Too many pharmacists, too less doctors and nurses on September 19, 2024As the country faces a severe shortage of doctors and nurses to serve its fast-swelling population, there has been a significant increase in the number of pharmacists, Daily Times has learnt. As per available documents, a significant rise in pharmacists’ strength has been observed in last few years by Pharmacy Council of Pakistan (PCP). The […]
Over 230 clinch medals at HEC intervarsity sports competitions on September 10, 2024In a significant achievement for university sports in Pakistan, more than 230 players have won medals in the Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) intervarsity sports competitions, Daily Times has learnt. As per available information, the HEC’s ports wing has organized a number of intervarsity sports championship of various games across the country. “Over 233 medals were […]
2.2bn trees planted in four years under green Pakistan initiative on September 7, 2024The Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination has achieved 67 percent of its target over four years by planting 2.2 billion trees across the country. The project titled Up-scaling Green Pakistan Program (UGPP) was launched in 2019 with a goal of planting 3.29 billion trees by 2028. In the first four years, 2.2 billion […]
HEC offers over 4,000 foreign scholarships at top universities worldwide on September 5, 2024The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has awarded over 4,000 foreign scholarships to Pakistani students, enabling them to study at 25 of the world’s leading universities, Federal Education Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui informed the National Assembly (NA). Responding to a query from MNA Asiya Naz Tanoli, the Education Minister emphasized that all scholarships were […]
Rs 943bn to be invested in Pakistan through over 20 CPEC projects on September 4, 2024Pakistan is set to receive an investment of Rs 943 billion through more than 20 projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Of these, a dozen projects worth Rs 276 billion are currently under construction, while nine additional projects valued at over Rs 667 billion are in progress through various modes of financing. Minister for […]
PTA registers over 20,000 VPNs on August 28, 2024The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has registered a total of 20,437 Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) across the country, Daily Times has reliably learned. In a written response to a question posed by Member National Assembly (MNA) Shahida Rehmani, it was revealed that the PTA began the registration of VPNs in 2010, following the issuance of […]
PTI forms committees to form govt in Centre, Punjab, KP on February 13, 2024Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) constituted ‘special committees’ to devise some comprehensive strategy in order to form governments in Centre, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after emerging as leading political party in general elections. Surprisingly, members of these committees have been kept as “top secret”. “The PTI’s Core Committee, apex decision making body of the party, has decided […]
PTI explores alliances amid election uncertainty on February 10, 2024The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) can consider option of political alliance with other parties to get some specific seats of National Assembly (NA) and provincial assemblies in order to form central government, said party spokesperson Raoof Hasan on Friday. To form an overall alliance with any political party would not be exercised, he claimed at a […]
PTI workers in Chakwal fear arrests before polls on February 7, 2024As the one-day moratorium on political activity takes effect, with elections scheduled nationwide for tomorrow (Thursday), Punjab police have detained 15 active workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Chakwal, a city located around 106 kilometers from the capital. Available details reveal that the Punjab police have arrested dozens of PTI workers in the city and […]
Dutch hockey team’s historic return to Pakistan after 2 decades on February 5, 2024In a notable move to breathe new life into Pakistan’s national game, the Dutch hockey team is poised to visit the country for the first time in 22 years. This visit is part of a hockey series featuring 25 players selected by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) through the talent hunt scheme of the Prime […]