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By Salman Khan | November 14, 2025
Allama Iqbal Open University will launch a three-month Russian language course in November 2025 in Islamabad campus. The program is organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Education of Russia under its Center for International Cooperation initiative. Classes will be conducted face-to-face by a qualified Russian instructor three days per week, with each session lasting…
By Salman Khan | November 14, 2025
The Punjab Education Foundation introduced a Saturday holiday for partner schools, giving students two weekly days off for rest period. PEF also revised academic timings, setting regular hours from 8:45am to 1:30pm and concluding Friday classes early at 12:30pm daily. The updated schedule will remain applicable until April 15, 2026, covering all partner institutions operating…
By Salman Khan | November 12, 2025
The Punjab School Education Department has introduced a revised syllabus for grades one to three, aiming to simplify lessons and strengthen conceptual learning. As per the officials, the new curriculum emphasizes essential learning outcomes while eliminating repetitive and unnecessary topics that previously burdened young students. The updated syllabus seeks to make early education more engaging,…
By Salman Khan | November 16, 2025
What began three decades ago as a modest effort by six friends to open five schools in Karachi’s katchi abadis has become one of Pakistan’s greatest education success stories. Today, The Citizens Foundation (TCF) operates 2,261 purpose-built schools, educating 320,000 students across the country a movement rooted in the belief that no child should be…
By Salman Khan | November 12, 2025
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi announced free higher education for orphan students who have cleared the MDCAT exam. The announcement also included a new internship program for bachelor’s and master’s degree holders, aimed at enhancing practical skills across the province. Speaking at Frontier Women’s College, CM highlighted multiple initiatives designed to support talented…
By Salman Khan | November 11, 2025
The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Lahore now requires all student fee payments to be made exclusively through HBL mobile app. Previously, students could pay fees through multiple banking platforms, providing convenience, flexibility, and faster confirmation. The sudden restriction to a single app has caused significant delays, forcing parents and students to adjust…
By Salman Khan | November 11, 2025
Thousands of teachers across Punjab have expressed frustration over the government’s decision to recover conveyance allowances paid during COVID-19 school closures. The Education Authority Lahore has issued a circular instructing all school heads to collect and deposit the recovered amount without any delay. The notification further warned that disciplinary action would be initiated against school…
By Salman Khan | November 10, 2025
If you are a Pakistani student dreaming of pursuing a PhD in Europe, here is your chance to make it happen. Universidad Pontificia Comillas, one of the top private universities of Spain based in Madrid, is offering fully funded PhD scholarships for 2026. Step-by-Step: How to Apply Comillas School of Economics and Business offers two…
By Salman Khan | November 10, 2025
The five-day training programme for one hundred newly appointed teachers of the Basic Education Community Schools (BECS) in Karachi concluded with a renewed commitment to improving teaching quality and expanding access to education in underserved communities. Organised by the BECS Directorate under the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training in collaboration with the Association…
By Salman Khan | November 8, 2025
The Punjab government has finalized the 2025 winter holidays schedule for all public and private educational institutions across the province. According to the Education Department, schools will close for winter break from December 23, 2025, to January 10, 2026, with regular classes resuming on January 13, 2026. The notification confirms that the holiday schedule will…