Ad hocism bringing proud Islamia College to its knees on June 24, 2016PESHAWAR: Islamia College University ICU has become an orphan academic institution of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) during the last five years, with the university is being run by a number of acting or part time vice-chancellors. MR, Ajmal Khan resumed charge in September 2014 after four years of captivity in Taliban’s custody, but his tenure will […]
Scope for community work under focus on June 23, 2016PESHAWAR: In order to give more power to tehsil and district councils, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) led-government in KP constituted a 12 member committee, to prepare a proposal of recommendations to extend the volume of the power of the Councils from 30 to 50 percent. However, the draft of recommendations to empower local bodies, which is […]
Women seek to enact law against harassment on public transport on June 23, 2016PESHAWAR: Women face many problems while commuting in public transport in the provincial capital, revealed a survey of Daily Times on Wednesday. Women are seen standing at bus stops along with children in scorching heat to catch up public transport vehicles. Kalsoom, 22, is one among them waiting to find a seat on public transport. […]
Imran meets dissident MPAs, promises to address their grievances on June 21, 2016PESHAWAR: The five dissident lawmakers of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly have apprised Jehangir Tareen of their grievances and main demands at a meeting in Islamabad. The meeting was also attended by Health Minister Shahram Khan Tarakai and Shah Farman, who represented the Chief Minister Pervez Khattak, sources told Daily Times. According […]
PTI dissidents describe KP budget as discriminatory on June 19, 2016PESHAWAR: Five dissident members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly belonging to the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have joined hands with the dissident members of the party in the National Assembly. The dissident members of the PTI described the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa budget as discriminatory and walked out of the budget session on Saturday. They also tore […]
34,000 children shifted from private to govt schools in KP: minister on June 18, 2016PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Education Minister Atif Khan Saturday said that over 34,000 students from private sector were shifted to government-run schools last year. In his post-budget speech, the minister informed the provincial assembly that phase wise enrolment campaign in KP districts had started bearing fruits and trust of parent on government schools was restored […]
KP Education Department puts 150 students future at risk on June 18, 2016PESHAWAR: There are around 150 students who have done B.Ed Honours from the Institute of Education and Research (IER), University of Peshawar. However, the Khyber Pakhtunkwa Education Department refused to accept that their degrees were equivalent to Masters. In 2010, IER, in collaboration with USAID, launched a Pre-Service Structure Programme according to which the graduating […]
Generous German benefactor sheds light on blind education on June 18, 2016PESHAWAR: Special students who are studying at Government Institute for the Blind in Nishtarabad in the provincial capital received a pleasant surprise when a Pakistani origin German donated Rs.0.1 million to the school’s children to help them buy new books and stationary. Muhammad Younis Afridi, the school’s principal, said there were at least 70 boys […]
PTI members face hearing a fter offshore accounts uncovered on June 17, 2016PESHAWAR: Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Shahram Khan Tarakai and his father Senator Liaqat Taraki face a hearing in Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on 23 June after named in Panama Paper after ANP Senator Bushra Gohar seeking their disqualification submitted a plea to the ECP. Bushra Gohar said on Saturday PTI senior members Senator […]
Karrak University to receive major upgrade on June 16, 2016PESHAWAR: In order to promote higher education opportunities in the Southern districts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the Pakistan Tehreeki-i-Insaf led government announced on Thursday that the newly established Khushal Khan Khattak University in Karrak (KKKU) would be upgraded. The preparation of PC-1 and discussion on the location as well as the purchase of land […]