Here are some of the stories we will be following today (Wednesday): PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the main aim of PDM should be to give the government a tough time instead of hosting dinners. All the parties should work on an action plan, he said. Pakistan Stock Exchange s 100-index went up by 48,000 points for the first time in four years on Tuesday.Pakistan has launched the first locally-produced coronavirus vaccine PakVac. In the first phase, 120,000 doses were produced. Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood will lead a meeting of provincial ministers to decide on exams and the reopening of schools. The prices of chicken and eggs have reached their high.
Saeed Ghani issues statement regarding matric, inter exams in Sindh
Jun 2, 2021
KARACHI: Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani said Wednesday that the provincial education ministry fully agreed with the decisions made in Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) with Shafqat Mahmood in the chair.
In a statement, Saeed Ghani endorsed the decisions taken regarding exams in today’s meeting but at the same time, the minister announced that Sindh would issue its own schedule apart from the dates issued by the federal education ministry.
“Sindh education ministry will issue a new schedule for the exams of classes 9, 10, 11, 12 in upcoming days,” the minister announced.
Intermediate students in Sialkot have demanded exams be delayed. Protests surged after Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood allowed exams to take place. Students gathered at Clock Tower and Allama Iqbal Chowk. “Our request is just that the exams be delayed so we get more time to study,” said a student, “or they get cancelled altogether.” The protesters complained that due to COVID-19 classes were not taking place on campus. “We went to college only for a month this year,” said a student, “take an exam based on just a few chapters then.” The education ministry has decided to hold intermediate and matric exams in the third week of June. On April 27, Pakistan cancelled O .