Effects on school children due to advance clocks
Advancing clocks hitting hard the school going kids
Peshawar, Oct 17: The government's decision of delaying the turning back of clock by one month is
really hitting hard the school-going kids. It is not very pleasant to see kids
waiting for their school vans in dark and shivering with cold (weather in
Abbottabad and its surrounding has become chilly) due to this decision. We do
not need electricity at the cost of miseries of our children. So please turn
back the clock as soon as possible. I hope other concerned parents would also
join me in making this demand.Abbottabad. The news
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Sports activities to be restarted in NWFP schools
Peshawar: The public sector educational institutions in NWFP would hold the sports
activities after four-year of break to inspire students and strengthen the
nursery of the youngsters, said sources. The sports contests could not take
place after the 2005 devastating earthquake and in the flowing three-year; it
was not possible to assemble students for the sport due to continued terrorists'
activities. Sources in education department said on Thurs-day that the Executive
District Officers (education) met with the officials concerned in Peshawar a few
days back and it was decided that the sports activities would be resumed by the
schools managements this year. They were told that they were no longer in
position to keep the students of the educational institutions away from the
sports, said the sources, adding that putting aside the speculations that there
would no sport activities this year. The sources said that all preliminary
discussions and planning have been completed and the expenditures would be made
from the sports fund by each education institutions. However, they were warned
that the scout fund should only be used in the scout activities and it was made
compulsory for all educational institutions that they have to participate in
scout this year. The sources said that some of the principals and headmasters
were hesitating to hold the games, saying that God forbids but if any untoward
incident occurred what they would say to their parents. "I was not in favour of
games because the time of the students had already wasted when the educational
institutions were closed down before the summer holidays due in influx of the
internally displaced persons from Swat and Buner," said a headmaster. However,
the sources said that special security measures would be taken and the general
secretary of sports at each Tehsil level and head of the institution have to
inform the nearest police station about their activities. The sources said that
officials told to the heads of the institutions that alongwith information they
should send an official letter to police about their sports activities and the
name of the institutions who would contests. The sources said that it has been
planned that the activities would be kicked off in the last week of the current
month and it would continued till the end of the next month but the district
level contests would be completed till November 15. The lists of the students
should be finalised by the Physical Education Teachers till October 25 and that
should be handed over to the zonal secretary. The sources said that the literary
contests, drama and arts contests are also included in these activities. The
EDOs (education) were advised to supervise the activities in their reparative
districts. F.P.report
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PAL published book on Iqbal in Sindhi language
Islamabad: The Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) has published a valuable
book on National Poet of Pakistan Dr. Allama Mohammad Iqbal under the project of
'Makers of Pakistani Literature'. Written by renowned critic and
researcher Dr Rafiuddin Hashmi, the Sindhi translation of the book is done by
Manzoor Ali Vasreo. The book carries a comprehensive sketch of the
personality and works of Dr. Allama Mohammad Iqbal. While introducing
the book in a briefing, PAL Chairman Fakhar Zaman said that the book will be a
major source to understand our national hero. He said that not a single book on
Dr. Allama Mohammad Iqbal's life and works is available in Sindhi language and
PAL is proud to launch this book on Dr. Mohammad Allama Iqbal as the first of
its kind in Sindhi language. Fakhar Zaman further said that the purpose
of this project is to get the Urdu readers informed about the works and
personalities of major writers in all Pakistani languages. He said that
PAL intends to publish these books in all Pakistani languages as well the book
on Dr. Allama Mohammad Iqbal is the first step. Commenting on Iqbal's
writings, Fakhar Zaman said that progressive point of view of Allama Iqbal needs
to be highlighted and focused in the literary and academic sphere. He
stressed the importance of re-discovering and re-interpreting Allama Iqbal's
enlightened philosophies in the present frame of reference. Fakhar Zaman
expressed hope that Pakistani literature is enriched great works of great
literati that are equivalent to international standards and there is a need to
promote such works around the world. He expressed hope that the book on Iqbal
will be welcomed by Sindhi readers and will be a reference book for scholars and
academics. The news
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Salaries of 15 teachers stopped for being absent
Karak: The newly transferred Executive District Officer (EDO-Education) Asamul
Haq has stopped the salaries of 15 teachers on their absence from their official
duties during his surprise visits to different schools of the district here on
Thursday and warned the teachers to regularize themselves in their duties or
face the music. The EDO along with the Deputy District Officer (DDO-Education)
Mansoor Khan Khattak paid surprise visits to government boys high schools
Mithakhel, Dabb, Jandri and Shah Saleem, government girls high schools Mumbati
Meenakhel and Karak city, government boys middle school Mirzakhel, Teeran Koi,
Karak city, Algaddi Sherqi and government girls and boys primary schools Easak
Chountra, Easak Khojak, Nawaz Koroona, Gul Hassan Banda, Hukami Banda and
Shahzad Banda and found 15 male female teachers absent from their duties and the
EDO directed on the spot to stop their salaries. He informed during the visits
that in first phase the absent teachers would be warned and their salaries would
be stopped while in second phase the habitul absent teachers would be suspended
from their services and asked the teachers to make themselves regular in their
duties otherwise strict disciplinary action would be taken against the absent
teachers. The EDO resolved that he would not sit in his office but would visit
to every school of the district to get first hand information about the urgent
problemsbeing faced by the teachers and added that not only he would regularize
the teachers but also would resolved their petty nature problems in his school
so that he could visit the office for the resolution of his problems. Asamul Haq
asked the teachers to focus on their basic job of teaching to the students to
make them good citizen and realize the dream of our Quaid to make Pakistan an
educated one. He said that heavy responsibilities have been fallen on the
shoulders of the teachers by making the country an educated country to increase
its literacy rate up to 87 percent till 2015 according to millennium development
goal. The EDO said that there was no room for those teachers who were not
performing their duties habitually and urged on them to change their attitude
otherwise they would face the disciplanary action. He resolved that strict
action would be taken and examplay punishment would be awarded to the teachers
who were not performing their duties. F.P.report
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