Tag: student
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12-year-old beats Einstein and Stephen Hawking in IQ test
A 12-year-old British student has surpassed famous scientists Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking in intelligence, scoring more than the two in an IQ test. Devon schoolboy Rory Bidwell achieved the maximum score of 162 on the Cattell III-B test – despite not having prepared for it. Both Einstein and Stephen Hawking are said to have…
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What is Canada’s new visa policy for students?
As per official data, last year Canada issued nearly one million study permits, about three times that of a decade ago, and now they are changing their policy. In response to a housing shortage aggravated by explosive growth in foreign student numbers, Canada has announced a temporary two-year cap on the intake of international students.…
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Peshawar students protest after schoolmate shot dead by robbers
On Thursday, students from Edward College, Peshawar, gathered to protest against the murder of their fellow student who was killed in broad daylight on Wednesday. The 17-year-old student, Hasan Tariq, was on his way home after school in a rickshaw when two robbers stopped him and asked for his phone. Tariq, however, resisted, so they…
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Great-grandmother, 92, goes to school in India
A 92-year-old great-grandmother from India goes to school for the first time in her life. Salima Khan, a resident of Bulandshahr in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, said that there were no schools in her village when she was a girl. 'Khan chachi' learns to read at 92, inspires a village in UP's Bulandshahr…
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A class nine student attempts suicide, jumps off school building in Lahore, severely injured
A 14-year-old student jumped from the third floor of his school building in Lahore on Monday, and received a severe injury to the spinal cord. The student is in class nine and is enrolled in a private school in Township, Lahore. According to details, the student had a fight with an older student in class…
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Corporal punishment allegedly led to the death of a teenage student in Lahore
Lahore Police has filed a first information report (FIR) against several teachers, for allegedly beating a student to death, ARY News has reported. The FIR was registered after the victim’s father, Wajid Hussain, lodged a complaint at Badami Bagh Police Station Lahore. As per the complaint, the 14-year-old Hamza died after being subjected to corporal punishment…
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Student from Swat invents vibrating ‘smart shoes’ for visually impaired
A matric student from Swat has invented “smart shoes” for visually impaired people that warn them with a sound or vibration about any obstacle on their path within a radius of 120 centimeters. The 17-year-old told Arab News he had an interest in repairing and fixing damaged battery-operated toys and this is how he entered…
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Police arrest cleric for allegedly raping teenage student
Police have arrested a seminary teacher accused of raping and torturing a student in Rawalpindi’s Pirwadhai. As per reports, the Pirwadhai police registered a first information report (FIR) against Mufti Shahnawaz Ahmed on the complaint of the victim’s father. He has been booked in another case for resisting arrest. He had gotten pre-arrest interim bail…
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Mufti Aziz-ur-Rehman admits he raped student, claim police
According to Geo News, Mufti Aziz-ur-Rehman has confessed that he raped his student. He was arrested by Lahore Police on Sunday from Mianwali after a video went viral on social media in which Mufti Aziz could be seen sexually assaulting one of his madrassa (seminary) students. According to details shared by police sources, Mufti Aziz…
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Police arrest Khairpur teacher for raping, filming minor students
The Sindh Police have arrested a retired schoolteacher for allegedly raping minor students, many of whom he tutored at a private property in Khairpur. The suspect was caught on Friday evening after escaping arrest earlier. According to details, Sukkur range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Fida Hussain Mastoi said police had raided the suspect’s hometown but…