Tag: Education

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to seal all public and private educational institutes in the province with less than 99% of Coronavirus vaccination rate among students from 16 February 2022.

Taking to Twitter, KP’s Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education, Shahram Khan Tarakai, penned that the provincial government has decided against closing educational institutions despite the surging COVID-19.

The academic process will continue uninterrupted. All schools and colleges are required to ensure the Coronavirus vaccination of students aged 12 years and above at the earliest.

In this regard, the provincial Education Department in assistance with the Health Department will also launch a special COVID-19 vaccination campaign for the vaccination of students in both public and private schools and colleges in the province.

The special vaccination campaign will start from 1 February 2022 and continue till 15 February 2022. All public and private educational institutes failing to vaccinate 99% of their students during the campaign will be shut down from 16 February 2022.

The Minister added that the decision of the provincial government is in line with the guidelines of the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC).

Source: Pro Pakistani

For the law graduates who aspire to get registered with Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) as lawyers, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has scheduled the Law Graduate Assessment Test (Law-GAT) for 20 February 2022 tentatively.

The LLB graduates and those who have equivalent degrees from a university recognized by HEC or PBC can register themselves online through http://etc.hec.gov.pk by 7 February.

According to HEC, the applicants will be able to download roll number slips through the website a week before the test date and will be required to furnish it along with the original CNIC before entering the test center.

HEC will inform the registered applicants regarding the test date, time, and venue through email and SMS. It has advised the candidates to provide a valid email/mobile number while filling out the online application form.

The test to be held in different cities of the country will be based on Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). Successful candidates will be able to apply to PBC for registration as a lawyer.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates with a bachelor’s degree in Law from a university recognized by HEC and PBC are eligible to apply.

Test Centers

The assessment test will be conducted in the following cities:

Islamabad

Lahore

Karachi

Sukkur

Abbottabad

Quetta

Multan

Hyderabad

Turbat

Bahawalpur

Peshawar

Muzaffarabad

Faisalabad

Gilgit

Applicants may select a test center of their choice when filling out the online application form. However, the test will only be held at any of the above centers if a minimum of 100 applicants select that center.

How to Apply for Law-GAT 2022

Visit the link: http://etc.hec.gov.pk

Fill out all required information using the “My Profile” section

Then, go to the “Law-GAT Test” section on the menu panel and complete the process

Upload relevant documents, and click SUBMIT button.

HEC has underlined that only ‘SUBMITTED’ applications will be considered, while applications in ‘SAVE’ mode or incomplete will not be entertained.

Other Requirements/Conditions

A 50% score is required to pass the Law Graduate Assessment Test (Law-GAT).

Applicants will have to meet other criteria, if any, as per the Rules and Regulations of PBC.

Applicants will have a maximum of three chances to clear the Law-GAT test. HEC will conduct the test thrice a year.

Source: Pro Pakistani

The Government of Sindh has revoked the requirement of a B.Ed degree for all teachers at public primary schools to allow them to get promoted to the next grades.

Resultantly, more than 15,000 primary school teachers in the province will be promoted to BPS 15 and 16. Teachers who have served for 15 years will be promoted to BPS 16 and those with nine years of service will be promoted to BPS 15.

Primary school teachers have welcomed the ruling, stating that they had long demanded the requirement of the B.Ed degree to be repealed to facilitate their promotions to higher grades.

The Sindh Education and Literacy Department (SELD) had announced 40,000 job openings for primary and junior elementary school teachers in December 2020. Subsequently, 30,000 primary school teachers (PST) were inducted in the first stage and 10,000 junior elementary school teachers (JEST) are being recruited in the second phase of the hiring process.

It had also provided 37,000 job openings for primary and junior elementary school teachers in March 2021 to meet the shortage of school teachers in the province.

Source: Pro Pakistani

The Government of Sindh is considering closing down schools and colleges in Karachi on account of the growing number of cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

The Sindh Health Department announced in a statement on Tuesday that the authorities are monitoring the situation closely and will make a decision in this regard within two or three days.

The development comes just a day after the educational institutes in the provinces reopened after the winter vacations.

The Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health, Dr. Faisal Sultan, revealed on Monday that the COVID-19 infection rate in Karachi had crossed 8.9 percent and that most of the cases were of the Omicron variant.

“People should protect themselves by wearing masks and get vaccinated because most of the cases are of unvaccinated people,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah, has directed the concerned authorities to increase the vaccination campaigns in Karachi and Hyderabad and take action against violations of the COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs).

The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that the Omicron variant appears to have a “growth advantage” over the Delta variant which was previously the fastest spreading variant of the virus.

A recent study conducted by the University of Copenhagen, Statistics Denmark, and Statens Serum Institut (SSI), suggests that the virus can mutate itself against the immunity obtained from vaccines.

The researchers said, “Our findings confirm that the rapid spread of the Omicron (variant) primarily can be ascribed to the immune evasiveness rather than an inherent increase in the basic transmissibility”.

However, the study is yet to be peer-reviewed.

Source: Pro Pakistani

Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the Islamic scholars to play their due role in enlightening the Muslim youth about the life and teachings of Prophet Muhammad Rasool Allah Khatim un Nabiyeen Sallallaho Alaihe Wa Ala Alayhee Wa Ashabehi Wassalam for success in this life and the hereafter.

He was speaking in an online dialogue with global Muslim scholars, organized by National Rehmatul Lilalameen Authority on “Riyasat-e-Madina, Islam, Society and Ethical Revival.”

The Prime Minister said success lies in following the teachings and footsteps of Hazrat Muhammad Rasool Allah Khatim un Nabiyeen Sallallaho Alaihe Wa Ala Alayhee Wa Ashabehi Wassalam.

The Prime Minister said justice and rule of law provide the base to a civilized society in the world. He said only the nations that have rule of law can survive and flourish.

The Prime Minister said Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad Rasool Allah Khatim un Nabiyeen Sallallaho Alaihe Wa Ala Alayhee Wa Ashabehi Wassalam raised the level of ethics and morality of the society to make Muslims a great nation.

He said a society that does not have any moral standards and ethics cannot provide justice to its people.

He said several nations were destroyed in the past because of discrimination between powerful and weak segments of their societies.

Prominent scholars from the Muslim world attended the program, which was aimed at providing awareness among the younger generation about the Seerat of the Holy Prophet Rasool Allah Khatim un Nabiyeen Sallallaho Alaihe Wa Ala Alayhee Wa Ashabehi Wassalam.

Source: Radio Pakistan