Random Testing for COVID-19 resumed in KP

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) health authorities have resumed random testing for coronavirus infections in schools, the results of which will be analyzed in the meetings of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), following which a decision about the resumption of classes for the primary, middle and university levels will be taken. The higher secondary schools […]

Strict Action for Violating COVID-19 SOPs against schools, Health Minister, Punjab

Punjab’s Minister for Public Health, Dr. Yasmin Rashid has ordered strict adherence to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the coronavirus pandemic. She also warned that schools and colleges that fall short of the government-backed plan of action for the pandemic will be shut down. While discussing the impact of the coronavirus on gatherings for […]

Classes 9-12 reopens today

The educational institutes faced closure under extended winter vacations owing to the second wave of COVID-19 in the country. “Classes 9 to 12, O and A level go back to school/ college. Wish them the very best. Their future is our main priority,” the minister wrote in a tweet ahead of the reopening of schools […]

Don’t take admissions in unauthorised two-year bachelor’s programmes: HEC

The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has requested students not to take admissions in unauthorised two-year BA/BSc or MA/MSc programmes. HEC The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has requested students not to take admissions in unauthorised two-year BA/BSc or MA/MSc programmes. One or two universities have announced admissions for these programmes. While this will earn […]

QAU Allowed to Take Exams Online

Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) has finally granted permission to students to appear in online examinations instead of on-campus examinations amid the Coronavirus pandemic. According to the Assistant Controller of Examinations, all students of all semesters of BS, Pharm-D, BA-LLB, MS/M.Phil and Ph.D. of Fall Semester 2020 have now been allowed to appear in online examinations due […]

Admission Dates in Government Medical Colleges to remain the same-PMC

Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) has clarified that the date for admissions in government medical colleges of Punjab will remain unchanged. A press release issued on Thursday instructed the government of Punjab to ‘immediately’ correct the admissions schedule advertised by the University of Health Sciences (UHS), which hinted at an extension in the deadline. It said […]

Demand for Online Exams by KP Medical Students

The Medical Students Alliance (MSA) has expressed concerns about the delay in examinations due to the closure of their institutions, and has demanded that the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) conduct online examinations to save time. The MSA Chairman, Umer Ghafoor, said at a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club on Wednesday that their […]

Dates for Board Exams 2021 announced by BISE

Spokesperson for the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Arsalan Cheema, said that in light of the schedule issued by the Punjab Boards Committee of Chairmen (PBCC), the Intermediate Examination under the Rawalpindi Board would commence on 7th May 2021. The schedule for submission of online forms is as follows: Private candidates looking to […]

Pakistani lecturer included in world’s top computer science researchers

Pakistani lecturer Dr. Mubashir Husain Rehmani has been named in the world’s top 1% researchers in the field of computer sciences. The educationist is a graduate of the Department of Computer Systems Engineering from the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology. Rehmani’s work focuses on wireless networks, blockchain, cognitive radio networks, and software-defined networks. He […]