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\’Investing in early childhood education to cut dropout rate\’

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Prof Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday said the government had earmarked Rs25 billion for imparting elementary education to drop-out children in the country. Addressing the Pakistan Learning Conference 2023, he expressed confidence that investing in early childhood education would lead to a significant reduction in dropout rates and enable children

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HEC withdraws letter on Holi after public outcry

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Thursday withdrew a letter expressing objections to the celebration of the Hindu festival of Holi at a university, Dawn.com reported. The HEC’s statement comes in response to the widespread criticism received nationwide after its executive director, Dr Shaista Sohail, issued a letter taking exception to the celebration of the festival

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Extend learning outside classroom

A.M. Khan   Educationists stress on assigning homework to students in every educational setting. The assignment features merit that’s flexible but time-bound, interesting, challenging, creative and engaging for one who will be doing it. The nature of assigned task, however, remains to be different in sync with physical, mental, psychological or emotional level and understanding

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Exams cancelled in Sindh amid Biparjoy threat

KARACHI: The Sindh government has announced cancelling all examinations from tomorrow (Wednesday) in the wake of the Very Severe Cyclonic System (VSCS) Biparjoy which is expected to make its landfall between Karachi and India’s Gujarat on Thursday.  Issuing a notification in this regard, Karachi’s Assistant Commissioner Abid Qamar Shaikh said: “All examinations, education seminars, summer

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