6,880 appear in entry test for engineering varsities
PESHAWAR: Entrance Test for Academic Session 2022-23 for the public and private sector engineering universities and colleges of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was conducted simultaneously in several districts. The test was conducted in Peshawar, Mardan, Abbottabad, Swat, Malakand, Kohat, and DI Khan centres by the Educational Testing and Evaluating Agency (ETEA) of the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. […]
Allied school students excel in SSC results
PESHAWAR: The students of the Allied School, Gulberg Campus, shined in the secondary school and secondary examination as 18 of them secured A1 and 25 grabbed A in the examination. Iman Ali got the first position in the school by securing 1067 marks, while Huriya Hasnain got the second position with 1064 marks while Sahibzadi […]
Girls excel as Peshawar BISE declares SSC exam results
PESHAWAR: Nine students – eight girls and one boy – shared the top three positions as the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Peshawar declared the result of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) annual examination 2022 on Wednesday. The results were declared at a ceremony for the position holders where Chief Minister Mahmood Khan was […]
UET research projects approved
PESHAWAR: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has approved 11 research projects of the University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Peshawar under the National Research Programme for Universities. A press release said UET Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Iftikhar Hussain gave away certificates of appreciation to the recipients at a meeting. The UET’s Office of Research, Innovation and […]
TEVTA, KDP sign MoU for imparting skills to youth
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority (KP-TEVTA) and Kohat Development Project (KDP) Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for imparting technical skills to the youth of districts Karak, Kohat and Hangu so that they could meet the requirements of the modern job market. The agreement was signed during a ceremony held […]
KMC graduate wins Dr Zakia Minhas Award
PESHAWAR: Dr Tabish Ikram, a graduate of the Khyber Medical College, has won the first Dr Zakia Minhas Award for Excellence in medical education. The award, which carries a cash prize of $5,000 will be given away at a ceremony in the Khyber Medical University (KMU) on 20 April. It is an attempt to recognize […]
First ‘International Alumni’s Mathematics UET Conference’ held
PESHAWAR: University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Mathematics Alumni Society organized the First International Conference of UET’s Alumni of Mathematics. Apart from Pakistan, the conference was attended by mathematicians from Canada, China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, UAE, Nigeria and Algeria. Saudi Arabia-based Dr Shahzad Sarwar Chaudhry, founder and president of UET Mathematics Alumni Society, […]
Week-long activities mark Internaional women’s day at SBBWU
PESHAWAR: Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University (SBBWU) marked International Women’s Day with a display of the colours of spring in the name of ‘Spring Festival’ on Monday. Ayesha Gul, Additional Inspector General KP Police was the chief guest on the occasion, while Saima Rahim, regional head, National Bank of Pakistan, Islamic Banking Group KP and […]
PhD thesis defended
PESHAWAR: Mohammad Asad Jan has successfully defended his thesis at the Department of Rural Sociology in the University of Agriculture, Peshawar, and has been declared eligible for the award of the Ph.D. degree. He did his Ph.D. research on “Analysis of dispute resolutions council’s effectiveness in rural areas of Mardan district”. His supervisor was Dr. […]
Staff strike at Islamia College University continues
PESHAWAR: The strike in the historic Islamia College University entered the second week as both sides stuck to their positions, resulting in a waste of the time of the students and delay in the examinations. The complete strike was started on February 15 on the call of the Joint Action Committee of the institution. A […]