Tag: SSC

  • Girls from Peshawar take lead in annual SSC examinations

    As results were declared by all educational boards in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, girls from Peshawar Model Schools secured the top three positions in the annual secondary school certificate (SSC) examinations.

    According to Dawn News, this is the first time in the history of the province that SSC examinations results were announced simultaneously by all the educational boards.

    Adan Shahid from Peshawar Model Girls High School-II Dalazak Road secured the first position by obtaining 1,086 marks out of 1,100. Lubna Alam of Peshawar Model School Charsadda is the runner up with 1,083 marks.

    The third position was taken by Aneeba Asad and Musfira Gul of PMS-II Dalazak Road by with 1,082 marks each.

    The four students not only topped the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Peshawar but also secured maximum marks in all the boards in the province. 

    A formal ceremony was held at the Chief Minister’s House on Tuesday. Chief Minister Mohammad Azam Khan was chief guest on the occasion.

    According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s House, the overall success rate in the examination under the BISE Peshawar is 86 percent.

  • PIA to fly to European countries once again as EU decides to lift ban

    PIA to fly to European countries once again as EU decides to lift ban

    The ban imposed by the European Union (EU) on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight operations is expected to be lifted soon, local media reported quoting the country’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) official.

    The ban had been imposed following the crash of a PIA aircraft in May last year, which resulted in the deaths of 97 passengers and crew.

    An International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) audit team that had visited to undertake a safety audit of the aviation authority completed the process on December 10. Its final report will be released in a few weeks and shared publicly, The News reported.

    According to The News, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) had extended travel restrictions imposed on PIA in April for an indefinite period and directed the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) to get its safety audit done by ICAO scheduled in July.

    In its January 4 letter to DG CAA Khaqan Murtaza, ICAO’s Deputy Director Denis Guindon wrote that the committee conducted the audit in December 2021 and “determined that the actions taken by Pakistan had successfully resolved SSC (Significant Safety Concern).”

    “I wish to refer to the Significant Safety Concern (SSC/PEL-01/09-2020/PAK refers) that was issued to Pakistan on September 18, 2020, as well as the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) Continuous Monitoring Approach (CMA) audit that was conducted by an ICAO team in Pakistan from 29 November to 10 December 2021.”

    He further said that until the CAA received the approval, PIA would not be able to resume flight operations to the EU.

    “In accordance with the USOAP SSC process, […] the ICAO SSC Validation Committee reviewed the actions and relevant evidence validated in Pakistan. The Committee determined that the actions taken by Pakistan had successfully resolved SSC,” the letter stated.