12 students hurt in North Waziristan road mishap
MIRANSHAH: At least 12 students sustained injuries when their vehicle turned turtle in Dosali area in North Waziristan tribal district on Thursday. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Razmak, Jamshid Wazir said that 16 persons, including 12 students, were going from Wana to Mir Ali when their vehicle they were traveling skidded off the road and turned […]
Donations given for deserving students
LAHORE:Dr Safdar Ali Malik, noted radiologist and Old Ravian, has handed over a cheque of Rs one million to Mian Misbah ur Rehman, Trustee of Endowment Fund for initiation of Golden Scholarships after name of his son Dr Saad Malik at a ceremony at GC University (GCU) Lahore on Thursday. According to a press release, […]
UHS board approves clinical research course
LAHORE:The 177th meeting of Advanced Studies and Research Board of the University of Health Sciences (UHS) was held here Thursday with UHS Vice-Chancellor Prof Javed Akram in the chair. The board gave concept approval to start a six to nine months certificate in clinical research course for the health professionals interested in clinical research particularly […]
KU starts shuttle service today
A meeting chaired by University of Karachi Acting Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Nasira Khatoon on Thursday decided to reopen the central cafeteria to facilitate the students of morning and evening shifts, and faculty, staff, and employees from Friday (today) onwards. The acting registrar, Prof Dr Maqsood Ali Ansari, Finance Director Tariq Kaleem and Incharge […]
$19m US-Pak initiative launched
Islamabad : The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the government of Pakistan, launched a $19 million, five-year programme here Thursday to improve Pakistan’s higher education system and increase the employability of university graduates. Titled ‘Higher Education System Strengthening Activity (HESSA),’ the project was launched at a high-profile event attended by […]
GCU to increase overtime payment for non-gazetted staff
LAHORE:The Finance and Planning Committee of Government College University (GCU) Lahore has recommended an increase in extra-duty and overtime remuneration for the non-gazetted staff and a special allowance at the rate of 25 percent for the employees BPS 1-19. According to a press release, the 30th meeting of the committee was chaired by the GCU […]
FBISE holds chess competition
Islamabad : Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) on Tuesday organised Chess competition in which affiliated educational institutions also participated. In the competition, Zakaria Younis and Shehryar Ahmed of Air Force Inter College, E-9 Islamabad secured first and second position, respectively, while Musteer Mir Ahmed Khan of Islamabad Modal College for Boys, F/7-3 […]
No orders for merger of dental-medical colleges: PMC
Islamabad : The Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) has denied ordering the merger of dental colleges with medical colleges and declared reports about it fake. “In response to incorrect and false news being spread, it is clarified that we have neither directed dental colleges to merge with medical colleges nor [have ordered] shutdown [of] the dental […]
GCU shifting treasurer office to KSK campus
LAHORE:In a major development, Government College University (GCU) is all set to move office of the university’s treasurer from the main campus to the university’s new campus at Kala Shah Kaku (KSK). As per the details, the students, however, would not need to travel to KSK for issues related to the treasurer office as special […]
NUML among THE rankings
Islamabad : National University of Modern Languages (NUML) has attained yet another milestone by achieving 601-800 global ranking by Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking 2022. According to details, NUML has achieved 11th position amongst Pakistani Universities. In the category of ‘Quality Education’ it has been ranked 4th at Pakistan level and 101-200 globally. The […]