Tag: education system
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Cambridge grading system under fire after outrage from Pakistani students
Pakistani students have slammed Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) after results for 2023 examinations came to light. Cambridge exams were disrupted in Pakistan due to riots on May 9 and 12. However, instead of rescheduling the affected papers, Cambridge allegedly opted to allocate average marks.The announcement of the results, on August 10, has stirred frustration among…
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Students accuse Shafqat Mahmood of ‘destroying careers’, demand resignation
After Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood announced on Tuesday that no examinations will take place in the country until June 15 and that O’ and A’ Level exams will now take place in the October-November cycle, students are now demanding Teacher and School Assessed Grades with the hashtags #ShafqatDestroysOurCareer and #ResignShafqatMahmood trending on social…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan breaks silence on Aurat March
Days after it was held, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has broken silence on Aurat March 2020, saying that a “culture clash” was developing in the country due to different education systems and it was most visible in the mixed reactions drawn by women marching on International Women’s Day to demand basic rights. “We will,…