ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The government of Punjab has ordered an inquiry into the publication of offensive content in a sociology textbook, even after the publisher tendered a public apology on Sunday...
The book in question, ‘Sociology of Pakistan’, written by Abdul Hameed Taga and Abdul Aziz Taga, generated quite a controversy after excerpts from a chapter on the Baloch people were circulated on social media...
I HAVE recently read that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has introduced its own syllabus...
Then I read that ‘constitutional development’ has been added to the Punjab syllabus...
THE syllabus followed in Sindh’s schools and colleges is obsolete...
ISLAMABAD: Two months after the commencement of the academic session, the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) has issued a revised syllabus for three subjects...
“Our students will now have to study Punjab Textbook Board’s books, by two private publishers...
The Poha Foundation, a civil society organisation, held the seminar titled ‘Life and achievements of Sher Shah Suri’ at Pashto Academy, University of Peshawar...
They demanded of the authorities to include his achievements in school syllabus so that young generation could know about their past heroes...
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Tuesday constituted a sub-committee which will look into the government’s proposal to include teachings of Quran in schools syllabus...
ISLAMABAD: The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Wednesday rejected the government’s proposal to include teachings of Quran in schools syllabus...
The members found too many lacunas in the books and said they could not be incorporated in the schools syllabus...
ISLAMABAD: The Ittehad-i-Tanzeemat-i-Madaris, an umbrella organisation of five seminary boards, on Wednesday agreed to adopt the syllabus of the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) for matriculation and intermediate...
The joint education adviser from the education ministry, Rafiq Tahir, confirmed that all five religious boards agreed to adopt the FBISE syllabus for matriculation and intermediate...
ISLAMABAD: The National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) in a report has stressed the need for incorporating content on interfaith and intrafaith harmony in the national school curriculum to promote tolerance and coexistence among different communities...
The report, “Understanding the agonies of ethnic Hazaras in Balochistan” was shared with Dawn by NCHR Chairman retired Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan on Friday
RAWALPINDI: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday reiterated that he would not accept the government’s seminary syllabus reforms, saying that the JUI-F would notlet anyone change the religious education system...
Mr Rehman claimed the United States and the Western world were interested in making changes to the syllabus of seminaries while doling out billions of dollars...
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood on Thursday exchanged views on the federal government’s plan to introduce a uniform syllabus designed by the federal education ministry across the country...
During a meeting with Mr Mahmood at CM House, the chief minister said designing of school syllabus was a provincial subject after the passage of the 18th Amendment to the...
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar has taken notice of omitting Islamic content from the curriculum except the subject of Islamic Studies...
The participants had expressed their concerns over omitting Islamic content from books other than Islamic Studies in Punjab’s curriculum...
• Says provinces must prepare well for Dubai Expo to attract investment • Orders one-window facility for businesses in SEZs • Asks officials to ensure stability in cement, steel prices • Arbab discusses with Imran situation in SindhISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday urged the provinces to ensure implementation of uniform national curriculum and finalise their preparations for Dubai Expo, beginning in October, to highlight the...
KARACHI: Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood announced on Thursday that the upcoming examinations at all levels of educational institutions would be held under full syllabus and there would be no more relaxation for students as offered during the Covid-19 pandemic...
He said that the exams, expected to be held in May-June, would be held under the full syllabus and the schedule of exams for Cambridge students would be...
LAHORE: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Shahbaz Gill has said that syllabus of educational institutions must nurture students’ mindset in line with the Islamic code of life and ethics...
Speaking at the convocation of Minhaj University on Sunday, Mr Gill said that misconceptions about Islam needed to be rectified...