Tag: Students

AIOU data centre to provide academic services to students

ISLAMABAD: A world-class information technology data centre has been set up at the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) to provide digital-based academic services to the...

Students announce sit-in against fee hike, FIRs

Peshawar University students also warn start of ‘Jail Bharo Tehreek’ PESHAWAR: Students from the University of Peshawar (UoP) have announced to hold a sit-in today...

WCLA holds ‘Meet the Experts’ session at Shahi Hammam

--Experts share methodologies used by them in conservation of heritage site --Students from different universities attend session; appreciate WCLA’s initiative LAHORE: A session of “Meet the Experts”...

Ombudsman directs FDE to dismiss a college teacher in harassment case

Issuing six-page inquiry report, supervisory body imposes Rs0.2m fine on examiner for harassing students during intermediate exams ‘The accused appears to be a...

Teacher, three students die of electrocution in Mansehra

MANSEHRA: A teacher and three students were electrocuted to death on Tuesday when an iron pipe came into contact with the electricity wires during the...

China awards 140 higher education scholarships to Pakistani students

ISLAMABAD: The Chinese government has awarded 140 scholarships to Pakistani students providing them with an opportunity to obtain higher education, from undergraduate to postgraduate...

Disheartened over exam results, students attempt suicide in Chirtal

Three students living in different areas of Chitral attempted to end their lives on Tuesday, reportedly after they received their intermediate exam results and...

AIOU announces free education for Balochistan, FATA students

ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will continue to provide free matric education to the students of Balochistan and the tribal areas in the semester...

HEC chairman stresses protection of students’ rights

Dr Bnauri says institutions issuing fake degrees are endangering students’ future, committing injustice to society ISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman Dr Tariq Bnauri on...

Haripur university expels six Afghan students for assaulting fellows

PESHAWAR: A public university in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has expelled six foreign students for physically assaulting local students and violating the varsity’s discipline. A notification, circulating...

Kashmiri students refuse to stand up for Indian anthem

SRINAGAR: The students of the Central University of Kashmir brushed aside the protocol for Indian national anthem and refused to stand up during an...

Saad Rafique ‘detains’ voters for demanding clean water

--Students claim they were harassed by PML-N leader’s ‘goons’ for asking about party’s plan to address water crisis --Video making rounds on internet shows ex-minister...

Bahria University directs male, female students to use separate cafeterias

Only a month after directing male and female students to maintain a 'six-inch distance' between them, the administration of Bahria University in Islamabad has...

BU comes under fire for asking male, female students to keep...

A private university came under fire on social media for ordering its male and female students to “maintain a distance of at least 06...

Tribesmen protest against targeted killings, violence

PESHAWAR: Tribesmen from different parts of Mirali Tehsil of North Waziristan staged a protest demonstration at Mirali town on Monday to protest against increasing violence...

Zindagi Trust students meet COAS

ISLAMABAD: A group of students from different public schools that are managed by Zindagi Trust, an organisation striving to make quality education accessible to an...

IIUI admin surrenders before baton-wielding IJT students

ISLAMABAD: In what could be dubbed a worrisome situation, as the administration of the International Islamic University of Islamabad (IIUI) has surrendered before the batons...