Pakistan

CSS exams: Three-year data reveals 54.53% candidates failed in Urdu

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12 months ago

Farwa

ISLAMABAD: Details of candidates who appeared for the Central Superior Services (CSS) Examination in the past three years were presented in the National Assembly on Friday.

Candidates comprised those who passed and failed in various subjects from the years 2019, 2020 and 2021. According to the details, at least 54.53% of candidates failed in Pakistan’s national language Urdu in the last three years.

A written response from the Establishment Division was presented in the National Assembly session with details of the candidates.

The Establishment Division mentioned that 30% candidates failed in Urdu in 2019; while in 2020 and 2021, the rate of failure shot up to 59% and 73%, respectively. The overall rate of failure was 54.53% in the last three years.

According to the report, 45,800 candidates out of 49,500 failed in essay writing over three years. In 2019, 13,328 candidates out of 14,205 failed essay writing, while 6% of candidates managed to pass the subject.

In 2020, the report mentioned that 17,735 out of 18,387 candidates failed in essay writing, while the passing rate was just 4%. In 2021, on the other hand, at least 14,760 candidates out of 16,887 who appeared failed in the subject. The success rate in 2021 was 13%, while 87% candidates flunked.

Regarding the success rate in English, the house was informed that 35,000 out of 49,500 candidates had failed in the subject in 2019 with a rate of failure of 73%, which stood at 39% and 92% in 2020 and 2021, respectively.

In the Pakistan Affairs subject, the rate of candidates that flunked remained 37% in 2019, 71% in 2020 and 46% in 2021. In Islamiat, 18% candidates failed in 2019, 51% in 2020 and 81% in 2021.

ISLAMIC

Indus Highway multi-vehicle incidents result in eight deaths and twenty injuries.

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21 hours ago

Farwa

A passenger bus, an oil tanker, and a mini-truck collided with one another during the early hours of Wednesday. The unfortunate traveler was traveling from Karachi to Larkana.

Police and rescue teams arrived at the accident scene and began a rescue operation after receiving information.

Eight deaths were verified by SSP Jamshoro Muhammad Tariq Nawaz, who also said that twenty injured individuals had been moved to a neighboring hospital in Manjhand.

While more investigation into the accident was being conducted, the police stated that overtaking was the cause of the tragedy.

On April 14, an accident involving a passenger bus and coaster on the M9 Motorway near Nooriabad, Jamshoro area, resulted in four fatalities and twenty injuries.

The coaster, according to the police, was transporting a wedding party from Karachi to the Kambar-Shahdadkot district’s Nawan Jatoi hamlet.
Ali Jan Magsi, Ghulam Shabbir Chandio, 8-year-old Sadia Magsi, and an unidentified woman were named among the deceased.

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CM Marryam advises MPAs to keep an eye on naan and roti costs.

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21 hours ago

Farwa

The MPAs have been instructed by Punjab Chief Minister Marryam Nawaz Sharif to keep an eye on the cost of naan and roti in their respective regions.

The duty of keeping an eye on roti and naan prices falls on the District Monitoring Committees.

The MPAs were instructed by the CM to uphold the official prices in their respective regions.

She threatened to take tough measures against Punjab’s extortionate naan and roti sales.

She finished by saying that public officials should assume a prominent role in guaranteeing the public’s relief from naan and roti pricing.

Business

Huge investment potential exists in the telecom and IT sectors. Shaza Fatima

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21 hours ago

Farwa

According to Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication, there are numerous investment prospects in Pakistan’s IT and telecom sectors.

She noted that the current administration is dedicated to fostering foreign investment in the nation, in line with the Prime Minister’s goal.

According to a news release, CEOs Wateen Adil Rashid and Muhammad Shahbaz Khan of Taavun (Pvt) Limited, who paid her a visit on Tuesday, spoke with Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja.

She declared that the private sector would receive complete support because it is essential to growing our exports.

Regarding youngsters, she stated that they are our greatest asset and that efforts are being made to further their growth.

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates was thanked by Shaza Fatima for his particular interest in promoting additional investment in Pakistan’s telecom industry.