Canada‘s indigenous services minister said Wednesday it is “shameful” that the Pope has never formally apologized for abuses at the country’s Catholic-run indigenous residential schools, which he termed “labor camps.” Marc Miller‘s comments followed the recent discovery of unmarked graves of 215 children in Kamloops at one of 139 boarding schools set up a century […]
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Families appeal for aid freeing kidnapped Nigerian schoolkids
Relatives of scores of schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen from an Islamic seminary over the weekend have appealed to the government to help free them, after the latest mass abduction to target a Nigerian school. Some 200 children were at the school in Tegina, central Niger state, when it was raided on Sunday, the local government […]
Scores of children abducted from Islamic seminary in Nigeria
Gunmen kidnapped scores of children from an Islamic seminary in central Nigeria, officials said, the latest mass abduction to hit Africa’s most populous nation. Some 200 children were at the school in Niger state on Sunday during the attack, the local government tweeted, adding “an unconfirmed number” were taken. The abduction came a day after […]
One of the many City School’s success stories
A school’s function in contemporary times has morphed into more than just educating its students. Today, the school also carries the responsibility of preparing its students for a constantly changing future. The City School is one of those rare institutions that have been honing students to become wholesome individuals – providing them more than just […]
Saudi Arabia is captain of the Islamic world
President UMT Ibrahim Hasan Murad met Cultural Attachè Muhammad Ali Husawi at the Embassy of Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Islamabad. While sharing thoughts, Ibrahim Hasan Murad said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have brotherly ties, based on mutual cooperation, brotherhood and unity, since inception. Saudi Arabia is captain of the Islamic world and […]
Air Chief inaugurates PAFWA educational system (Primary school)
Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force inaugurated of Pakistan Air Force Women Association (PAFWA) Educational System (Primary School) at PAF Complex, Islamabad today. Begum Tazeen Mujahid, President PAFWA and high ranking PAF officers and lady wives attended the ceremony. PAFWA is a welfare organization which aims at […]
Chinese high-school cafeteria reduces sitting capacity to make students study
A Chinese high-school in Shangqiu was criticised for reducing sitting capacity in its cafeteria as means to make students spend more time studying. Students returning from summer vacations were shocked to learn that they would have to eat while standing because the capacity of seats was reduced by the school administration. However, this did not […]
Students, teachers protest against closure of school in Naundero
NAUNDERO: Teachers, students and their parents staged protest on Tuesday over the closure of Irteza Public School which has been closed since last five months on the orders of Sindh Education Foundation (SEF) Secretary Naheed Shah. The school, where 500 male and female students are enrolled, was established under SEF program ten years ago near the […]
Malala funded school starts operations in Shangla
SHANGLA: A school supported by Malala-Fund started operations in the Nobel laureate’s hometown Shangla on Friday. Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Prize winner for staking her life for the cause of girl’s education, congratulated the students of KKF Model School in Shangla on Twitter. In 2014, the Nobel laureate vowed at the Malala Education Seminar […]
School administration accidentally leaves minor stranded in classroom
FAISALABAD: A student of grade one was left stranded in the classroom after the school administration unintentionally locked the door at off time. Vishal Noor, student of Aligarh Girls School, was in her classroom at off time when one of the staff members at the institute locked the door. Family members of Vishal reached the […]