Pakistani schools teaching Afghanistani children shutting down amid deportation fear

Schools in Pakistan, which were teaching Afghanistan children, have started to shut down as families go into hiding to avoid deportation before the looming deadline set by Islamabad.

Pakistan: Report shows prevalence of drug supply in Karachi schools, restaurants

A  report received by Sindh Inspector-General of Police, Ghulam Nabi Memon, has shown widespread supply of drugs in schools and restaurants across the port city has been exposed, media reports said.

Pakistani private school imposes ban on students speaking Pashto

Peshawar: A Peshawar-based private school has banned students from speaking Pashto language in their premises.

Pakistan: Over 15,000 more schools needed for 4.7m out-of-school children in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Islamabad: Pakistan's Elementary and Secondary Education (E&SE) Department will require to establish 15,000 additional government schools for the enrolment of a total 4.7 million out-of-school children in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Pakistan: Supreme Court voices concern over not rebuilding earthquake-hit schools

Islamabad: The Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday voiced its concern over not constructing the schools damaged in the 2005 earthquake.

In-person classes partially resumed in Pakistan

Authorities in Pakistan have allowed in-person classes at schools and colleges in some parts of the country in a move to reopen educational centers gradually. Schools in some of the districts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be allowed to open in the first phase.

High COVID-19 positivity rate in Pakistan: Schools to remain closed till June 6 in 12 Sindh districts

Islamabad: The coronavirus positivity ratio remains higher than 5 percent in  12 districts of Sindh which is forcing authorities to keep educational institutes in the region closed till June 6.

Education institutes in Pakistan to remain closed till April 11 in COVID hotspots

Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan announced on Wednesday that all educational institutes located in areas which are reporting high incidence of COVID-19 cases, including the national capital Islamabad, will remain closed till April 11.