Tag: Education

Demagoguery for dummies

A trial of Benazir’s grave In his interview with Hamid Mir, Mr Zardari, although extremely relaxed and otherwise rational, was definitely working to build further...

Quaid wanted equal rights for all: AIOU seminar

After migration to Medina, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) drafted the Medina Pact to set up a kind of alliance or federation among the eight Medina...

False accusations by PUASA condemned

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Punjab University (PU) teaching community on Friday condemned the PU teachers claiming the ranking of PU had fallen...

IIU female students congratulated

A Group of female students of the International Islamic University (IIU), Islamabad, who had won several sports competitions, met IIUI Rector Professor Fateh Muhammad...

NUST registrar in hot waters over admission row

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued an arrest warrant on Friday for the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) Registrar Brig (retd) Salim...

AIOU to attract highly qualified teachers

The regional directors’ conference of the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) concluded here on Monday. The participants discussed university’s achievements, targets, planning and development....

Dr Zaitoon joins IIUI as acting director

Dr Zaitoon Begum has taken the charge as acting director, female campus of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), on Monday. She will continue...

Can democracy work?

On the competence of the electorate If an elected person or group of persons proves disappointing one can only blame oneself, as with marriage to...

120th PU convocation held

The 120th Convocation of Punjab University (PU) was held at the New Campus Faisal Auditorium on Saturday. Vice Chancellor (VC) Dr Mujahid Kamran was...

85 MBBS students of SCM College awarded degrees

As many as 85 MBBS students of Shifa College of Medicine (SCM) were awarded degrees on Saturday while a brilliant student was conferred upon...

No positives for education in 2011

No positive change has been witnessed for educationists, teachers and students of the Federal Capital during the year 2011 except ranking of Pakistani universities...

4-day media workshop concludes at PU

The concluding ceremony of a four-day media workshop, organised by the Unified Media Club (UMC), was held at the Punjab University’s Institute of Communication...

PU VC set to keep job till new VC appointed

The drama of sectarian clash and whole negative propaganda against PU Vice Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr Mujahid Kamran has been exposed before the Punjab...

Interview call keeps hopes alive for KU VC slot aspirants

The ambiguity surrounding the appointment of next vice chancellor of the University of Karachi (KU) grew on Friday when the Sindh governor’s Vice Chancellor...

What good’s a gold medal with no jobs?

The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) conferred gold medals on 113 of its students during the 3rd annual convocation on...

Supplementary exams of BIEK start today

The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK)’s annual supplementary examinations 2011 are scheduled to start from today (Friday). The board has established 28 examination centres...

Punjab govt supports private schools: Rehman

Provincial Education Minister Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman has said the Punjab government follows a policy of providing all-out support to private sector schools in order...