Govt has not created hurdle in way of PDM protest: Shibli
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Shibli Faraz said the nation can also never forget the Model Town tragedy.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz said the government has not created any hurdle in the way of protest by the PDM in Islamabad today (Tuesday).
In a tweet, the minister said the smooth flow of traffic on the roads of Islamabad is a proof of Imran Khan’s pro-democratic personality. He minister said the nation has not forgotten when the PML-N government had subjected the peaceful PTI protestors to violence.
College Board scraps SAT’s optional essay and subject tests Updated: January 19
Print article Two major stress points in the grueling rituals of college admission testing are vanishing this year: the optional essay-writing section of the SAT and the supplementary exams in various fields known as SAT subject tests. The College Board announced Tuesday it will discontinue those assessments. Citing the coronavirus crisis, officials said the pandemic has “accelerated a process already underway at the College Board to simplify our work and reduce demands on students.” The testing organization, based in New York, also revealed the launch of a process to revise the main SAT, aiming to make the admission test “more flexible” and “streamlined” and enable students to take the exam digitally instead of with pencil and paper.
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