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Punjab educational centres resume activities today

RAWALPINDI: The educational institutions across Punjab will resume their operation from Monday following the...

Published 12 May, 2025 05:51am

Pakistan

Punjab govt announces reopening of all schools from November 20

The Punjab government on Tuesday announced the reopening of all schools across the province from November 20,...

Updated 19 Nov, 2024 11:01pm

Punjab fog: EPA decides opening schools sans Lahore, Multan

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to reopen educational institutes across most...

Published 19 Nov, 2024 06:35am

Pakistan

Exams will be held promptly if arrangements satisfactory: Shafqat Mahmood

"Please apply to Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Islamabad with details of exam centres, number of students and SOPs to be followed," he tweeted.
Matric and intermediate exams will be held after June 20.

Updated 20 May, 2021 11:21am

Pakistan

NCOC allows reopening of schools, outdoor dining from May 24

The NCOC has allowed the reopening of schools and colleges from May 24 in areas where the COVID positivity ratio is less than 5 percent.

Updated 19 May, 2021 07:29pm

Commencement of IX to XII classes allowed from today

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister Education, Professional Training, Shafqat Mehmood said on Sunday that unanimously ...

Published 19 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Pakistan

Surge in COVID cases: Govt to reconsider decision of reopening schools

The development was made during the NCOC meeting was chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar.
They discussed updates from the provinces on rising positivity and corresponding actions, vaccination progress, and national vaccine strategy.

Published 08 Mar, 2021 03:53pm

Pakistan

Saeed Ghani says Sindh will not resume five-day classes, will only allow 50% attendance

He said implementation of coronavirus SOPs will not be possible with 100% of the students in attendance.
"Once the pandemic ends, all children will be allowed to go to school," Ghani said.

Published 01 Mar, 2021 12:10pm

Pakistan

HEC says regular five-day classes policy does not apply to universities

The HEC has clarified that all universities will continue to operate as per guidelines issued by the HEC earlier.
On February 25, Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood had announced that all schools will go back to regular five-day classes from March 1.

Updated 27 Feb, 2021 05:15pm

Pakistan

Primary schools, universities reopen after closure of three months

Classes from 9th to 12th were started from January 18.
The ongoing academic session has been extended till July instead of March.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 10:12am

Pakistan

Pakistan announces summer break from July 2 till July 31

The ongoing academic session will be extended till July instead of March with new classes to commence from August 2.
The in-house annual exams for classes one to seven will be held from June 1 to 15.

Updated 30 Jan, 2021 02:28pm

Pakistan

Punjab issues coronavirus SOPs for primary schools, universities set to reopen on Feb 1

The provincial department stated that students from all the educational institutes will have to attend classes on alternative days, while the student ratio must remain at 50% on each day.
"Daily report on COVID-19 monitoring shall be carried out as per previous practice," the notification said.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 01:55pm

Pakistan

Shafqat Mehmood wishes luck to students as they return to school today

Students of class 9 to 12, as well as O and A level students have returned to their schools today.
Educational institutions were closed on November 26 due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 09:19am

Pakistan

Classes 9 to 12 to reopen from January 18 as scheduled: Education minister

Classes 1-8 will start from February 1 instead of January 25, Shafqat Mahmood said.
He also said students will not be promoted to the next class without examination.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 12:05pm

Pakistan

Govt decides today on reopening of schools from January 18

"While I desperately want education to continue the final decision will be on health grounds. Students well being will always be a priority," Shafqat Mahmood said.
The government had decided reopening of schools from class 9th to 12 on January 18.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 09:38am

Pakistan

Govt to decide reopening of educational institutions today

Educational Minister Shafqat Mahmood will chair the meeting which will review the coronavirus situation in the country.
Educational institutions were closed on November 26 across the country.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 09:34am

Pakistan

Schools may be allowed to reopen in phases from Jan 25: report

The educational institutes were closed from November 26, 2020 to January 10, 2021 by the federal government amid COVID-19 resurge.
The reopening of educational institutes will now be reviewed in the upcoming meeting of education ministers, chaired by Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood, on January 4.

Updated 02 Jan, 2021 03:41pm

Pakistan

Private schools urge govt to reopen institutes from Jan 11

They said at least 80% of the schools across the country doesn’t have access to internet.
They also demanded an economic relief package from the government stating, “They should suspend registration fee and taxes for at least a year.”

Published 31 Dec, 2020 04:51pm

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 17	280.77
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 17	280.52
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 18	155.18
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 18	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 18	1.32
Euro to USD / Nov 18	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Nov 17	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 17	6,672.41
Nasdaq / Nov 17	22,708.07
FTSE 100 / Nov 17	9,675.43
Dow Jones / Nov 17	46,590.24
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 17	23,590.52
France CAC40 / Nov 17	8,119.02
India Sensex / Nov 18	84,765.34
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 18	49,101.55
Hang Seng / Nov 18	25,996.57

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 17	15,480
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 17	369,223
Petrol/Litre / Nov 18	265.45
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 18	59.62
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 18	4,017.23
Diesel/Litre / Nov 18	284.44
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 18	63.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Parmount Sp. / Nov 18 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	7.78 ▲ 0.81 (11.62%)
F.Credit & Inv / Nov 18 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
EMCO Industries / Nov 18 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	74.54 ▲ 6.78 (10.01%)
Frontier Ceramics / Nov 18 Frontier Ceramics Limited(FRCL)	94.73 ▲ 8.61 (10%)
IBL HealthCare / Nov 18 IBL HealthCare Limited(IBLHL)	73.36 ▲ 6.67 (10%)
Redco Textile / Nov 18 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	23.31 ▲ 2.12 (10%)
Sitara Energy / Nov 18 Sitara Energy Limited(SEL)	26.61 ▲ 2.42 (10%)
Sitara Peroxide / Nov 18 Sitara Peroxide Limited(SPL)	43.02 ▲ 3.91 (10%)
Supernet Tech. / Nov 18 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	1,882.73 ▲ 171.16 (10%)
Elahi Cotton / Nov 18 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	217.68 ▲ 19.79 (10%)

Stock	Price
Kohinoor Ind. / Nov 18 Kohinoor Industries Limited(KOIL)	54.69 ▼ -6.07 (-9.99%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Nov 18 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	13.73 ▼ -1.52 (-9.97%)
Karam Ceramics / Nov 18 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	159.11 ▼ -16.62 (-9.46%)
Tata Textile / Nov 18 Tata Textile Mills Limited(TATM)	170 ▼ -16.98 (-9.08%)
Century Ins. / Nov 18 Century Insurance Company Limited(CENI)	52.01 ▼ -4.75 (-8.37%)
Gillette Pak / Nov 18 Gillette Pakistan Limited(GLPL)	339.39 ▼ -25.43 (-6.97%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 18 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	231.10 ▼ -16.2 (-6.55%)
Fecto Cement / Nov 18 Fecto Cement Limited(FECTC)	178.49 ▼ -11.69 (-6.15%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 18 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	46 ▼ -2.83 (-5.8%)
Olympia Mills / Nov 18 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	40.58 ▼ -2.41 (-5.61%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	237,983,529 ▲ 0.18
Bank Makramah / Nov 18 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	116,224,379 ▲ 0.57
Beco Steel Ltd / Nov 18 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	86,078,849 ▲ 0.45
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	40,295,251 ▼ -0.13
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 18 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	31,968,873 ▲ 1.02
Telecard Limited / Nov 18 Telecard Limited(TELE)	30,853,899 ▼ -0.04
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 18 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	27,327,800 ▲ 0.72
Agha Steel Ind. / Nov 18 Agha Steel Ind.Ltd(AGHA)	15,434,988 ▲ 0.63
Treet Corp / Nov 18 Treet Corporation Limited(TREET)	12,697,835 ▲ 0.71
Cnergyico PK / Nov 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	11,750,565 ▲ 0.08

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