A five-day National Conference on "Single National Curriculum" organized by the National Curriculum Council concluded at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) in Islamabad on Friday.
Shafqat Mahmood down with COVID
Islamabad
May 26, 2021
Islamabad:Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood was diagnosed with coronavirus on Tuesday, a week after getting the first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine. He broke the news in a tweet.
“I have tested positive for coronavirus,” he wrote on his official Twitter account. The minister, however, said he felt fine with mild symptoms of coronavirus and Inshallah (Allah’s willing) would get well soon.
He had got himself vaccinated against coronavirus at the Federal Government Polyclinic hospital in Islamabad on March 18. The news of Shafqat Mahmood contracting coronavirus came a day after he presided over a meeting of provincial and regional education ministers on school exams and other academic issues during the current pandemic times. President Dr Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Imran Khan, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak and many other government and state representatives have so far tested positi
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Matric, Inter exams to be held after June 20
Lahore
May 25, 2021
LAHORE:Inter-provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) in its meeting held on Monday decided that Secondary School Certificate (Matriculation) and Intermediate Annual Examinations 2021 across the country will be held after June 20.
The meeting chaired by Federal Minister Education & Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood and attended by provincial education ministers and administrative officers through a video link further decided that exam boards in the respective provinces would finalise the exam dates.
It was also decided to curtail annual summer vacation this year in the wake of frequent and prolonged closure of education institutions because of Covid-19 situation. The meeting also stressed the need of prioritising vaccination of exam staff by the provinces. Meanwhile, the Punjab government assured that a dedicated vaccination centre for teachers would soon be set up in the province. School Education M
Daily Times
May 21, 2021
Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood has said the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has allowed holding of professional exams. In a tweet on Thursday, Shafqat Mehmood said, “Please apply to the Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Islamabad with details of exam centres, number of students and SOPs to be followed.” He further said that if all arrangements are satisfactory, permission will be given promptly.
A day earlier, NCOC allowed the reopening of schools in districts where the Covid-19 positivity ratio is less than 5 percent. The NCOC decided all SSC and HSSC exams will be held after June 20, while professional and non-professional exams would take place on a case-to-case basis depending on recommendations from the Ministry of Education.