agreement signed during the opening session of the International Conference on Girls’ Education in Muslim Communities. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad today, he noted…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for collective efforts to develop scalable and sustainable solutions for girls’ education.   Opening the two-day International Conference on Girls’ Education in Muslim Communities: Challenges and Opportunities, in Islamabad today, he emphasized that this cause is worth fighting for, worth committing resources to and worth…

Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Khalid Maqbool Siddiui has emphasized the need to enhance cooperation among the Islamic countries to promote girls’ education. Talking to the media in Islamabad this afternoon, he said the international being held in Pakistan will focus on girls education in the Muslim countries.…

The 28th Annual Parents’ Day was held at Cadet College Sanghar today. The Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Naveed Ashraf, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Upon the arrival of the Chief Guest, a smartly turned-out contingent of cadets presented a salute and the Guard of Honour. Addressing…

Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz has said that Provincial government is taking all possible steps to provide maximum facilities to students. She was addressing an event organized to distribute scholarship cheques to students under the Honahaar Scholarship Program at Bahauddin Zakaria University in Multan, today. The Chief Minister said that…

Punjab government has announced closure of school from Primary level to Higher Secondary schools in Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad and Multan divisions till 17th of this month in wake of intense smog condition. Senior Minister of Punjab Marriyum Aurangzeb speaking at a press conference in Lahore today, said that schools will…

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) will be hosting Pakistan’s first-ever Data Fest-2024 at the Pak China Friendship Centre from October 21-22, 2024, bringing together experts, researchers, and data enthusiasts from diverse fields to explore the critical role of data in shaping policies and driving innovation for a better future.…

British and Middle Eastern educational institutions will establish two hundred and eighty skills centers in Pakistan to help prepare Pakistani work force for jobs worldwide. This was decided during talks between a high-level international delegation with Pakistani education officials in Islamabad. The visiting delegation included representatives from British and Middle…

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has launched the registration process for Honhar Scholarship Program. Under the Program, designed to meet the demands of global job market, annual scholarships will be provided to 30 thousand students across 68 disciplines. Students from 50 public sector universities, 16 medical colleges and 131…

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif have called for recommitting to the national cause of promoting the universal right to education. In his message on occasion International Literacy Day today, President Asif Ali Zardari renewed the commitment of government to make education accessible to all. He…