23rd February 2017

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

WiFi in KP colleges

Just the other day there was a survey of PILDAT putting KP ahead of other provinces in terms of its social indicators for year 2015-16.

Complete Story: http://epaper.pakobserver.net/201702/23/page04.php

School uplift initiative for refugee hosting areas

The UNHCR and Afghan Commissionerate have jointly launched a school improvement programme in the refugees hosting areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Complete Story: http://epaper.dawn.com/DetailNews.php?StoryText=23_02_2017_007_002

Balochistan

UNHCR to provide furniture to schools in Quetta

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) would provide furniture to 45 public schools in Quetta to promote education

Complete Story: http://epaper.pakobserver.net/201702/23/page03.php

Federal

Daily wage employees of educational institutes announce boycott

Daily wage employees of government schools in Islamabad announce a boycott due to non-payment of wages for 4 months.

Complete Story: https://www.express.com.pk/epaper/PoPupwindow.aspx?newsID=1104046543&Issue=NP_ISB&Date=20170223

Centre slow to respond to KP’s education program

The seriousness of the federal government about education can be gauged from the fact that it took three months time to just write to a local bank to confirm a bank account, so that European Union could transfer first tranche of 18.5m Euros to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government under Education Sector Plan Support Programme (KP-ESPSP).

Complete Story: http://nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Lahore/2017-02-23/page-3/detail-5

NA body approves teaching of Quran in Islamabad schools

A parliamentarian committee on Wednesday passed a bill for making teaching of the Quran compulsory in grade 1 through to Grade 12 in all federal educational institutions.

Complete Story: http://epaper.dawn.com/DetailNews.php?StoryText=23_02_2017_004_003

https://epaper.tribune.com.pk/DisplayDetails.aspx?ENI_ID=11201702230334&EN_ID=11201702230128&EMID=11201702230057

https://issuu.com/abidoon/docs/e-paper_pdf__23-02-2017_-khi

https://jang.com.pk/print/272247-todays-print

http://www.nawaiwaqt.com.pk/islamabad/23-Feb-2017/569571

13-year old girl goes missing from school

A 13-year old student went missing from Government Islamabad Model IVY School.

Complete Story: https://www.express.com.pk/epaper/PoPupwindow.aspx?newsID=1104046528&Issue=NP_ISB&Date=20170223

Punjab

Police recover hand grenade near school

Police have found a hand-grenade near a school located on Pindi Road in district Chakwal, reliable sources disclosed to The Nation on Wednesday. Passerby alerted the police and security agencies after spotting the hand grenade in a heap of garbage dumped near public school, they said. Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) and personnel of other law enforcement agencies reached at the spot and examined the hand-grenade besides putting security on high alert in the area.

Complete Story: http://nation.com.pk/E-Paper/Islamabad/2017-02-23/page-14/detail-1

Student missing from Chohang area could not be found

After investigation, the police is unable to find 13 year old student who went missing from Chohang area in Lahore.

Complete Story: https://jang.com.pk/print/272119-todays-print-city-news

Sindh

Education can put an end to terrorism: Sarwat Qadri

Head of Sunni Tehreek, Sarwat Qadri said that in order to put an end to terrorism, we should stop corruption and use education as a weapon.

Complete Story: https://jang.com.pk/print/271880-todays-print

Bilal Colony: Teacher punishes student, severely bruises his eye

A teacher punishes a 13-year old student at private school in Korangi Bilal Colony causing damage to his eye.

Complete Story: https://www.express.com.pk/epaper/PoPupwindow.aspx?newsID=1104046599&Issue=NP_KHI&Date=20170223

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