Claim: A teacher from an all-girls government school has been fired from her job for suggesting to Chief Minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz Sharif that the presence of her team is confusing the students, during the latter’s tour of one of the classrooms. Fact: Samina Shahid, the woman who can be seen addressing Maryam Nawaz […]
Claim: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in Punjab has banned co-education in private colleges. Fact: The Punjab government has not banned co-education in private colleges. On 2 February 2022 at 4:33 AM, Pakistani TV channel 24NewsHD published a story on its website by reporter Akmal Soomro claiming the Punjab government had banned co-education in BS […]
Claim: Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board has disallowed schools from teaching art, music, computer sciences, handwriting, and drama. Fact: PCTB has included computer sciences and art in their scheme of studies. While music, handwriting, and drama are not included in the scheme, it allows for a range of other co-curricular activities like sports and critical […]
Claim: Private schools are allowed to use any textbooks that are in line with Single National Curriculum Fact: Private schools are only allowed to use textbooks that have been approved by provincial textbook boards, or other concerned local authorities. On 10 February 2021, Pakistan’s education minister Shafqat Mahmood tweeted that under the Single National Curriculum […]