‘No chance of school-assessed grades’
Court seeks details about construction of roads, flyovers, from KMC and Sindh govt
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KARACHI:
The counsel for Cambridge ruled out on Thursday the possibility of allowing school-assessed grades to O/A Level students, as he presented his arguments before the Sindh High Court (SHC), in pleas pertaining to Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) exams.
A two-member bench, comprising Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Amjad Ali Sahito, was hearing the pleas filed by students.
Cambridge s counsel also submitted documents containing the details of CAIE examination procedure at the hearing.
Following that, the additional attorney general contended that decisions on similar petitions were pending in the Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar High Courts.
Courts dismiss pleas against physical holding of CAIE exams
IHC, SHC and LHC reject petitioners request to switch to school-assessed grades
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ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/KARACHI:
The high courts on Friday dismissed separate petitions challenging the holding of in-person Cambridge examinations and seeking a switch to school-assessed grades.
Students had filed pleas in the Islamabad High Court, the Sindh High Court, and the Lahore High Court against the Cambridge Assessment International Education s (CAIE) decision and the government s approval to hold physical examinations in the country.
IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah dismissed the petition after hearing arguments from both sides.
The judge offered to send the petitioners request to the National Command and Control Centre (NCOC) on Covid-19.
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood on Sunday evening shared some important updates related to the Cambridge Assessment International Education.Taking.
Primary pupils in hotspots to stay home till Eid as virus deaths soar
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government on Sunday decided that students from grades 1-8 in virus hotspots will remain home until Eid as the country struggled to rein in a surging body count which went as high as 149 the second highest single-day death toll since the pandemic began.
The country also witnessed 6,127 fresh infections, the third time the cases exceeded the 6,000 mark since the outbreak began, according to data retrieved from the National Command and Operation Centre’s (NCOC) website.
The 24 hours leading to Sunday had both the largest increases in cases and deaths of the year. The highest single-day deaths were recorded on June 20, which were 153. June 20 was also the peak of the first wave and saw over 6,800 cases.