By Muhammad Faisal Kaleem

ISLAMABAD: New admissions to unapproved academic programmes being offered by the University of Lahore (UOL) have been halted over incomplete requirements and criteria, Daily Times has learnt reliably. According to the documents, the Punjab Higher Education Department (PHED) directed the university to stop admissions in many academic programmes as they were not approved by the […]

ISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission Chairman Dr Mukhtar Ahmed on Monday said HEC is committed to playing its role in developing a prosperous Pakistan through strengthening the basis for a knowledge economy. While addressing a press conference on the occasion of HEC’s 15th anniversary celebrations, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed gave an overview of Commission’s efforts for holistic […]

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Health on Friday expressed serious concern over the management of health facilities in the federal capital. The committee recommended handing them over to the Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations (NHSR). The standing committee met under the chairmanship of MNA Khalid Hussain Magsi and was briefed about […]

ISLAMABAD: Instead of increasing, the number of Pakistani universities in international ranking (top 1,000) decreased from seven to four, revealed in Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings in its 14th annual edition of rankings for this year released on Wednesday. THE is the leading provider of higher education data for the world’s research-led institutions […]

ISLAMABAD: As many as 5,500 gastro patients visited Pakistan Institute and Medical Sciences (PIMS) and Federal Government Service Hospital (FGSH) Policlinic Hospital during Eidul Azha holidays. According to the information obtained by Daily Times, around 3,000 stomach patients visited PIMS and 2,500 such patients visited FGSH Policlinic Hospital to get treatment for various stomach ailments. […]

ISLAMABAD: As Eidul Azha draws near, health experts have urged citizens to remain cautious of the Congo virus while purchasing and sacrificing animals. Congo virus is a disease that is commonly spread by ticks found on hairy animals. Daily Times spoke to many medical experts who said that the situation needed extra attention as cattle […]

ISLAMABAD: As many as 115 Pakistani students received fully funded scholarships through Chevening Scholarship in top five universities of the UK, British High Commission Islamabad Head of Communications Samuel Heath said on Wednesday. He was speaking at a press conference regarding a large number of Chevening scholarships announced by the UK government for various countries […]

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Education and Professional Training secretary has not been attending meetings of the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) Syndicate in violation of relevant rules. The Syndicate is the apex decision-making body of the QAU. It consists of nominated members from the university itself, the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC), Parliament, the President’s House, the […]

ISLAMABAD: The failure to comply with the Higher Education Commission (HEC) set criteria has resulted in stoppage of admissions at four universities functioning in different parts of the country. The information available suggests that the list of the banded universities now includes Preston Institute of Management Sciences and Technology (PIMSAT) Karachi, Imperial College of Business […]

ISLAMABAD: The government has spent billions of rupees on educational reforms. However, important legislation regarding upgrade of hundreds of teachers remains in the limbo despite the passage of six years. According to documents available with Daily Times, in 2011, the then prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani directed to the Capital Administration and Development Division […]