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Shafqat Mehmood shares update related to Cambridge exams

Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood on Sunday evening shared some important updates related to the Cambridge Assessment International Education.

April 19, 2021
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Punjab, KP announce reopening of schools from April 19

Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday announced the resumption of classes 9 to 12, days after the provincial governments had closed the educational institutes in districts with a high coronavirus positivity ratio earlier this month.

April 16, 2021
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Schools to remain closed until April 28

On-campus classes for grades from nursery to eighth at all private and government schools in cities affected by Covid-19 will remain suspended until April 28, Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood announced on Tuesday.

April 6, 2021
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Educational institutions in seven cities closes for 2 weeks: Shafqat Mehmood

Educational institutions in seven cities will closes for 2 weeks: Shafqat Mehmood

Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood said on Wednesday that educational institutions in seven cities of Punjab will close down for two weeks from March 15 (Monday) in light of rising Covid-19 cases.

March 10, 2021
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HEC notified VCs to verify their educational institution's degrees

The Higher Education Commission has directed the vice-chancellors and rectors across Pakistan to verify their educational institution's degrees to avoid problems for Pakistanis coming to UAE for work

March 6, 2021
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Schools to start 5-day regular classes from March 1: Shafqat Mehmood

Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood on Thursday announced that all the schools would resume regular 5-day classes from March 1.

February 25, 2021
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Standing Committee to review bill on making Arabic compulsory in schools: Shafqat

The Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood on Tuesday said that the decision to teach the Arabic language in Islamabad schools will be sent for a review to the Standing Committee of…

February 23, 2021
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Ed-Tech will be a core pillar of "Pakistan Education Policy 2021": Shafaqat Mehmood

Ed-Tech will be a core pillar of "Pakistan Education Policy 2021" as the education's future was in technology, said Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood during a meeting on Wednesday.

February 4, 2021
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Primary classes, universities to reopen from Feb 1: Education Minister

Federal Minister for Education and National History and Literary Heritage, Shafqat Mahmood has said on Saturday that primary classes and universities will be reopened from February 1.

January 30, 2021
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IHC disposes of petition against on-campus exams

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday disposed of a petition filed by a student union of a private university against on-campus examinations.

January 27, 2021
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Sindh education board proposes dates for matric, inter examinations

Sindh Education Department's sub-committee met on Tuesday to mull and propose the dates to conduct matriculation and intermediate examinations, sources said.

January 26, 2021
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Educational institutions from grade 9 to 12 reopened from today

Educational institutions in Pakistan, which were shut in December last year to halt the spread of the second coronavirus wave, have reopened for classes nine to 12 from today (Monday) as per standard operating procedures…

January 18, 2021
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Shafqat Mehmood asks that exam board data be digitised for ease of students

Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood has directed the Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) and the National IT Board to digitise exam board data for the ease of students.

January 17, 2021
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Schools to reopen from 18 january stepwise: Shfaqat mehmood

Schools to reopen from 18 january stepwise: Shafqat mehmood

Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood announced on Friday that classes one to eight will resume from Feb 1 instead of Jan 25.

January 15, 2021
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