PM&DC administration takes action over financial embezzlements on June 28, 2023Some employees of former Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) have been held responsible for heavy financial embezzlement and irregularities, Daily Times has learnt. As per information available, after receiving some complaints the incumbent management of Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC) formed an Executive Committee to investigate the matter. After a long probe, the committee declared […]
PIMS admin fails to make functional MRI machine despite passage of many months on June 17, 2023In a worst example of mismanagement, the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine at Pakistan Institute of Medical Science (PIMS) couldn’t be made functional despite passage of many months since the machine has been imported by hospital administration, Daily Times has learnt reliably. Furthermore, although the hospital has three functional X-ray machines, patients are unable to […]
GOVT PRESENTS RS 14.46 TRILLION BUDGET FOR FY 2023-24: No New Taxes on June 10, 2023Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Friday presented a Rs 14.46 trillion federal budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 (FY24), claiming that no new tax has been imposed. Dar presented the budget in the National Assembly (NA) session which started with a two hours delay and continued for almost two hours. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also attended […]
Favoritism, irregularities mar UHE functioning on May 31, 2023The favoritism and nepotism is at its peak at University of Home Economics (UHE), Lahore as the university administration has been following many illegal and irregular practices. As per documents available with Daily Times, the UHE authorities has appointed around dozens of employees of various cadres as the credentials of said appointed officials were highly […]
Govt de-notifies controversial search committee for Arid University VC slot on May 30, 2023The government has de-notified a controversial search committee that had been constituted for the selection of Vice Chancellor (VC) of Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR). “In pursuance of decision of provincial cabinet made in the meeting held on 05-05-2023, the search committee constituted for the appointment of the vice chancellor PMAS-AAUR […]
Govt establishes special task force to review pay scale system at universities on May 18, 2023In a move to improve the quality and merit at public sector Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Universities in the country, the government decided to establish a Special Task Force (STF) which will devise policies after thorough review of the Pay Scale System at these educational institutions. As per decision, the STF will review the […]
FTO asks FBR to issue refunds order over taxpayer complainant on May 7, 2023Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) rejected Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) orders stance that it said was based on “maladministration” and has directed the Bureau to refund the tax payers as per complaint who was conceived by the private firm and his case remained pending since 2019 with FBR. According to a six-page order of the […]
Govt to enroll 70,000 out of school children by June 30, NA told on April 29, 2023The government has decided to bring all out of school children in the country into school by June 30 this year as currently Pakistan stands with highest number in the world with around 23 million children remained deprived from basic education, the National Assembly (NA) was informed on Friday. “Currently, the Pakistan has highest number […]
HEC directs varsities to make Holy Quran teaching mandatory for award of degree on April 11, 2023The Higher Education Commission (HEC) directed Universities to include teaching of holy Quran in their curriculum with declaration of “mandatory requirement” for degree award. According to a letter written by Advisor Academics and Curriculum &NAHE Muhammad Raza Chohan, available with Daily Times, the all public and private sector universities and Degree Awarding Institutes (DAIs) are […]
Over 490m tons of harmful gases polluting air in Pakistan on April 5, 2023As many as 490 million tons of different greenhouse gases emissions being discharged from coal power plants that causes gross air pollution in the country, Daily Times has learnt reliably. According to a document of the climate change ministry submitted at the National Assembly (NA) the emissions come from different fields related to the power […]