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Punjab govt. to cancel the land acquisition to Namal University

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The Punjab govt has decided to cancel the land acquisition of 6500 kanal to Namal College in Mianwali. The chief Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Attaullah Tarar announced the decision on Tuesday.

He stated while addressing a press conference at 96-H Mannequin City that the former Prime Minister Imran Khan had acquired the shamlaat land in Mianwali forcefully and had not paid the charges to the locals, therefor govt has decided to cancel the acquisition of 6500 Kanals land to Namal Knowledge City. He also explained that Imran Khan misused his powers for attaining the land and wanted to use it for personal purposes.

Ataullah Tarar further said that since Imran Khan belongs to Minawali, he acquired this land for his personal use and the revenue that he attained from it has not been mentioned or registered anywhere.

Along with that, the chief PML-N stated that the former prime minister in the 90s acquired 8000 Kanal land for Shaukat Khanum Hospital from the then chief minister of Punjab, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. Moreover, he claimed that Imran Khan also applied for personal residence at Lahore Development Authority (LDA). According to Mr. Tarar, he submitted an application in the 80s asking the Director General LDA for a plot because he did not have a private residence in the country.

Tarar also answered certain questions about the current government’s position and its actions against the previous government. Answering a question, he stated that PML-N has submitted an application against former chief minister Sardar Usman Buzdar’s assets to Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE). Along with that, talking about Hamza Shehbaz, he said that he is the chief minister and will continue to serve.

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Punjab govt. announces security alert for schools

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A security alert has been issued by the Punjab government for all the private and public schools in the A and A Plus category in Punjab.

There are almost 16000 schools in the A and A plus categories in the province that have been directed to take specific security measures. Out of these schools, the ones that have more than 1500 students been particularly asked to take strict security measures. All others have also been told to follow security standard operating procedures (SOPs).

There will be a check and balance over the implementation of these security measures. According to the reports, teams will be formulated to visit these schools and see if they have perfectly followed the instructions or not.

Moreover, the schools have been instructed to stay in contact with the security agencies and keep them informed about the security measures and any threats they receive.

Considering the history, the schools and other educational institutes of Pakistan are not safe from threats and terrorist activities. Such security measures are keeping everyone in confusion. However, prevention is better in any case. Schools should take them seriously and implement the said security measures in accordance.

Related: Over 50% Security Guards in Punjab’s A Category Schools Not Vetted
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Punjab Government Launches “Taleem Ghar” App For Remote Learning
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Punjab Government Launches “Taleem Ghar” App for Remote Learning

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The Punjab Government has launched Taleem Ghar Application to make localized and engaging multimedia lessons available online for public school students of classes one to eight, while matric and intermediate lectures will be available soon.

This was informed in a meeting chaired by Chairman Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) Azfar Manzoor. Director General Waqar Qureshi, Director Kashif Farooq and others were also part of the meeting.

Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) Chairman Azfar Manzoor said that the Taleem Ghar initiative aims to encourage remote learning among students as it is also available on local cable Television and its website. Taleem Ghar’s project will be beneficial for the students in the prevailing situation of the Corona virus pandemic, he added.

The Taleem Ghar project is a collaboration between the School Education Department (SED) of the Government of Punjab, its Program Monitoring and Implementation Unit (PMIU), and the Punjab IT Board (PITB). The Science and Mathematics lectures are conducted through 8 animated teachers from Monday to Thursday on local Cable TV while these are now accessible 24/7 online via an android app and the project’s website with a slogan of “Everyone is welcome to visit, explore and learn!”.

Related: PITB To Digitize Record of Federal Education Institutions

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Ministers Discuss Education Schedule, Exams In Face Of Corona Virus
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Ministers Discuss Education, Exam Schedules in Face of Corona Virus

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In an online video conference on Thursday, Federal and provincial Ministers Discuss the Education, Exam Schedules of schools in Face of the Corona Virus.

The Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood presided over the online conference whereas provincial education ministers of all the provinces, secretaries of school and higher education departments also attended the conference.
The conference was aimed at discussing the education related issues of all provinces amid corona virus. Extending vacations in educational institutions and examination schedules of different classes were also discussed. Punjab education ministries would finalize a decision regarding both issues after committee meetings.
It is pertinent to mention here that all provinces have already extended vacations in schools till May 31st and termed them as a part of summer vacations. Punjab government cabinet meeting on Tuesday extended vacations in schools till May 31st, and announced that these vacations will be part of summer vacations.
The Cabinet also decided that half of the fee would be charged to the students during this period, but the teachers would receive their full salaries. The Punjab government earlier announced closing schools till April 5th in wake of Corona Virus.
Related: Punjab Govt Extends Vacations in Schools till May 31st
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Punjab Government to Keep a Tab on Students’ Health

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Punjab Government, through the official notification of the School Education Department (SED), has asked the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of all the District Education Authorities (DEAs) of the province to prepare a schedule for the visit of psychiatrists and prepare the health profile of students in Government and Private educational institutions in the province.

In a letter issued to the DEAs, they had been tasked to prepare a suitable schedule in their respective jurisdictions and communicate the same with the Primary and Secondary Health Department (PSHD), Government of Punjab. The Health Department, in turn, had been requested to provide psychiatrists to visit the schools.

The move was aimed at curtailing the supply and use of narcotics in educational institutions of the province. In the letter, it had been directed that the whole exercise of preparing the health profiles had to be completed before March 31, 2020. The DEAs had been further instructed to compile and send a report to the School Education Department, Government of the Punjab.

The same instructions had also been forwarded to the Higher Education Department (HED), Government of the Punjab.

It is worth mentioning that the School Education Department had issued a notification in December, 2019 in connection with standard operating procedure (SOP) to maintain health profile of all students of public and private schools in Punjab.

Related: HED To Seek Law Department’s Advice on Recruitment Ban in Varsities
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Urdu As A Medium Of Instruction Can Boost Student Learning: Raas

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The Punjab government is about to introduce a wide range of reforms in the education sector to ensure access to free and quality education to the students. While the reforms aim at providing access to education for all, regardless of their background and economic statuses, their central focus is to enhance the learning process and introduce equitable improvements in the learning outcomes. It is expected that improvement in the learning outcomes will also yield fruitful results in terms of increasing student enrolment and retention levels in the province.

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Punjab Education Budget 2019-20: Up in Volume, But Down In Reality

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The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) made education and education reforms the cornerstones for its election manifesto and campaigns, terming its plans for reforming the sector “the most ambitious education agenda in Pakistan’s history”. Yet, the first full budget presented by the new provincial government has left much to be desired in terms of funds funneled towards education, falling even short of allocations made by the previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government in some areas.

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