Tag: University
Parliamentary body rejects bill seeking quota for religious minorities in universities:...
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body on Wednesday refused to approve a bill seeking separate quota for religious minorities in university admissions, according to a local...
No headway in setting up first women university in capital despite...
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Administration and Development Division’s (CADD) plan to upgrade the Islamabad Model College for Girls F-7/2 branch into a university has been...
Governor takes notice of Swabi varsity’s irregularities: report
PESHAWAR: Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra – Chancellor of the University of Swabi – has asked for an investigation report on the irregularities of the...
University, airport will be established in Hyderabad under PM package: Governor...
HYDERABAD: Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair said on Monday that the long pending demand for a university in Hyderabad is being addressed under the Prime...
NA body directs construction of LCWU’s new campus
LAHORE: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Reform which met on Thursday in the Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) directed...
Political instability main cause of growing terrorism in region: President
KARACHI: President Mamnoon Hussain has said that political instability in the region is the main cause of growing terrorism and law and order problems.
Addressing...
Peshawar University students to continue protest until increase in tuition withdrawn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...
Political leaders strongly condemn terrorist attack in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Pervez Khattak, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, along with...
Peshawar university attack shows terrorists were based in Afghanistan: DG ISPR
ISLAMABAD: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor said that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)’s claim to Friday’s terror attack on Peshawar Agricultural University proves...
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...
Ex-PMAS university VC refuses to step down despite court orders
ISLAMABAD: Former vice chancellor (VC) Dr Rai Niaz still holds university assets illegally, despite the Lahore High Court (LHC) orders for him to leave the...
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...
Oxford graduate sues university for £1m for being ‘victim of poor...
An Oxford graduate is suing Oxford University for £1million because he did not get a first class degree reports The Telegraph.
Faiz Siddiqui claims he...
Oxford University Islamic professor denies assaulting French feminist author
A professor of Islamic studies at Oxford University who was accused of rape by a French feminist author issued a statement saying he “categorically rejects...
AIOU to provide free education to students of Balochistan, FATA
Students of Balochistan and Federally Administrated Tribal Area (FATA) will get free education from spring 2018 through the distance learning system of Allama Iqbal...
Gunmen open fire at Kenya university, injuring several students: witness
MOMBASA: Several students have been injured in Kenya after gunmen opened fire at the Technical University of Mombasa’s campus in coastal Kwale county.
A witness...
Suspect who shot dead Texas Tech officer gets caught
A suspect — who allegedly shot dead a Texas Tech University police officer Tuesday morning (Pakistan time) at one of the campuses — was apprehended...
