Tag: Teachers
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Shehzad Roy urges government to reverse sales tax on books
Singer and social activist Shehzad Royal has requested the government to undo the book sales tax it has recently imposed, and restore teacher salary rebates. Taking to his X (formerly Twitter) handle, the singer said that he also requested the Prime Minister and Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal to reinstate the 25 percent tax rebate for…
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Police baton-charges teachers and health workers in Lahore, Bahawalpur
In an attempt to deter protesting government employees, Lahore police subjected them to baton charging. The incident occurred on Thursday while protesters were holding a rally from the PMG chowk to Aiwan-i-Iqbal. There were more than a hundred government employees, both male and female teachers and health workers. As part of the crackdown they were…
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Video of primary teacher wearing dress colored by her class adored by netizens
The internet’s cold heart was won over by a primary teacher who surprised her pupils on their last day by wearing a dress painted by them. Heather Stansberry shared the video on her Instagram in which her students were looking delighted at discovering the dress the teacher was wearing under the coat. She explains in…
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Sindh becomes the first province to introduce teaching license policy
In a historical move, Sindh has become the first province to introduce a teaching license policy for instructors from the public and private sector. Under this policy, two teacher training insitutes will be established under the Sindh Teacher’s Education Development Authority (STEDA) and a board will be set up to oversee teacher trainings as well…
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KP launches AI-based attendance system for schools
Due to an upsurge in complaints about teachers’ absences, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has deployed artificial intelligence (AI)-based video systems in schools to monitor students’ and teachers’ live attendance. According to Zarif-ul-Mani, MD of the Elementary Schools Education Foundation (ESEF), the AI-based attendance system in the foundation schools would uphold the standard of instruction and improve…
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Fact Check: All Confucius Chinese learning centers except NUML are shutting down
Claim: All Confucius Chinese learning centers have shut down in Pakistan in the wake of the University of Karachi bomb blast in which three Chinese nationals were killed. Fact: All Confucius Chinese learning centers except the one in NUML are shutting down as most Chinese educators have gone back to China. Remaining classes for the…
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Federal Govt teachers demand pay raise, promotion
Federal government employees have warned to hold another sit-in in the federal capital if their demands for salary increments and promotions are not met by May 23. They voiced the statement during a rally in front of Parliament House organised by the All-Government Employees Grand Alliance (AGEGA), where a significant number of teachers showed up, responding…
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Federal Directorate of Education bans jeans for male, female teachers
The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) on Monday has ordered female teachers not to wear jeans and tights and barred male teachers from wearing jeans and t-shirts, Dawn reported. All principals have been asked to ensure that their teaching and non-teaching staff (both male and female) have personal hygiene, including regular haircut, beard trimming, nail…
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Teachers should receive vaccine priority: UNICEF
The head of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, has said that teachers should be among those given priority access to the COVID-19 vaccines. “The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on children’s education around the globe. Vaccinating teachers is a critical step towards putting it back on track,” Unicef chief Henrietta Fore said in a statement.…
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Stanford University’s top scientists’ list includes 12 Pakistani teachers
Twelve Pakistani teachers have been included in world’s top two percent scientists list compiled by Stanford University. Nine of them are from Punjab University and three from Government College University, Lahore. US-based Stanford University recently released a list that represents the top 2% of the most-cited scientists in different disciplines. The list consists of around…