AS a nation, we are obsessed with chasing grades and distinctions at every level of schooling and, in fact, schools have built their reputation based on the board results they produce. A necessary professional hazard for teachers, in this grand pursuit, has been the need to cover extensive content in limited periods of time. Often, […]
Day: May 26, 2022
National Assembly passes bill to repeal use of EVMs in elections
The National Assembly (NA) on Thursday passed the Election Act, 2017 Amendment Bill, which repealed the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government’s amendments to electronic voting machines and the right of overseas Pakistanis to vote. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was asked to initiate pilot projects for granting the right to vote to overseas Pakistanis as […]
PM Shehbaz pays tributes to law-enforcers deployed in Red zone
While on his way to attend the National Assembly session, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with the police officers and Rangers stationed in the Red Zone on Thursday and paid glowing tributes to them for performing their security duties with distinction. The prime minister stated during a brief address to law enforcement that the country […]
Punjab govt to restore free WiFi service
The Punjab government, led by the PML-N, has decided to restore free WiFi services in five districts of the province. The provincial government plans to restore and restart free WiFi in five districts: Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, and Bahawalpur. In its previous tenure, the PML-N government launched the Free WiFi service to empower people through […]
Pakistan records fourth polio case in one month
Pakistan has reported the fourth polio case in one month, with the confirmation of poliovirus in a 13-month-old child. The victim was born in the Mir Ali area of the North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and was paralyzed by the poliovirus. This is the third poliovirus case from the Mir Ali area this […]