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60 universities functioning without VCs, SC told

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed that out of 147 public sector universities about 60 are functioning ...

Updated 07 Apr, 2024 12:07pm

Pakistan

Consortia recommendations on seven themes sent to CM

LAHORE: On the instructions of Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman, the final recommendations of consortia...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 08:12am

Pakistan

Universities: HEC chairman for promoting research work

LAHORE: Chairman Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Dr Mukhtar Ahmed has said that there is a need to promote...

Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Pakistan

Training programme on beekeeping held at SAU

HYDERABAD: A training program on beekeeping was conducted at Sindh Agriculture University, with students from ...

Published 07 Mar, 2024 04:59am

Pakistan

USAID supports strategic planning at 16 Pak universities

HYDERABAD: Vice Chancellors of 16 universities in the country participated in the strategic planning dialogue held ...

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

Pakistan

SFA, varsities ink MoU to improve food safety

KARACHI: The Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Sindh Food Authority (SFA) and the universities...

Published 31 Jul, 2023 07:53am

Pakistan

Universities barred from granting affiliations to colleges, institutions

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced a complete ban on granting new affiliations to...

Published 04 Jul, 2023 05:07am

Pakistan

For flood-related rehabilitation works: 14 varsities in KP, Sindh, Balochistan likely to get Rs1.6bn

ISLAMABAD: The steering committee of the Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) project has proposed...

Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am

Pakistan

GCU Faisalabad listed among 600 best universities

FAISALABAD: Government College University Faisalabad got the honour of being included in the 600 best universities...

Published 14 Nov, 2022 05:55am

Opinion

Rural Indians join rush to study abroad as prospects dim at home

When 19-year-old Sachin failed to score the grades he needed to get into a good Indian college, his father, a small...

Published 08 Sep, 2022 06:29am

Pakistan

Minister urges academics, industrialists to work together for solving country’s problems

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Education Rana Tanveer Hussain on Thursday urged the industry and universities to...

Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am

World

Taliban say will allow women at universities

KABUL: Afghan women will be allowed to attend university as long as they study separately from men, the Taliban's ...

Published 13 Sep, 2021 05:46am

Pakistan

Need for ‘health curriculum’ stressed

LAHORE: Emphasising the need for a ‘health curriculum’ in the country, a Pakistani-American clinical ...

Published 10 Aug, 2021 04:39am

Pakistan

‘No compromise on merit’ Govt purges all depts including varsities of political interference: Sarwar

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said that the government has purged all departments including...

Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am

Pakistan

Agreement inked with PITB: National Freelance Training Centre to be set up at IIUI

ISLAMABAD: International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) and the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB)...

Published 10 Apr, 2021 04:35am

Pakistan

SAU organizes exhibition

HYDERABAD: SAU organized first exhibition on friendly and hostile insects related to agriculture, unique ...

Updated 07 Apr, 2021 09:55am

Pakistan

Schools in COVID hotspots to remain closed till April 28, says Shafqat

Shafqat says classes for grades 9, 10, and 11 will resume from April 11 while the decision to open or close schools will be the responsibility of the provincial governments
Examinations across the country will be held from the third week of May: Minister

Updated 06 Apr, 2021 01:16pm

World

Iceland tightens COVID-19 curbs after infection spike

The new rules, which will remain in force for three weeks, come after a spike in group infections in the past few days, the government said.

Updated 25 Mar, 2021 12:06am

Pakistan

Industrialisation key to economic prosperity: NA speaker

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser said industrialisation was the key to economic prosperity and for...

Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:39am

Pakistan

Seven cities of Punjab: Educational institutes to remain closed from 15th

LAHORE: In Pursuance of the orders of the National Command & Operation Center all the private as well as public...

Updated 11 Mar, 2021 09:45am

Pakistan

Universities to go online for two weeks in selected cities: HEC

"All universities and HEIs in the above-mentioned cities shall remain closed for physical attendance during March 15-28, 2021."
"Universities are advised to ensure strict observance of the COVID-19 minimum health and safety protocols i.e., thermal scanning, wearing facemasks, social distancing, availability and regular use of sanitisers, and disinfection of buildings," says HEC.

Updated 10 Mar, 2021 08:36pm

Perspectives

Re-evaluating the role of Universities

From Mesopotamia to Incas and North China to Maya civilisations, learning has historically been discipline led and...

Published 03 Mar, 2021 09:37am

Pakistan

SAU to conduct joint research with Chinese varsities

HYDERABAD: Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) will conduct joint research on different proposals with various ...

Updated 01 Mar, 2021 09:45am

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

Indian university caught selling 36,000 fake degrees, according to police investigation

Manav Bharti University in the state of Himachal Pradesh, had sold over 36,000 fake degrees over the span of almost a decade.
It was revealed that out of a total of 41,000 degrees issued by the Manav Bharti University, a mere 5000 were found to be verified and legitimate.

Published 18 Feb, 2021 12:53pm

Pakistan

Primary schools, universities reopen after closure of three months

Classes from 9th to 12th were started from January 18.
The ongoing academic session has been extended till July instead of March.

Published 01 Feb, 2021 10:12am

Pakistan

LDA to cut 50pc commercial fee for education, health setups

LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has announced extraordinary incentives for encouraging provision of...

Published 01 Feb, 2021 03:39am

Pakistan

Punjab issues coronavirus SOPs for primary schools, universities set to reopen on Feb 1

The provincial department stated that students from all the educational institutes will have to attend classes on alternative days, while the student ratio must remain at 50% on each day.
"Daily report on COVID-19 monitoring shall be carried out as per previous practice," the notification said.

Published 29 Jan, 2021 01:55pm

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

HEC advises universities to conduct exams based on their capacity

It said that HEC already allowed universities to use their discretion to conduct exams as long as the chosen mode provides a fair assessment of students’ performance.
“On-campus exams can be used only under strict compliance with all Covid-19 health and safety protocols.”

Updated 27 Jan, 2021 07:07pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 26	278.58
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 26	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 26	158.33
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 26	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 26	1.25
Euro to USD / Apr 26	1.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 26	5099.96
India Sensex / Apr 26	73730.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 26	37934.76
Nasdaq / Apr 26	15927.90
Hang Seng / Apr 26	17651.15
FTSE 100 / Apr 26	8139.83
Dow Jones / Apr 26	38239.66
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 26	18161.01

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 26	83.85
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 26	20535
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 26	210048
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 26	2337.96
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 26	80.90
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	293.94

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Apr 27 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Apr 27 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Apr 27 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Apr 27 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Apr 27 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Apr 27 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Apr 27 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Apr 27 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Apr 27 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / Apr 27 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Apr 27 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / Apr 27 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / Apr 27 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / Apr 27 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Apr 27 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 27 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 27 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Apr 27 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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