Minister Shafqat Mahmood likens PDM to a broken-down car that needs a push to restart
Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood addressing a press conference in Islamabad. PHOTO: PID
HYDERABAD:
Education, Culture and Heritage Minister Shafqat Mahmood has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government does not intend to roll back the 18th constitutional amendment in entirety rather it only wanted to review its certain provisions.
Talking to the media at the mausoleums of Kalhora and Talpur rulers in Hyderabad on Thursday, the minister stressed that a constitutional amendment could not be made without consensus between the ruling and the opposition parties.
The National University of Modern Languages has decided to give in to the demand of its protesting students and agreed to hold online examinations for the Fall semester. According to a notification issued by NUML s management, exams of the MS and MPhil programmes will be taken on campus while the rest of them will be conducted online. Students who have their exams from February 1 and are facing connectivity issues at home will be allowed to sit for them on the campus and will be provided internet, it read. Related: Resume on-campus classes then take physical exams, NUML students demand The decision was taken after students of the varsity took to the streets protesting agai.
Islamabad : Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood has taken notice of the student protests against in-person exams and asked the Higher Education Commission to check the possibility of online.
Private publishers allowed to develop textbooks in line with Single National Curriculum
January 27, 2021
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: On the direction of the Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood, the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training has issued a letter to all provincial and area governments regarding the Single National Curriculum (SNC) Textbook Policy on Wednesday.
According to the SNC Textbook Policy of the ministry, private publishers are allowed to develop these textbooks aligned with Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) prescribed by the SNC.
In this regard, private publishers require the No-Objection Certificate (NOC) by Provincial/area Textbook Boards to enable the Boards to check any inclusion of anti-Pakistan, anti-religion, or any other hate material.
Peshawar University has decided to hold its fall semester exams online this year, Last week, the varsity said it would be cancelling all on-campus exams for the fall semester after protests by students. A notification was issued on Wednesday to the heads of all departments at the varsity informing them of the development. Students have argued that even though the government has allowed universities to resume on campus teaching from February 1, that doesn t mean it s safe to hold exams. They also argue that after a full semester of online learning, it is only fair for exams to be held online as well. The same day the Lahore police registered cases against 500 students a.