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Frontier Corps Teaching Hospital in Hayatabad area of Peshawar has been made functional.
The 500-bed hospital has facilities to treat all ailments and round the clock doctors and nursing staff are available to treat patients.
It has hospital management and information system, emergency, OPD with twenty clinics, special wards for heart diseases and rehabilitation and physio department.
Source: Radio Pakistan
Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat has announced early summer holidays for all public and private schools due to the prevailing heatwave. The holidays will begin on May 25 and will continue until May 31st.
The decision to start early summer holidays received overwhelming support from parents. According to details, 96% of the parents supported the government’s decision to protect children from the severe heat wave.
In a video message, Rana Sikandar Hayat underscored the importance of prioritizing student health and safety amid the ongoing heat wave. He also highlighted that 96% of parents advocated for starting the summer vacation this week.
‘The wellbeing of our students is our top priority. Given the extreme temperatures, it is crucial to take preventive measures to ensure their safety,’ he stated.
Schools conducting exams have been granted conditional permission to remain open for exams only, if they take necessary precautions.
Here is the notification regarding the early holidays.
Earlier
, the Punjab government had announced summer vacations from June 1 to August 14 due to the severe heat wave.
Source: Pro Pakistani
The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training has decided to establish state-of-the-art IT labs in Islamabad’s schools to equip youth with the latest skills and increase their employment opportunities.
This was stated by Secretary Federal Education and Professional Training Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani, while speaking at the National Launching Workshop for “Internet Dost and Internet Zabardast” in Islamabad today.
The workshop was organized by the National Rural Support Programme with support from Google.org.
Highlighting the crucial role of Information Technology and digitalization in achieving progress and development in the current era, Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani underscored that accurate data collection regarding out-of-school children, educational facilities, and health services is unattainable without relying on IT.
The Secretary said schools in the Federal Capital have been upgraded, providing students with the best facilities. He said the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training is
committed to providing the best educational facilities to students in government schools.
Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani further added that gym and sports facilities, as well as self-defense classes, would be provided to the students.
He said the federal government has launched an initiative to provide free lunch meals to primary students in government schools in Islamabad to enhance child growth and encourage schooling.
In the first phase, about forty elementary schools will receive healthy, quality, and hygienic free meals.
CEO of the National Rural Support Programme Dr. Rashid Bajwa highlighted that the “Internet Dost, Internet Zabardast” initiative would cover 48 districts across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, and Baluchistan as well as Gilgit-Baltistan and the Federal Capital Islamabad by July next year.
The initiative will directly benefit over 103,500 underserved women, youth, parents, teachers, and children, aiming to bridge the digital gap and address gender and geographical disparities.
He noted tha
t Google had introduced the “Safe Internet” concept in Pakistan, focusing on students and children.
Source: Radio Pakistan
The Sindh government is postponing intermediate exams across the province by five days, citing the current heatwave.
Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah endorsed the proposal from provincial Minister for Universities and Boards Muhammad Ali Malkani to delay intermediate exams across the province by five days.
The exams, initially scheduled to commence on May 22, have been rescheduled to start on May 27. This decision was made following directives from CM Shah, with the Universities and Boards Department adjusting the exam dates accordingly.
It is pertinent to mention that different parts of Sindh, including Karachi, have been experiencing scorching heat for the past few weeks. The temperature is expected to increase further during the next 10 days.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecasted the possibility of three heatwaves hitting different cities across the country over the next 25 days.
An advisory has warned of heatwave conditions in many parts of the country, particularly Punjab an
d Sindh, starting from May 21 due to high pressure in the upper atmosphere. This could escalate into a severe heatwave from May 23 to 27.
During this period, daytime temperatures are expected to be 4 to 6 degrees Celsius above normal in Sindh and Punjab from May 21 to 23, and 6 to 8 degrees Celsius above normal from May 23 to 27.
In Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Balochistan, daytime temperatures are expected to stay 4 to 6 degrees Celsius above normal from May 21 to 27.
Source: Pro Pakistani
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has arrived in Astana, Kazakhstan for the regular meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
At the airport, he was recieved by Director of the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nursalimuly Yergalym, Pakistan’s Ambassador in Astana, Nauman Bashir Bhatti and Pakistan’s National Coordinator SCO, Ambassador Marghoob Saleem Butt.
In Astana, a meeting has been arranged between the Deputy Prime Minister Dar with the Foreign Minister of Kyrgyz Republic, Jeenbek Kulubaev, this evening in order to discuss the latest situation in Bishkek with a view to ensure the well-being of Pakistani students.
Source: Radio Pakistan
The authorities’ negligence in Kaghan Valley regarding safety measures for drivers and the fitness of jeeps meant for mountainous roads has resulted in frequent accidents and injuries, especially during the summer.
Last week, two female students from Post Graduate College Haripur lost their lives when a jeep they were traveling in plunged into a ravine in Kiwai. The group was en route to visit Shogran.
Furthermore, multiple individuals, including three professors and three other female students, sustained injuries. The absence of a mechanism to assess the fitness of jeeps operating on tracks and to restrict inexperienced drivers from driving poses a major safety concern.
Many tourist destinations in the Kaghan Valley are accessible only by jeeps, making it necessary for travelers from distant areas to rely on them to visit places like Sri Pai, Lake Saiful Malook, Lala Zaar, Sharan, and others.
Tourists are demanding authorities to ban unfit vehicles and inexperienced drivers. Traffic Police Superintenden
t Shah Nawaz Khan clarified that while they don’t oversee vehicle fitness checks, they will support any actions taken by the relevant department and enforce rules against non-professional drivers.
Source: Pro Pakistani