Education

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Cabinet approves release of funds for school textbooks

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet has approved release of funds for the provision of free textbooks to students in government schools. The cabinet at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur also directed the concerned authorities to present a comprehensive plan regarding  quality printing and reuse of textbooks. An in-principle decision was […]

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Honorarium for girls’ community schoolteachers increased

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved a significant increase in the monthly honorarium of teachers serving in Girls’ Community Schools run under the Elementary and Secondary Education Foundation (ESEF). The new rate of Rs36,000 per month—up from the previous Rs21,000—will be effective from April 1, 2025. The raise is the result of special interest

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US cancels visas of over 450 Muslim students

WASHINGTON: The visas of over 450  students from different Muslim countries, including Pakistanis, have been unexpectedly and abruptly canceled by the US government. According to media reports, the students whose visas have been revoked include Pakistanis and students from other Muslim countries studying at American universities. The media reports stated that the visa cancellations were

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SSC annual exams start

PESHAWAR: A meeting held under the chairmanship of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education Faisal Khan Tarakai with heads of all educational boards of the province reviewed the preparations for Secondary School Certificate (Class 9 and 10) annual examinations. The meeting was attended by Secretary Education Masood Ahmad, Special Secretaries Qaiser Alam and

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