Tag: Students

Civil society to hold protest against missing persons

KARACHI: A student from the University of Karachi (UOK) recently went missing and his family has claimed that he was picked up by personnel of...

Pakistan, Yemen enjoy cordial relations: Riaz Pirzada

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination, Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada has said that Pakistan and Yemen are brotherly Islamic countries and enjoy cordial relations. He...

NED varsity makes it binding on all freshmen to learn Chinese...

KARACHI: The NED University of Engineering and Technology (NED) has made learning Chinese mandatory for all first-year students inducted in 2017 and beyond. A notification...

Peshawar University students to continue protest until increase in tuition withdrawn

PESHAWAR: Protest by the students of Peshawar University continued for the seventh consecutive day on Monday against the recent increase in tuition fees. The protesting...

Students participate in drive against corruption

MULTAN:  Students of different public and private education institutions painted the external wall of the Government Emerson College in connection with National Accountability Bureau's...

UMT holds annual career fair 2017

LAHORE: The University of Management and Technology (UMT), one of Pakistan’s leading universities in the private sector held its annual ‘Career Fair 2017’ under the...

UoP students carry on protest for third day

PESHAWAR: Peshawar University students continue with their protest for the third consecutive day. They have set up a camp outside the administration block of...

Students in India set university on fire after death

CHENNAI: Violent protests have broken out at an Indian university over the death of a student who reportedly killed herself after being caught cheating...

Jhelum finds caretakers in a group of students

JHELUM: A group of students in Jhelum have taken it upon themselves to work for the social welfare of the people of the city. An...

Visa processing for students, businessmen will be bettered: Canadian immigration minister

OTTAWA: High Commissioner Tariq Azim Khan hosted a dinner in Canadian Immigration and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen honour’s at Pakistan House, Ottawa and discussed with...

Over 100 protesting students arrested in police crackdown in QAU

ISLAMABAD: The police have claimed to have arrested more than 100 protesting students on Monday after academic activities and teaching resumed at the Quaid-e-Azam...

Pakistani students second to none: Zubair

  KARACHI: Pakistani students are second to none and they have proved this from time to time at the international level as well. This was stated...

Andrew Cuff highlights Chevening Scholarship for Pakistanis

LAHORE: Deputy Head of Communication at the British High Commission Andrew Cuff has said that the Chevening Scholarship is a premier and most prestigious programme...

245,806 applications received through OCAS

LAHORE: Out of the 716 public colleges which have been registered for online admissions, 651 colleges across Punjab have received 245,806 applications since the launch...

Varsity owned by federal minister allegedly distributes fake degrees

MUHAMMAD USMAN MUJTABA   The Indus Institute in Dera Ghazi Khan, owned by Federal Communications Minister Hafiz Abdul Karim, allegedly distributed fake degrees during its 2016's...

Gunfire, blast at American University in Kabul kills 12

Twelve people, including seven students, were killed in an attack on the American University in Kabul that sent hundreds of students fleeing in panic,...

Students organise pre-budget rally; demand allocation of 4% of GDP for...

The students belonging to various parts of country organised a pre-budget rally demanding allocation of 4 per cent of GDP for education. They also...