Former U.S. President and Republican candidate Donald Trump makes a keynote speech at a Republican fundraising dinner in Columbia, South Carolina, US on August 5, 2023. — Reuters SPRINGFIELD: Schools were evacuated Friday for a second day in a row in the small Ohio town of Springfield, according to local media, amid anti-Haitian-immigrant tensions stoked … Read more
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai speaks during the 21st Nelson Mandela Annual Peace Lecture on the tenth anniversary of his death, in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 5, 2023. — Reuters Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has condemned Israel’s airstrikes in Nuseirat killing six United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees … Read more
Attacks worldwide against students and educational facilities rose by 20 percent in 2022 and 2023 over the two previous years, especially in war-torn countries, the UN said Monday. The UN’s cultural agency UNESCO cited a study by the Global Coalition for Protecting Education from Attack, of which it is a member. It said “6,000 attacks … Read more
Police personnel and locals stand near the remains of a missile after it struck in Moirang, Manipur, India, September 6, 2024. — Reuters MUMBAI: Schools were ordered shut from Saturday in the restive Indian state of Manipur after a rocket attack by insurgents killed a civilian and wounded six others. Fighting broke out in the … Read more
DUBLIN: An Irish state inquiry uncovered a “truly shocking” level of sexual abuse at religious schools, primarily those run by the Catholic Church, over nearly a century with 2,395 allegations, the government said on Tuesday. The preliminary “scoping inquiry” found 884 alleged sexual abusers at more than 300 schools across the country between 1927 and … Read more
Children are on the way to their school. — APP/File KARACHI: The local authorities have announced the closure of all public and private schools in Karachi tomorrow (Friday) amid heavy rain forecast. In a statement, Karachi Commissioner Hassan Ali Naqvi said the decision has been taken after consulting Met Office and Provincial Disaster Management Authority … Read more
Motorcyclists passing through rainwater accumulated at Kazi Qaiyoum Road after heavy rain in Hyderabad. — APP/File KARACHI: Rumours regarding closure of schools in Karachi have been doing rounds on social media amid heavy rain forecast, creating confusions among the students and their parents. Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz had said the peak … Read more
Listen to article The Sindh government has announced the closure of all public and private schools across the province on Monday, August 26, in observance of the Chehlum of Imam Hussain (RA). The decision was officially communicated on Friday through a notification issued by the provincial education department’s steering committee. The province will mark the Chehlum of … Read more
Students listen to their teacher during a lesson at a school in Pakistan. — Reuters/File All public and private schools across Sindh will remain closed on Monday (August 26) on account of the Chehlum of Imam Hussain (RA), the provincial government announced on Friday. A notification issued for the announcement of the Chehlum holiday stated … Read more
Children are on the way to their school. — APP/File In view of a scheduled jalsa of the former ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and a protest call by a religious party, the Islamabad district administration has decided to keep all the public and private educational institutions closed on Thursday. The PTI has announced holding jalsa … Read more