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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

Pakistan

Universities across Pakistan to reopen from February 1: NCOC

The decision was made during the session of the NCOC which was chaired by Asad Umar on Wednesday.
The stakeholders were also consulted during the session regarding the complete resumption of academic activities in the educational institutions.

Updated 27 Jan, 2021 06:38pm

Pakistan

70pc of Ehsaas Kafalat Programme survey completed: Sania

PESHAWAR: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Safety and Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar on ...

Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:05am

Pakistan

World Bank to cooperate in higher education sector in KP

He was talking to a delegation of World Bank led by its country director Najib Bin Hussain who called on the KP government spokesman here at his office.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 11:03pm

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Chakwal Spinning / Dec 11 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	3.15 ▲ 0.80 (34.04%)
First Elite Cap.Mod / Dec 11 First Elite Capital Modaraba(FECM)	6 ▲ 1.00 (20.00%)
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 11 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	4.55 ▲ 0.36 (8.59%)
Ist.Dawood Bank / Dec 11 First Dawood Investment Bank Limited(FDIBL)	2.83 ▲ 0.20 (7.60%)
Burshane LPG / Dec 11 Burshane LPG (Pakistan) Limited(BPL)	22.47 ▲ 1.57 (7.51%)
Khyber Tobacco / Dec 11 Khyber Tobacco Company Limited(KHTC)	389.19 ▲ 27.15 (7.50%)
Service Global Foot / Dec 11 Service GlobalFootwear Limited(SGF)	57.91 ▲ 4.04 (7.50%)
Shadab Textile / Dec 11 Shadab Textile Mills Limited(SHDT)	16.77 ▲ 1.17 (7.50%)
Leiner Pak Gelat / Dec 11 Leiner Pak Gelatine Limited(LPGL)	28.86 ▲ 2.01 (7.49%)
Bela Auto / Dec 11 Bela Automotives Limited(BELA)	14.54 ▲ 1.01 (7.46%)

Stock	Price
Habib Ins. / Dec 11 Habib Insurance Company Limited(HICL)	5.54 ▼ -0.89 (-13.84%)
Redco Textile / Dec 11 Redco Textiles Limited(REDCO)	6 ▼ -0.80 (-11.76%)
Unicap Modaraba / Dec 11 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	1.71 ▼ -0.15 (-8.06%)
Masood Textile / Dec 11 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	53.20 ▼ -4.30 (-7.48%)
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 11 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.35 ▼ -0.39 (-6.79%)
Rafhan Maize / Dec 11 Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited(RMPL)	10555 ▼ -735.00 (-6.51%)
Pak Refinery / Dec 11 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	30.10 ▼ -1.70 (-5.35%)
AKD Securities / Dec 11 AKD Securities Limited(AKDSL)	21.51 ▼ -1.19 (-5.24%)
HBL Invest Fund / Dec 11 HBL Investment Fund(HIFA)	3.85 ▼ -0.21 (-5.17%)
Nestle PakistanXD / Dec 11 Nestle Pakistan Limited(NESTLE)	8450.10 ▼ -449.90 (-5.06%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 11 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	342,535,258 ▲ 0.12
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 11 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	98,557,282 ▲ 0.06
P.T.C.L. / Dec 11 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	58,736,500 ▲ 0.33
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 11 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	56,593,500 ▲ 0.36
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 11 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,998,197 ▲ 0.02
Cnergyico PK / Dec 11 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	46,684,647 ▼ -0.17
B.O.Punjab / Dec 11 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	32,876,325 ▲ 0.01
Pak Elektron / Dec 11 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,819,540 ▲ 0.66
Hascol Petrol / Dec 11 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,935,500 ▲ 0.06
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 11 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,443,500 ▲ 0.19

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 11	284.32
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 11	283.77
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 11	145.58
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 11	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 11	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 11	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 8	5.48

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 8	4604.37
Nasdaq / Dec 8	14403.97
FTSE 100 / Dec 8	7554.47
Dow Jones / Dec 8	36247.87
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 8	16759.22
France CAC40 / Dec 8	7526.55
India Sensex / Dec 11	69967.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 11	32769.15
Hang Seng / Dec 11	16020.71

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 8	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 8	187414
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 11	71.63
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 11	1996.45
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 11	82.25

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