SIFC was established to improve the ease of doing business for potential investors through a “Whole of Government”Approach”—achieving optimal horizontal-vertical synergy and facilitation by the Pakistan Army—and to attract investments from friendly countries in selected sectors through an empowered organisation that serves as a “single-window” platform for facilitation.

The children will learn the newest skills in these state-of-the-art IT labs, expanding their employment prospects.

These IT laboratories will be constructed in sixteen degree colleges spread throughout various parts of Islamabad.

Students will take six-month courses in artificial intelligence (AI), game development, data science, and block chain in these IT labs.

Approximately 1,000 students will have access to courses in the first phase, which is being implemented in response to market demand.

The National Vocational and Technical Training Commission has worked with esteemed universities such as NUST, National Skills University, COMSATS, and NUML to produce these courses.

The second week of this month will mark the start of these classes. For these courses, about 3,600 students have signed up.

There are 505 examination centres for students spread over the city.

The morning session will cover the science group, which is currently working on the ninth and tenth computer theory papers, while the afternoon session will cover the general group.

Secondary board exams will end on May 31.

The Education Department has dispatched fifty vigilance officers. Mobile phones are strictly prohibited in examination centres, and the use of photostat equipment near examination centres during exams is completely prohibited.

Section 144 is enforced surrounding examination centres, and an order has been issued to ensure that electricity is available at all times during exams.

Meanwhile, the negligence of private school administrators has jeopardised the future of matriculation students, since a huge number of students have yet to obtain their admit cards.

Certain private school administrators stated they employed an agent to handle the submission of students’ exam forms and money. However, these agents, along with the papers and money, appear to have vanished.

In response, a spokeswoman for the Karachi matriculation board blamed the delay on private schools’ failure to submit applications on time.

While conceding that schools that submitted applications online may print admit cards digitally, the spokesman stated that the sudden rise in printing requests in recent days had placed a strain on the system.

The spokesman also suggested that school administrators receive admit card prints directly from the board’s website.

The Japanese embassy is presently accepting applications for MEXT undergraduate and research scholarships (Masters, PhD) 2025. Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) awards scholarships to international students pursuing undergraduate and graduate programs at Japanese universities each year.

Students can apply for undergraduate and graduate studies (Masters and PhD) through the program and have the opportunity to study at prominent Japanese universities.

Every year, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) of Japan gives scholarships to international students who want to attend undergraduate and graduate courses at Japanese universities.

MEXT research scholarships are entirely sponsored by the Japanese government and provide an exceptional opportunity for promising students in Pakistan to apply and study at high-quality Japanese universities, according to the statement.