Nurses come on roads to protest shifting of college control

PESHAWAR: The nursing community came on the roads on Wednesday to protest the KP Government decision of taking the control of Graduate Nursing College from the Health Department and placing the same at the disposal of the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH). The government had last month declared the college a subsidiary of the LRH under […]

Education empowers people: Afridi

Islamabad: “Education empowers people to excel in life , achieve their goals and, contributes to national development”, said Adviser to the Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Muhammad Ayub Afridi. “Islam has laid great emphasis on education and it was our collective responsibility to equip children with the ornament of education, science, […]

Scholarship programme for Lakki students

LAKKI MARWAT: A scholarship programme has been launched for the Intermediate Level students of Lakki Marwat District. An official at Lucky Cement Limited said Tuesday the scholarship programme had been launched under the company’s initiative to support  deserving students of the backward Southern District. “The eligible students can apply for a full scholarship of intermediate […]

Times Higher Education yearly ranking: AWKUM maintains top position among varsities

PESHAWAR: Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM)  maintained its top position among Pakistan’s young universities for the second consecutive year as the Times Higher Education Young University Ranking-2022 was released. AWKUM stays at 187th position among the world’s young universities. This year a list of 790 universities was released which is almost double the 475 […]

First Lady Begum Samina Arif Alvi Inaugurating a cafeteria at Saidpur, Islamabad

Islamabad:First Lady Begum Samina Arif Alvi has called for promoting arts and handicrafts at the international level. Inaugurating a cafeteria in Bahbood School and complex, Saidpur, Islamabad she appreciated the Bahbood school system for facilitating the poor women working in handicrafts and said these women must be encouraged and their work be marketed at every […]

AIOU announces closure of admissions

Islamabad : Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has announced Monday (February 14) as the last day for admission in the programmes offered in the Spring 2022 Semester including Ph.D., MS/M Phil, M.Sc Hons, and BS (face to face programs). According to AIOU, the admission forms and prospectuses for these programs are available on the University’s […]

Women Technical College foundation stone laid

LAHORE : Punjab Minister for Industries Mian Aslam Iqbal performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the Government Technical Training Institute for Women at Sabzazar here on Sunday. According to a press release, the institute will be a state-of-the-art college on 14-kanal land. The project will be completed in one year with a cost of Rs588 million. […]

Study groups formed for research on diabetes

LAHORE : Senior physicians of the country have lined up against the growing risk of diabetes  as national study groups have been formed to  research on diabetes  for better prevention and control . The groups, each consisting of five or more senior physicians, were formed in a meeting of the National Diabetes Chapter of Pakistan […]

Elementary & Secondary Education Foundation launches drastic initiatives

PESHAWAR: The Elementary and Secondary Education Foundation (ESEF) has made  drastic initiatives in  2021 in not only rebuilding the image of the once stigmatized organization but also making contributions to enrol out-of-school children and ensure transparency. With the establishment of the new schools the total number climbed to 2,219 with 3172 teachers  appointed to impart […]

UoP was closed to facilitate Gul Panra’s recording for PSL final

PESHAWAR: The University of Peshawar (UoP) was closed on Valentine’s Day on a strange pretext, but the actual matter turned out to be facilitating popular singer Gul Panra to record songs at the main academic blocks of the institution.  Had the university been open she wouldn’t have been able to do the recordings, said an […]