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Students

Exam schedule for grades I to VIII in 13 Punjab districts notified

The exams for grades I to VIII will begin from June 7 and continue until June 25
Schools will start issuing report cards from June 30

Published 21 Apr, 2021 11:34am

Pakistan

Exorbitant fee of ICT colleges’ deprive students of higher education

ISLAMABAD: The exorbitant fee structure of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) colleges in comparison to the provinces...

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 09:20am

Pakistan

Punjab govt issues list of districts where students will go to school on alternate days

The notification read that districts that have a higher COVID-19 positivity ratio, such as more than 20 cases in the last 24 hours, will be subject to this rule.
The districts with such positivity rates are reported to be Lahore, Gujrat, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan, Sialkot, Rawalpindi and Faisalabad.

Updated 26 Feb, 2021 05:49pm

Pakistan

All schools will go back to regular five-day classes from Monday: Shafqat Mahmood

"This announcement applies to every educational institutions in the designated cities where restrictions had been imposed," he tweeted.
Restrictions imposed in some major cities on schools to conduct staggered classes was only till February 28, Mahmood said.

Published 25 Feb, 2021 11:21am

Business & Finance

LUMS Leverages $4.1M Stacks Grant To Build Novel Academic Programme in Pakistan

LUMS leverages the 5 million STX tokens, worth US$ 4.1 million, donated by Stack, to build a novel academic programme for blockchain, cryptocurrencies, distributed-ledger technology and more.

Published 21 Feb, 2021 03:47pm

World

Kids in Jordan head back to classrooms after almost a year

AMMAN: Hundreds of thousands of students in Jordan went back to classrooms on Sunday after almost a year of school...

Updated 08 Feb, 2021 09:32am

Pakistan

PM wants effective plan to address universities’ issues

The meeting was chaired by the PM to review issues faced by universities in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provinces.
The proposals on the appointment of experienced heads of the universities were also presented before the meeting.

Updated 28 Jan, 2021 07:34pm

Pakistan

IHC disposes of petition seeking online exams

The judge observed that this matter pertains to the HEC and that the court couldn’t do anything about it.
Two students, Ali Bin Shafaat and Sharyar Abbasi, filed the petition on January 18 challenging the university’s decision to hold on-campus examinations for fall semester.

Updated 27 Jan, 2021 03:26pm

Pakistan

21 teachers, students tested positive for COVID-19

He said SOPs were strictly implemented in all schools to prevent spread of the virus.

Published 25 Jan, 2021 06:43pm

Pakistan

Shafqat Mehmood wishes luck to students as they return to school today

Students of class 9 to 12, as well as O and A level students have returned to their schools today.
Educational institutions were closed on November 26 due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Published 18 Jan, 2021 09:19am

Pakistan

COVID-19 outbreak: Ghani says it is unlikely schools will reopen from January next year

Education minister says students would not be promoted without sitting for examinations this time
COVID-19 situation in the country has become serious due to rapid rise in infections: Ghani

Updated 23 Dec, 2020 03:20pm

Pakistan

216 teachers, students test positive for COVID-19 in Karachi

The team had taken samples of 9,158 students and teachers of various government schools. About 216 came back positive, confirmed the district health office.

Published 06 Nov, 2020 02:39pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
HBL Inv.Fund / Apr 23 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	3.25 ▲ 0.34 (11.68%)
Saudi Pak Leas. / Apr 23 Saudi Pak Leasing Company Limited(SPLC)	1.58 ▲ 0.16 (11.27%)
A. Shah Ghazi / Apr 23 Abdullah Shah Ghazi Sugar Mills Limited(AGSML)	7.24 ▲ 0.73 (11.21%)
Allied Rental Mod / Apr 23 Allied Rental Modaraba(ARM)	9.65 ▲ 0.95 (10.92%)
Next Capital / Apr 23 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	8.85 ▲ 0.81 (10.07%)
Khurshid Spinng / Apr 23 Khurshid Spinning Mills Limited(KHSM)	11.00 ▲ 0.95 (9.45%)
Quetta Textile / Apr 23 Quetta Textile Mills Limited(QUET)	9.95 ▲ 0.75 (8.15%)
Gatron Ind. / Apr 23 Gatron (Industries) Limited(GATI)	478.08 ▲ 33.35 (7.50%)
Glaxo Consumer / Apr 23 GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare(GSKCH)	233.70 ▲ 16.30 (7.50%)
Service Tex. / Apr 23 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	14.63 ▲ 1.02 (7.49%)

Stock	Price
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 23 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	3.55 ▲ -0.64 (-15.27%)
Flying Cement (R) / Apr 23 Flying Cement Company (R)(FLYNGR)	1.78 ▲ -0.24 (-11.88%)
Sana Ind. (R) / Apr 23 Sana Industries (R)(SNAIR)	12.01 ▲ -1.00 (-7.69%)
Javedan Corp. / Apr 23 Javedan Corporation Limited(JVDC)	33.30 ▲ -2.70 (-7.50%)
Pak Suzuki / Apr 23 Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited(PSMC)	289.69 ▲ -23.48 (-7.50%)
Janana D Mal / Apr 23 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	85.17 ▲ -6.90 (-7.49%)
Nimir Resins / Apr 23 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	12.96 ▲ -1.05 (-7.49%)
The Organic Meat Co. / Apr 23 The Organic Meat Company Limited(TOMCL)	27.66 ▲ -2.24 (-7.49%)
Colgate-Palm. / Apr 23 Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited(COLG)	2590.01 ▲ -208.99 (-7.47%)
Yousuf Weaving / Apr 23 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	3.30 ▲ -0.26 (-7.30%)

Stock	Volume
Ghani Global Hold. / Apr 23 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	38,541,500 ▼ 0.00
Worldcall / Apr 23 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,481,500 ▼ 0.00
TRG Pakistan / Apr 23 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	23,247,861 ▼ 0.00
Unity Foods / Apr 23 Unity Foods Limited(UNITY)	9,677,518 ▼ 0.00
Byco Petr. / Apr 23 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	7,068,000 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Ltd. / Apr 23 Telecard Limited(TELE)	6,328,500 ▼ 0.00
Bal. Glass / Apr 23 Balochistan Glass Limited(BGL)	6,308,000 ▼ 0.00
Hum Network / Apr 23 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	5,947,500 ▼ 0.00
Flying Cement (R) / Apr 23 Flying Cement Company (R)(FLYNGR)	5,441,000 ▼ 0.00
Habib Metro / Apr 23 Habib Metropolitan Bank Limited(HMB)	4,149,500 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 22	153.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 22	153.40
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 22	107.97
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 22	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 22	1.38
Euro to USD / Apr 22	1.20
UK LIBOR % / Apr 22	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 22	4134.98
India Sensex / Apr 22	48080.67
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 22	29188.17
Nasdaq / Apr 22	13818.41
Hang Seng / Apr 22	28755.34
FTSE 100 / Apr 22	6938.24
Dow Jones / Apr 22	33815.90
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 22	15320.52
France CAC40 / Apr 22	6267.28

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Apr 22	61.43
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Apr 22	10800.00
Gold 10 Grams / Apr 22	89163.00
Gold Spot / Apr 22	1782.00
Cotton / Apr 22	86.05

Students

Exam schedule for grades I to VIII in 13 Punjab districts notified

Exorbitant fee of ICT colleges’ deprive students of higher education

Punjab govt issues list of districts where students will go to school on alternate days

All schools will go back to regular five-day classes from Monday: Shafqat Mahmood

LUMS Leverages $4.1M Stacks Grant To Build Novel Academic Programme in Pakistan

Kids in Jordan head back to classrooms after almost a year

PM wants effective plan to address universities’ issues

IHC disposes of petition seeking online exams

21 teachers, students tested positive for COVID-19

Shafqat Mehmood wishes luck to students as they return to school today

COVID-19 outbreak: Ghani says it is unlikely schools will reopen from January next year

216 teachers, students test positive for COVID-19 in Karachi

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