LAHORE:01 March: Punjab University (PU) on Thursday took out a rally to express solidarity with Pakistan Army. PU teachers, officers, employees and a large number of students participated in the rally which was led by Vice Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmad Akhtar. The rally was taken out from College of Earth and Environmental Sciences chowk in which participants were carrying banners and posters lauding the valour of Pakistan Army. The participants chanted slogans in support of Pakistan Army and against Indian aggression.

LAHORE:28 Feb: Mrs Sofia Usman Buzdar, wife of Chief Minister Punjab, attended the annual funfair of the Government College of Home Economics, Gulberg, Lahore, as a guest of honour.The news.

Rawalpindi:26 Feb: Govt. Viqar-un-Nisa Post Graduate College (W), Rawalpindi organised its Annual Sports Gala here on Monday under the patronage of Principal of the college, Prof. Dr. Saira Mufti. The competition featured numerous games and over a hundred students participated in them. The grounds were decorated with colourful banners, flags and welcoming notes. The event was inaugurated by the Principal, Prof. Dr. Saira Mufti. Balloons were released in the air and traditional enthusiasm of the students was observed.

LAHORE:26 Feb: Provincial Minister for Labour & Human Resource Anser Majeed Khan visited workers’ welfare schools for boys at Nishtar Colony and Bhubtian Chowk and started the plantation campaign.

LAHORE:26 Feb: Punjab Minister for Schools Education Murad Raas said a roadmap has been prepared to improve the organisational standard of small and medium-scale private educational institutions in the province so that best education could be provided to the children who mostly belong to the low-income families. He was addressing the annual prize distribution ceremony of a private school.

Rawalpindi:25 Feb: Secondary School Certificate (SSC) 2019 annual papers would be held on March 1 in accordance with the schedule announced earlier and the roll number slips of the regular students have been dispatched to the institutions concerned and all the private students. According to Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RBISE) spokesman, there would be no change in the schedule announced by the board.

LAHORE:25 Feb: The seventh edition of three-day Lahore Literary Festival concluded at Alhamra here on Sunday night.

LAHORE :24 Feb: Punjab University’s 128th convocation was held at the university’s New Campus here on Saturday in which 38 PhD degrees, 373 MS/MPhil, 393 master’s, 267 undergraduate degrees and 299 medals were distributed among the graduates. As many as 75 medals were also distributed among undergraduate students, 68 medals among master’s students and 100 medals were distributed among MPhil/MS students. A total of 1,314 degrees and medals were distributed in the convocation.

LAHORE:22 Feb: Human Rights and Minority Affairs Minister Ijaz Alam Augustine has said promotion of education and eradication of poverty and illiteracy are the top priority of the PTI’s government. Speaking at a prize distribution ceremony of a private school at Aiwan-e-Iqbal here on Thursday, the minister said to achieve the goal of a Naya Pakistan, free quality education should be provided to every child because education is the most important mean in the journey of development.

LAHORE:22 Feb: The cardiac arrest of an 11-year old class five student owing to stress caused while playing an online game he was hooked on has created concern among parents of his schoolmates and many of them have started uninstalling video games from mobiles, computers, tablets and i-pads of their children.

LAHORE:22 Feb:The Punjab government has announced abolishing examinations of 5th and 8th classes under Punjab Examination Commission (PEC) to save children from extra burden. “The digital textbooks for four and five class have been launched and android application is also introduced which is an important step towards digital revolution in the education,” said Punjab Minister for Schools Education Murad Raas while addressing the launch of new educational policy “The New Deal 2018-23” under the aegis of Punjab Schools Education Department at a ceremony.

LAHORE:21 February: Punjab University’s Hailey College of Banking and Finance has organised a two-day workshop to make the participants aware of the prerequisites to be fulfilled in order to develop research articles of international standards and their publication. The sessions were conducted by Dr Zubair Ali Shahid, assistant professor at Iqra University, Karachi and Dr Irfan Tariq, lecturer at The University Adelaide, Australia.The news.

LAHORE:21 February: World Punjabi Congress Chairman Fakhar Zaman has urged the government to establish first ever Punjabi University in Lahore. He suggested that Punjab Institute of Language, Art, & Culture (PILAC) should be upgraded to a university. He said Punjabi should be declared as medium of instruction at primary level.

Rawalpindi:20 Feb: Secondary School Certificate (SSC) 2019 annual papers would be held on March 1, in accordance with the schedule announced earlier and the roll number slips of the regular students have been sent to the institutions concerned. According to Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RBISE) spokesman, there would be no change in the schedule announced by the board.

LAHORE:20 Feb: Punjab Institute of Language, Art and Culture (PILAC) organised an international conference “Zuban Tay Saqafat” here Tuesday. The provincial minister for human rights and minority affairs Ijaz Alam Augustine graced the occasion as chief guest. Eminent personalities from TV, theatre and foreign delegates participated in the conference.