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Vision 2047: HEC chief for strengthening higher education sector

ISLAMABAD: Amid serious financial constraints and governance challenges, Higher Education Commission (HEC) Chairman...

Published 04 Jul, 2025 07:28am

Editorials

Education in freefall

EDITORIAL: With nearly two-thirds of Pakistan’s 240 million people under the age of 30, the country stands at a...

Published 30 Jun, 2025 07:11am

Pakistan

Ministry of Federal Education, Professional Training: Over Rs19bn earmarked for various uplift schemes

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has earmarked over Rs.19 billion for various uplift schemes of Ministry of Federal...

Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am

Pakistan

Urban regions: Literacy rate elevated to 74.1pc

ISLAMABAD: The literacy rate in urban regions is considerably elevated, recorded at 74.1 percent, compared to 51.6...

Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:43am

Pakistan

Final review of HEDP project: HEC, World Bank successfully concludes

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and the World Bank have successfully concluded their...

Published 10 May, 2025 06:08am

Pakistan

Education expo in Dubai puts Pakistani universities on global map

Universities at GETEX's Pakistan pavilion offered scholarships and on-the-spot admissions

Updated 09 May, 2025 07:37am

Pakistan

Education sector: Centre, provinces directed to increase investments

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training has called on the federal ...

Published 20 Feb, 2025 08:09am

Pakistan

Challenges facing higher education sector highlighted

LAHORE: Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Associations (FAPUASA) announced a Black Day on...

Published 28 Jan, 2025 07:59am

Pakistan

Year 2024: Maryam lays foundation of betterment in education sector

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has laid the foundation for improvement in education sector in the...

Published 31 Dec, 2024 08:06am

Pakistan

UNICEF, stakeholders agree on IEMIS for education sector

PESHAWAR: United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and other stakeholders of the education sector have...

Published 25 Nov, 2024 07:05am

Editorials

Poor performance

EDITORIAL: Although reports on the dismal state of education in this country appear from time to time, a new one...

Published 28 Aug, 2024 06:48am

Perspectives

Despite deepening polarisation, Pakistani students still flocking to the west

Hamza Khan moved to the US from Lahore three years ago to pursue higher education at Arizona State University, a...

Published 21 Aug, 2024 08:30am

PM reappoints Dr Mukhtar as HEC chairman after held responsible for ‘malaise’ by planning minister

ISLAMABAD: Less than a week after Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal held Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Dr...

Updated 20 Aug, 2024 08:52am

Pakistan

‘Steps taken to bring educational sector at par with global standards’

ISLAMABAD: “The government of Pakistan is committed to revolutionising the education sector for which steps are...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am

Pakistan

‘Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024’ Ziauddin University ranked among top three varsities in Sindh

KARACHI: Ziauddin University has proudly secured a spot among the top three universities in Sindh and the top 20 in...

Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:14am

Pakistan

Health, education: KP CM for improving service delivery

PESHAWAR: KP Chief Minister Sardar Ali Amin Gandapur has directed the authorities of health and education ...

Published 08 Jul, 2024 08:25am

Pakistan

CPEC offers opportunity to strengthen educational sector as well: PCJCCI chief

LAHORE: Moazzam Ghurki, President Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) highlighted that...

Published 04 Jul, 2024 05:47am

Editorials

A very welcome initiative

EDITORIAL: Education, the building block of socio-economic progress, primarily is a government responsibility. But ...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 06:23am

Health and education services: Sindh Finance Bill 2024 does not immediately impose 15pc SST: SRB

ISLAMABAD: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has clarified that the Sindh Finance Bill, 2024 does not immediately impose a...

Updated 17 Jun, 2024 02:47pm

Pakistan

‘Uplift of education sector is top priority’

KARACHI: Provincial Minister of Universities and Boards Muhammad Ali Malkani said that the first priority of the...

Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am

Pakistan

$400m higher education project ‘moderately satisfactory’: World Bank

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has rated the implementation progress of the “Higher Education Development in Pakistan...

Published 10 Apr, 2024 02:16am

Business & Finance

Focus urged on responsible AI-driven digital economy

LAHORE: A two-day policy dialogue on “digitisation and artificial intelligence: opportunities and challenges in...

Published 02 Mar, 2024 04:16am

Opinion

Tech solves Pakistan’s three-fold education problem

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as the International Day of Education, “in celebration of...

Published 03 Feb, 2024 05:46am

Pakistan

General Election: Sindh announces holidays for education sector

KARACHI: Following Punjab, Sindh government Thursday also announced long holidays for the education sector from...

Published 02 Feb, 2024 05:20am

Pakistan

Alvi for increasing technology use in AJK’s education sector

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi stressed the need to increase the use of technology in the education sector of ...

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

Pakistan

Successive govts deprived students of their rights: JI chief

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has said that previous governments failed to fulfill their promises of...

Published 23 Nov, 2023 03:19am

Pakistan

VCs for public sector varsities: KP CM for early completion of hiring process

PESHAWAR: Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Former Justice Syed Arshad Hussain Shah has directed the...

Published 20 Nov, 2023 06:28am

Pakistan

NUMS conducts admission test in Pakistan and abroad

LAHORE: National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) has once again achieved a remarkable milestone by...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Pakistan

Minister reviews progress in education sector, health projects, sustainable development

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Muhammad Sami Saeed held a meeting to review the progress...

Published 30 Aug, 2023 03:33am

Business & Finance

Paper-print problems aggravate, as rupee continues to weaken

LAHORE: The paper merchants and importers are hesitant to quote the rates of paper and paper products due to...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:15am

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 14	284.77
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 14	284.52
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 15	149.06
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 15	0.80
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 15	1.34
Euro to USD / Jul 15	1.16
UK LIBOR % / Jul 15	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 15	6,243.76
India Sensex / Jul 15	82,570.91
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 15	39,749.96
Nasdaq / Jul 15	20,677.80
Hang Seng / Jul 15	24,671.59
FTSE 100 / Jul 15	8,938.32
Dow Jones / Jul 15	44,023.29
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 15	24,060.29
France CAC40 / Jul 15	7,766.21

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 15	66.77
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 15	16,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 15	307,784
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 15	3,333.88
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 15	68.54
Petrol/Litre / Jul 16	272.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 16	284.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Trust Mod. / Jul 16 Trust Modaraba(TRSM)	8.72 ▲ 1 (12.95%)
First Treet Manuf / Jul 16 First Treet Manufacturing Modaraba(FTMM)	20.41 ▲ 1.86 (10.03%)
Haseeb Waqas / Jul 16 Haseeb Waqas Sugar Mills Limited(HWQS)	26.03 ▲ 2.37 (10.02%)
Safe Mix Con.Lt / Jul 16 Safe Mix Concrete Limited(SMCPL)	26.93 ▲ 2.45 (10.01%)
Thatta Cement / Jul 16 Thatta Cement Company Limited(THCCL)	45.42 ▲ 4.13 (10%)
Atlas Ins. Ltd / Jul 16 Atlas Insurance Limited(ATIL)	94.01 ▲ 8.55 (10%)
EMCO Industries / Jul 16 Emco Industries Limited(EMCO)	54.03 ▲ 4.91 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 16 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	44.87 ▲ 4.08 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Jul 16 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	34,809.60 ▲ 3164.55 (10%)
Pakistan Services / Jul 16 Pakistan Services Limited(PSEL)	1,005.14 ▲ 91.38 (10%)

Stock	Price
Fateh Ind. / Jul 16 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	133.70 ▼ -14.85 (-10%)
National Silk / Jul 16 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	131.01 ▼ -12.59 (-8.77%)
Al-Khair Gadoon / Jul 16 Al-Khair Gadoon Limited(AKGL)	52.01 ▼ -4.99 (-8.75%)
Fazal Cloth / Jul 16 Fazal Cloth Mills Limited(FZCM)	351.50 ▼ -31.88 (-8.32%)
Premier Insurance / Jul 16 Premier Insurance Limited(PINL)	10.40 ▼ -0.93 (-8.21%)
P.T.C.L. / Jul 16 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	21.75 ▼ -1.94 (-8.19%)
Sanghar Sugar / Jul 16 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	46 ▼ -3.34 (-6.77%)
The Thal Ind.Corp. / Jul 16 The Thal Industries Corporation Limited(TICL)	373.01 ▼ -26.94 (-6.74%)
Ask.Gen.Insur. / Jul 16 Askari General Insurance Company Limited(AGIC)	43 ▼ -3.1 (-6.72%)
Ellcot Spinning / Jul 16 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	108 ▼ -7.24 (-6.28%)

Stock	Volume
DH Partners / Jul 16 DH Partners Limited(DHPL)	21,861,222 ▲ 1.49
P.T.C.L. / Jul 16 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	12,784,723 ▼ -1.94
Beco Steel Ltd / Jul 16 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	7,355,509 ▲ 1.93
B.O.Punjab / Jul 16 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	6,903,333 ▼ -0.17
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 16 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	6,881,068 ▼ -0.03
Pak Stock Exchange / Jul 16 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	6,618,567 ▲ 0.18
Sui South Gas / Jul 16 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	6,269,451 ▼ -1.23
Pak Int.Bulk / Jul 16 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	5,683,249 ▲ 0.01
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 16 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	5,389,396 ▲ 0.01
Zarea Ltd / Jul 16 Zarea Limited(ZAL)	5,139,425 ▲ 0.78

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