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Punjab to fix 190-day school calendar

RAWALPINDI: A high-level committee formed on the orders of the Rawalpindi Bench of the Lahore High Court has finalised recommendations for a province-wide academic calendar comprising 190 working days in schools and colleges across Punjab. The proposals include reducing summer vacations from two-and-a-half months to six weeks or one and a half months. The committee … Read more

PHC quashes child protection rule change

A lawyer walks past in front of the Peshawar High Court building. PHOTO: AFP PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has declared illegal an amendment made to Rule 32 of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Child Protection Rules, 2016, which led to the dissolution of the Institute Management Committee (IMC). The court directed the provincial government to appoint … Read more