KANDAHAR – The Taliban has enforced a strict ban on smartphones in all schools and religious institutions across Kandahar, affecting students, teachers, and administrative staff. The move aims to ensure discipline and align with Islamic teachings. The Education Department in Kandahar issued the directive, saying the ban is meant to improve students’ focus and protect […]
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Scholarships: Great news for teachers
KARACHI: According to media reports, the Sindh government has decided to provide scholarships to public sector teachers who wish to enhance their education. The scholarships would be offered at the Institute of Business Management (IOBM), according to a statement released by the Sindh Education Department. Bachelors of Education (BEd), BEd Honors, Masters of Business Administration […]
Punjab: Teachers are prohibited to use YouTube
The School Education Department (SED) of Punjab has decided that teachers are not allowed to use YouTube. SED received complaints that some teachers are running YouTube channels. The department has ordered relevant authorities to watch these teachers’ activities and SED is also creating a list of teachers who are running YouTube channels. An official said […]
Teachers demand education allowance
ISLAMABAD: Teachers of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) colleges have demanded provision of 150 percent Education Allowance at par with executive allowance which was recently approved in principle by the federal cabinet for the officers of Ministries/Divisions. According to an official source, the Federal Secretariat employees are already getting a 20 percent special allowance which was […]
Teachers demand higher time scale
ISLAMABAD: Teachers working in educational institutions under the Federal Directorate of Education have demanded a higher time scale. According to an official source, over 82 male and female teachers including Professors, Associate Professors, and Assistant Professors working in 32 colleges under FDE have demanded to upgrade their position through time scale from BPS-18 to BPS-19, […]
FDE issues directions for staff, teachers, students affected with Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has issued the directions regarding home isolation and discharge during COVID-19 in compliance with the guidelines issued by the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation, and Coordination. As per the details of guidelines, the sources told APP that people with COVID-19 should isolate for 5 days if they […]
On duty teachers demand “Earned Leave”
ISLAMABAD: The college teachers who are on duty during summer vacation and teaching BS and Associate Degree Program (ADP) classes have demanded 48 days earned leave in the pattern of other civil servants. Professor Farhan Azam, senior vice president of the Federal Government College Teachers Association (FGCTA) said, educational institutions are called Vacation departments. The […]
Parents, students protest against govt’s decision to end free transportation
RANA TOWN/SHIEKUPURA: On Monday morning, parents and young students of Punjab Workers Welfare School staged a protest demonstration by setting up roadblocks against the government’s decision to end free transportation for the students. “We will not bow before the authorities. It’s our right and we will take it,” one of the protesters told Daily Times. […]
Sindh University to withhold salaries of employees who fail to get vaccination against Covid-19
The management of the University of Sindh has decided to withhold the salaries of those varsity employees who will not get inoculated against the deadly coronavirus as per guidelines of the government prior to the set deadline. According to details, the management after receiving directives from the Chief Minister Sindh regarding vaccination for all the […]
GB govt to recruit teachers, doctors, nurses and technical staff
Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid while addressing a function on distribution of trophy hunting checks among conservation committees said that the trophy hunting program in Gilgit-Baltistan has been very successful in which the role of local conservation committees and the institution is commendable. He added, “The local community demonstrated its responsibility to protect wildlife by […]