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Education

Demystifying Public Policy in Pakistan

Globally, the elected governments are voted to power on the basis of the priorities enshrined in their manifestos....

Published 13 Apr, 2021 07:57pm

Pakistan

Education sector: All provinces unanimously made decisions: Shafqat

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood, on Monday, said that there was...

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 09:31am

Pakistan

Education ministry launches blended e-learning programme

ISLAMABAD: In line with the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan to use of technology in the education, Ministry of...

Published 13 Apr, 2021 04:31am

Pakistan

NGO adopts govt dispensaries in Tharparkar

HYDERABAD: The Health, Education and Literacy Program (HELP), a non-government social welfare organization, has...

Updated 12 Apr, 2021 09:16am

Pakistan

USAID to complete 106 flood-hit schools in Sindh

ISLAMABAD: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with the allocation of US $ 159.2 million has...

Updated 13 Apr, 2021 06:01am

Pakistan

NCOC to take up closure of schools issue today

ISLAMABAD: The decision pertaining to closure of schools in the country will be taken after a meeting of health and...

Published 05 Apr, 2021 03:56am

Opinion

Simplification of taxes for growth — III

In this concluding part, we are highlighting various proposals already given to the government of Pakistan...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

Pakistan

AJK varsities’ not inferior to any university of Pakistan: Sardar Masood

MIRPUR (AJK): Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan while lauding securing of fifth position by the...

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 09:30am

Pakistan

Uniform syllabus: Govt plans to enact law and bring ordinance: Zartaj

BAHAWALPUR: State Minister for Climate Change Zartaj Gul Wednesday said the government had planned to enact law and...

Published 25 Mar, 2021 05:08am

Pakistan

President confers civil awards on prominent personalities

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday conferred Pakistan civil awards on prominent personalities including...

Published 24 Mar, 2021 05:10am

Pakistan

NIC at LUMS opens applications for innovators

LAHORE: The National Incubation Centre (NIC) at LUMS, Lahore is ready to induct the next group of passionate...

Updated 19 Mar, 2021 09:34am

Pakistan

Balochistan students' scholarships: HEC announces 18th as last date

ISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced March 18 (Thursday) as last date for online submission of...

Updated 15 Mar, 2021 09:58am

Pakistan

Pak, Japan agree to strengthen relations in skills development, education

In this regard, memorandum of understanding between two countries has already been inked in April 2019.

Published 11 Mar, 2021 05:29pm

Supplements

International Women’s Day: Message from Sadaf Qasim, Teacher at Government Girls Khatoon-e-Pakistan School

The birth of a girl gives birth to her dreams too. Then every dream is laid on the canvas of life and she puts forth...

Published 09 Mar, 2021 05:45am

World

UK universities report 40% drop in EU applicants post-Brexit

Statistics released by the British government's Universities and Colleges Admissions Services (UCAS) have revealed that the number of EU citizens applying to study in the United Kingdom has dropped by 40% since Brexit.

Updated 18 Feb, 2021 09:32pm

Pakistan

Ramazan: No one will be allowed to create wheat flour crisis: minister

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Literacy and Informal Basic Education Raja Rashid Hafeez has said that the ...

Published 15 Feb, 2021 04:53am

Pakistan

G-B to be brought at par with rest of developed areas: Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi, on Thursday, said efforts were afoot to mainstream Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) in...

Updated 12 Feb, 2021 09:34am

Pakistan

Senate Body on Education for drawing service structure for technologists

Regarding equivalence level of technologists, the Committee asserted that technologists must come at par with engineering graduates.

Published 03 Feb, 2021 08:57pm

Primary and elementary schools to reopen from Monday

ISLAMABAD: The schools will reopen for students of pre-primary, primary and elementary classes from Feb 1, which ...

Published 30 Jan, 2021 03:55am

Pakistan

Change has been brought in Pakistan as "big thieves" are being held accountable: PM

Imran says a former premier was facilitating the land grabbing mafia in Lahore
The government has decided that every person in Sahiwal will be given health insurance amounting to Rs750,000: PM

Published 29 Jan, 2021 03:59pm

Pakistan

Education ministry allows private publishers to develop textbooks

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training as per its Single National Curriculum (SNC)...

Updated 28 Jan, 2021 09:36am

Pakistan

Govt to strengthen its efforts for affordable education: Ghazala Siyal

She said the joining of new people into PPP is ample proof of its better performance and growing popularity in the public.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 07:20pm

Pakistan

South Punjab: PM vows special package for farmers

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan says South Punjab was neglected in the past and its population was not given...

Published 25 Jan, 2021 04:23am

Pakistan

Education key to progress, prosperity: minister

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood on Sunday sent a special message...

Published 25 Jan, 2021 04:23am

BR Research

Startup Investment Rise to $77M in Pakistan

Startup investments in Pakistan increased by 97 percent in 2020 as compared to 2019, according to data from MAGNiTT's 'State of Startup Funding - 2021 Emerging Venture Markets' Report.
The number of startup deals in Pakistan also went up by 45% this year as opposed to the general downward trend in the MENA region.

Published 21 Jan, 2021 07:27pm

Perspectives

The dilemma of the Higher Education Commission

Higher Education plays a key role in development of knowledge economies and learning societies within all nations....

Published 21 Jan, 2021 02:55pm

Pakistan

Senate body passes bill for protection of students from harassment in educational institutions

The bill was passed unanimously by the Committee.

Published 12 Jan, 2021 08:42pm

Perspectives

Upskilling the workforce and education in Pakistan

The British government has taken an initiative to offer almost 400 courses free of cost to the general public with...

Published 12 Jan, 2021 04:51pm

Editorials

The population bomb

EDITORIAL: That about four percent of all newborns that came into the world on New Year’s Day were born in ...

Updated 08 Jan, 2021 03:30am

Pakistan

Technical education can lead the nation towards development: Haji Iftikhar

The job fair was organized by the collaboration of Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) KPK with the collaboration of German NGO GIZ.

Published 08 Dec, 2020 07:03pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First IBL Mod. / Sep 20 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	4.45 ▲ 1.00 (28.99%)
SME Leasing Ltd. / Sep 20 SME Leasing Limited(SLL)	3.69 ▲ 0.39 (11.82%)
Macter Int. Ltd. / Sep 20 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	143.34 ▲ 10.00 (7.50%)
Suraj Cotton / Sep 20 Suraj Cotton Mills Limited(SURC)	247.25 ▲ 17.25 (7.50%)
Al-Mali / Sep 20 Modaraba Al-Mali(MODAM)	22.69 ▲ 1.58 (7.48%)
Kohat Tex. / Sep 20 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	21.60 ▲ 1.50 (7.46%)
Din Tex. / Sep 20 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	159.00 ▲ 11.00 (7.43%)
MCB Bank / Sep 20 MCB Bank Limited(MCB)	166.99 ▲ 11.48 (7.38%)
Habib Metro Mod / Sep 20 Habib Metro Modaraba(HMM)	9.44 ▲ 0.64 (7.27%)
Dadex Eternit / Sep 20 Dadex Eternit Limited(DADX)	98.00 ▲ 6.40 (6.99%)

Stock	Price
Husein Sugar (R) / Sep 20 Husein Sugar Mills Limited (R)(HSMR3)	1.30 ▲ -0.79 (-37.80%)
First Elite Cap. Mod. / Sep 20 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	3.93 ▲ -0.49 (-11.09%)
United Ins. / Sep 20 The United Insurance Company(UNIC)	7.38 ▲ -0.81 (-9.89%)
B. F. Mod. / Sep 20 B.F. Modaraba(BFMOD)	9.78 ▲ -1.00 (-9.28%)
S.G. Power Ltd. / Sep 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	3.69 ▲ -0.36 (-8.89%)
Hala Enterpries / Sep 20 Hala Enterprises Limited(HAEL)	9.98 ▲ -0.92 (-8.44%)
Zephyr Tex / Sep 20 Zephyr Textiles Limited(ZTL)	18.50 ▲ -1.50 (-7.50%)
Bolan Castings / Sep 20 Bolan Castings Limited(BCL)	128.49 ▲ -10.41 (-7.49%)
Khairpur / Sep 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	54.58 ▲ -4.42 (-7.49%)
Nagina Cot. / Sep 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	75.82 ▲ -6.13 (-7.48%)

Stock	Volume
Telecard Ltd. / Sep 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	19,634,500 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Sep 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,353,000 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petroleum / Sep 20 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	11,308,000 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pakistan / Sep 20 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	9,837,075 ▼ 0.00
TPL Properties / Sep 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	9,529,000 ▼ 0.00
TPL Corp / Sep 20 TPL Corp Limited(TPL)	7,803,500 ▼ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd / Sep 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	5,133,500 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Global Hold. / Sep 20 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	4,810,500 ▼ 0.00
Bank of Punjab / Sep 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	4,381,000 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Sep 20 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	4,193,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Sep 18	168.25
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Sep 18	168.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Sep 18	109.93
USD to Swiss Franc / Sep 18	0.93
Pound Sterling to USD / Sep 18	1.37
Euro to USD / Sep 18	1.17
UK LIBOR % / Sep 18	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Sep 18	4432.99
India Sensex / Sep 18	59051.89
Tokyo Nikkei / Sep 18	30500.05
Nasdaq / Sep 18	15043.97
Hang Seng / Sep 18	24920.76
FTSE 100 / Sep 18	6963.64
Dow Jones / Sep 18	34584.88
Germany DAX 30 / Sep 18	15490.17
France CAC40 / Sep 18	6570.19

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Sep 18	71.97
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Sep 18	13430.00
Gold 10 Grams / Sep 18	97600.00
Gold Spot / Sep 18	1754.34
Cotton / Sep 18	92.33

Education

Demystifying Public Policy in Pakistan

Education sector: All provinces unanimously made decisions: Shafqat

Education ministry launches blended e-learning programme

NGO adopts govt dispensaries in Tharparkar

USAID to complete 106 flood-hit schools in Sindh

NCOC to take up closure of schools issue today

Simplification of taxes for growth — III

AJK varsities’ not inferior to any university of Pakistan: Sardar Masood

Uniform syllabus: Govt plans to enact law and bring ordinance: Zartaj

President confers civil awards on prominent personalities

NIC at LUMS opens applications for innovators

Balochistan students' scholarships: HEC announces 18th as last date

Pak, Japan agree to strengthen relations in skills development, education

International Women’s Day: Message from Sadaf Qasim, Teacher at Government Girls Khatoon-e-Pakistan School

UK universities report 40% drop in EU applicants post-Brexit

Ramazan: No one will be allowed to create wheat flour crisis: minister

G-B to be brought at par with rest of developed areas: Alvi

Senate Body on Education for drawing service structure for technologists

Primary and elementary schools to reopen from Monday

Change has been brought in Pakistan as "big thieves" are being held accountable: PM

Education ministry allows private publishers to develop textbooks

Govt to strengthen its efforts for affordable education: Ghazala Siyal

South Punjab: PM vows special package for farmers

Education key to progress, prosperity: minister

Startup Investment Rise to $77M in Pakistan

The dilemma of the Higher Education Commission

Senate body passes bill for protection of students from harassment in educational institutions

Upskilling the workforce and education in Pakistan

The population bomb

Technical education can lead the nation towards development: Haji Iftikhar

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