ISLAMABAD: National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) chief Asad Umar Tuesday announced that the government is reopening schools in five districts of Punjab and one district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, from September 16. The NCOC chairman announced that the NCOC had earlier placed strict restrictions on 24 districts throughout the country. Out of these, strict restrictions will only be imposed in six districts while the rest have been allowed relaxations. “These six districts [where strict restrictions will continue to remain] are Lahore, Faislabad, Multan, Gujrat, Sargodha and Bannu districts,” he said.Read More

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to file a review petition in the Supreme Court (SC) against annulling the Sacked Employees (Reinstatement) Ordinance Act (SERA) 2010. According to the details, the federal government has decided to file a review petition in the SC and in this context the attorney general office will seek time from the apex court for filing the review. As per rules, a time of two weeks will be sought from the SC for filing a review petition into SC’s verdict of declaring the Sacked Employees Act,Read More

KARACHI: President All Pakistan Private Schools Federation Kashif Mirza on Tuesday has opposed the government’s decision to pass all matric and intermediate students who appeared in exams this year. In his statement, Kashif Mirza termed the government’s decision as a ‘joke’ with the deserving and competent students. He also criticized the move of starting the next academic year from August. It is to be noted that the government had decided to pass all matric and intermediate students who appeared in exams this year. The decision was made in an inter-provincialRead More