Rs 40m irregularities found in purchase of CCTV cameras in FDE on October 28, 2016ISLAMABAD: The educational monitoring body known as the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has purchased Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras for its 385 educational institutions wherein irregularities of Rs 40 million have been revealed, Daily Times has learnt. In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar, in December 2014, as […]
FDE daily wage employees stage another protest on October 26, 2016ISLAMABAD: The daily wage employees of the Federal Directorate of Education are protesting again on Tuesday but in vain. They gathered in front of the directorate to press for their demands. There are over 2,000 teaching and non-teaching staff members serving in various educational institutions of the FDE across the capital. These 422 educational institutions […]
HEC website not user-friendly, has several flaws on October 25, 2016ISLAMABAD: The public does not appear satisfied on the latest version of the Higher Education Commission (HEC)’s official website which they found as not user-friendly. Not just this, the people say it is too much complicated and brimful with many flaws, Daily Times has learnt. The policy making body of the HEC altered the old […]
Candidates decry NTS response to rectify mistakes on October 20, 2016ISLAMAAD: Candidates appearing in various National Testing Service (NTS) exams have demanded a better mechanism to deal with errors. The Punjab Education Department (PED) has announced thousands of vacant posts and has declared it mandatory for candidates to apply through NTS. Daily Times talked to several students who were present at NTS headquarters located Sector […]
2,000 FDE teachers await salaries of several months on October 18, 2016ISLAMABAD: Thousands of daily wage employees of the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), waiting for their salaries for over months, were compelled to boycott the classes and come on the roads to protest and press for their demands. There are over 2000 teaching and non-teaching staff members serving in various educational institutions of the FDE […]
27 killed, 66-plus injured as buses run into each other in Rahim Yar Khan on October 17, 2016RAHIM YAR KHAN: A heartrending accident took place on Monday morning and as a result of which 27 people have died and more than 66 are reported to be injured as two passenger buses run into each other and crash. The collision of the two passenger buses took place at Khanpur road near Sehja. One of […]
Decentralisation of FDE house hiring process leads to corruption on October 16, 2016ISLAMABAD: Decentralising the hiring residences of the employees to colleges/schools has resulted in several issues including corruption in the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), Daily Times has learnt reliably. Through an official notification in November 2015, a copy of which is with Daily Times, the FDE has decided to shift the hiring matters to the […]
Higher Education Commission and 18th Amendment on October 16, 2016ISLAMABAD: Over years since transferring the educational matters to provinces under the 18th Constitutional Amendment, implementation with letter and sprite over this in the Higher Education Commission (HEC) could not be practiced, Daily Times has learnt. According to the details, aftermath of 18th Amendment in the Constitution in 2010, the curriculum, syllabus, planning, centers of […]
QAU stops illegal appointment on professors slot on October 10, 2016ISLAMABAD: In a welcome development, Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) has withdrawn the decision for appointing female faculty member Mona Liza as professor. The post would be re-advertised now and processed from beginning, Daily Times learnt reliably. According to the documents available with Daily Times, a vacant post of Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences (DES) […]
FUUAST spends Rs 52m on Civil Works beyond PC-I on October 9, 2016ISLAMABAD: In an example of worse administration, the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (FUUAST) has spent excessive amount of Rs 51.75 million on the Civil Works projects which war not part of PC-I, Daily Times has learnt. According to the documents, the sanctioned amount for the Civil Works project that included the […]