Provision of basic facilities at polling stations demanded on July 19, 2018In a recent development regarding preparation of General Elections 2018, Education Department Punjab has ordered the chief executive officers of educational district authorities to arrange basic facilities including temporary boundary walls and generators where both facilities are not available. According to a notification, letter no DD, issued by SED Monitoring Director and Election Commission of […]
PCSW sets up Women Innovation Network to support women entrepreneurs on July 18, 2018LAHORE: A Women Innovation Network (WIN) was set up at the Government University (GCU) Lahore by the Punjab Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) to support women in developing their businesses. United States Consul General to Lahore Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau was chief guest at the launching ceremony of the innovation network which was also […]
‘Nation needs to remind the contesting politicians of their promises post elections’ on July 18, 2018Renowned journalists and senior analysts at a seminar stressed the need of impartial role of media in general elections. They were addressing a seminar organised by the Punjab University Institute of Communication Studies at Hameed Nizami Auditorium on Tuesday. PU Vice Chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed presided over the seminar while senior analysts including Dr Mujahid […]
LUMS’ professors win Google Faculty Research Award in the US on July 17, 2018LAHORE: Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Syed Babar Ali School of Science & Engineering Chairman & Computer Science Associate Professor Dr Ihsan Ayub Qazi along with his assistant professor Dr Zafar Ayub Qazi have won the highly prestigious and competitive Google Faculty Research Award for their proposal on designing technologies for making the web […]
Seminar discusses challenges faced by educationists on July 15, 2018A dialogue was organised on the challenges in the field of higher education in collaboration with University of Education (UoE) and an inter university consortium. According to sources, the seminar was organised with the help of former employees of Higher Education Commission (HEC) who were now working in Punjab Higher Education Commission on important posts. […]
With Pakistan ‘grey listed’, EU might blacklist us too: LCCI president on June 20, 2018LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) has expressed grave concern on the issuance of statements on economic issues by those who have “zero knowledge and are just confusing the policy makers”. In a statement issued on Tuesday, LCCI President Malik Tahir Javed said that remarks on all economic issues should be given […]
Askari picks 6-member cabinet from Gymkhana club including cousin on June 12, 2018LAHORE: Interim Punjab Chief Minister Hassan Askari on Monday appointed a 6-member cabinet, which also included his cousin, during an oath taking ceremony. Interim Punjab CM picked all 6 cabinet members from Gym Khana club, which also included Zia Hyder Rizvi, who is the cousin of Hassan Askari. According to the sources, Hassan Askari Rizvi’s […]
SC summons officials over ‘non-compliance’ of judgements on minority rights on June 12, 2018LAHORE: Supreme Court on Monday ordered compliance of the judgment on minorities’ rights and called chief secretaries and secretaries of ministries to appear before a court today. The Supreme Court (SC) bench headed Justice SaqibNisar, while consisting of Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan and Justice Umer Ata Bandial held a hearing in Lahore registry on an application filed […]
SC summons officials over ‘non-compliance’ of judgements on minority rights on June 11, 2018LAHORE: Supreme Court on Monday ordered compliance of the judgment on minorities’ rights and called chief secretaries and secretaries of ministries to appear before a court today. The Supreme Court (SC) bench headed Justice Saqib Nisar, while consisting of Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan and Justice Umer Ata Bandial held a hearing in Lahore registry on an application […]
CMIT report finds corruption rife in PHEC on June 11, 2018LAHORE: A Chief Minister Inspection Team (CMIT)’s inquiry report has found a myriad of problems, including malpractice, corruption, bad governance, financial irregularities and violation of Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) rules among others, in the Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC). The report, a copy of which is available with Daily Times, has recommended much-needed steps, […]