Tag: Punjab

  • Students tayyar raho, Matric result just few days away

    Students tayyar raho, Matric result just few days away

    The matric results of all nine educational boards in Punjab will be announced on Tuesday, July 9, at 10 a.m.

    All the Boards in Punjab will establish results through two channels:

    Students with internet access are advised to check their results online on the respective Board’s website. Those without internet access can check their results through their mobile phones by sending their roll numbers via message to a specific “board code.”

    The code of all the boards are given as follows:

    Faisalabad’s code is 800240.
    The code for Dera Ghazi Khan is 800295
    Gujranwala: 800299.
    Rawalpindi’s code number is 800296.
    Lahore: 800291
    Bahawalpur: 800298.
    Sargodha’s code number is 800290.
    Sahiwal is at 800292.
    The code number for Multan is 800293

    There are nine Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education, each covering a different district

  • Saturday will be off in Punjab govt schools

    Saturday will be off in Punjab govt schools

    Two weekly holidays have been announced in the government schools of Punjab, after which there will be two days off on Saturday and Sunday.

    Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat said that public schools in Punjab will have holidays on Saturday and Sunday.

    He said that due to the teachers’ high workload, they decided to take Saturday off, while daily teaching hours in schools will be extended from Monday to Friday.

    He said Saturday will be used for teacher training, capacity building and other matters.

    Rana Sikandar Hayat further said that problems related to teachers’ promotions will also be solved soon, and the regularization plan for 14 thousand AEOs and SSEs is coming very soon.

  • Punjab govt to launch digital school on wheels

    Punjab govt to launch digital school on wheels

    Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz has announced the initiation of the Digital School on Wheels project in Punjab during a meeting with delegations from IT companies. Under the initiative, 1000 teachers from government schools will receive free digital courses.

    A delegation from Google for Education also expressed interest in supporting Punjab’s first official autism school project. Google for Education is said to offer free certification courses for 15,000 university students.

    CM Punjab asserted that a positive societal change cannot occur without reconstructing the education system. The government is committed to enhancing the system by addressing its shortcomings.

  • Excess fare collected refunded to riders in historic first

    Excess fare collected refunded to riders in historic first

    The administration Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz conducted a grand operation across the province to reduce transport fares, and reportedly, for the first time in Punjab, excess charges were returned to the passengers.

    According to the spokesman of the Punjab government, a total amount of 1,467,921 rupees was returned to the riders.

    A fine of 27,08,405 rupees was imposed on the transporters who charged more than the official rate. On the day before the grand operation, rates for 3,220 vehicles, passenger tickets, and number of rides were checked.

    1,448 vehicles were also fined for violation, while 354 vehicles were halted, while nine cases were registered against those who collected rent in excess of the prescribed rate.

  • Maryam Nawaz to award prizes to cleaning staff on Eid: Azma Bukhari

    Provincial Information Minister of Punjab, Azma Bukhari, has said that Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz is personally overseeing the cleaning campaign in Punjab and has instructed officials to award cleaners.

    She added that the ‘Saaf Suthra Punjab’ campaign was successfully conducted throughout the province. Litter was promptly cleared within one hour from all sacrificial sites, and waste management staff were provided with food for Eid ul Azha.

    The provincial Information Minister, Ali Amin Gandapur, criticized the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for focusing on threats rather than cleanliness. She expressed disappointment that he continued to spread hatred even on Eid day. She invited him to Lahore, asserting that they would demonstrate effective garbage removal methods.

  • PPP promises to make efforts in withdrawal of Punjab defamation law

    PPP promises to make efforts in withdrawal of Punjab defamation law

    Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Central Punjab General Secretary Syed Hassan Murtaza said on Monday that his party will play its role in the “withdrawal” of the controversial Defamation Bill, 2024.

    Murtaza told journalists in Lahore, “PPP was neither taken on board regarding the Punjab defamation law nor budget preparations, adding that the party’s legal team will work on the controversial legislation and will try to convince the provincial government to withdraw the bill.

    Murtaza expressed concerns about the controversial legislation: “PPP was never willing to be part of that legislation.”

    The provincial government planned the foreign visit of Governor Punjab before presenting the controversial bill in the assembly, he clarified, telling journalists about this.

  • After conspiracy allegations, PPP says no hand in dictatorship-style defamation law

    After conspiracy allegations, PPP says no hand in dictatorship-style defamation law

    A day after the highly controversial Punjab defamation bill became law, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Governor Saleem Haider tried to dissociate the party from the legislation, saying the PPP is against the defamation law.

    “I tried to stop the [passage] of the defamation bill as Governor,” he stated while speaking to media in Dubai.

    Interim Punjab Governor Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan signed the bill into law in the absence of Haider while journalists called the move deceiving.

    The Governor, who is currently on leave also added, “I did not sign the bill. However, it will become law automatically after the passing of 15 days.”

    The bill has invited strong criticism from journalists, human rights organisations, and the opposition calling it a “black law.”

    The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) also expressed grave concern over the defamation bill.

  • Sonam Bajwa says Is her ‘forever crush’

    Sonam Bajwa says Is her ‘forever crush’

    Indian Punjabi actress Sonam Bajwa has once again expressed admiration for Pakistani superstar Fawad Khan. When the host asked about Fawad, Sonam said, “Fawad Khan has been my crush forever, he is the crush of all girls, I am crazy about him and will always be.

    “The host joked that Fawad Khan is like a ‘brother-in-law’ ( Punjab ka jija) to Sonam Bajwa. Sonam Bajwa has previously expressed her love for Fawad Khan in many interviews, saying that no other actor can take his place in her heart.

  • Two suspects arrested for murdering babrbershop workers in Gawadar

    Two suspects arrested for murdering babrbershop workers in Gawadar

    Balochistan Home Minister Zia Ullah Langau announced on Friday that two suspects involved in the murder of barbershop workers in Gawadar have been arrested.

    Seven barbershop workers from Punjab were killed when they were sleeping in their apartment near the Gwadar Fish Harbour in the Surbandar area of the coastal town earlier this month. One worker was injured in the incident.

    “I congratulate all our institutions who fulfilled their responsibility and the government’s orders with their efforts, and we have arrested two killers of the Gwadar labourers,” Langau said while addressing a press conference in Quetta.

    The arrested suspects revealed during the investigation that they had been ordered to kill any labourer from Punjab.

    Zia Ullah Langau also stated that millitants targeted innocent citizens, worsening the peace and security situation in Balochistan.

    “Terrorists have nothing to do with our rights. We will go the extra mile for those speaking up for the rights of Balochistan,” Langau added.

  • Dead patient decomposes, locked and forgotten in hospital store

    Dead patient decomposes, locked and forgotten in hospital store

    The locked store of the District Headquarter Hospital in Isakhel tehsil had been harbouring the decomposed body of an elderly patient, DAWN has reported.

    According to reports, Mohammad Ali, son of Mohammad Asif, was an injured elderly man who was brought to the hospital in February by Rescue 1122 after an accident. He was admitted and treated for a fracture but no relatives paid him a visit.

    Ali was said to be mentally ill and grappling with speech. The patients in his ward complained about him after which he was shifted to another room.

    When the Punjab health secretary visited the hospital a few days back, Ali was taken to an empty store and locked in for the duration of the visit to avoid any “objectionable” behaviour from him.

    He remained locked since the hospital staff reportedly “forgot” to take him out after the visit. Days later, when a revolting smell began spreading through the hospital, the staff began interrogating only to find Ali’s decomposed body in the store room.

    Upon receiving the news, Mianwali Deputy Commissioner Khalid Javed Gorayia went to the DHQ Hospital and called for an investigation into the incident.

    He established an inquiry committee, led by DHO (HR) Dr. Rafiqe Khan.

    An autopsy report will be provided to determine the cause of death.

    The hospital administration has reportedly buried the body as an unknown person.