NTS dismisses over 60 employees on July 1, 2020All of sudden dismissal from services of over 60 employees of various cadres on Tuesday in the National Testing Service (NTS), not only wondered to these wretched employees but the news also made them having no option as almost all organizations across the country are stopped new hiring due to COVID-19, Daily Times has learnt […]
Court to indict Zardari on July 6 via video link on June 27, 2020Hearing Park Lane reference against Asif Ali Zardari on Friday, the accountability court decided to indict the former president via video link on July 6, as he didn’t appear for the hearing. The PPP supremo was summoned by the court to appear for his indictment. However, Zardari’s lawyer Farooq H Naek told the court that […]
Life-saving drugs missing from Islamabad’s markets on June 25, 2020Following the announcement of UK health experts that Dexamethasone steroids can save life of those who are in critical condition due to the deadly COVID-19 infection the pharmacies are empty from the life-saving drugs across the capital. To trace the availability of life saving Dexamethasone in federal capital Islamabad Daily Times visited more than 16 […]
IHC turns down Cynthia’s plea for halting FIA investigation on June 23, 2020The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday dismissed US blogger Cynthia D Ritchie’s petition against a judge’s directives to the FIA to file a case against her, saying that the agency should proceed in accordance with law and inquire into the matter. Ritchie, through advocate Imran Feroze Malik, had challenged the order of the Additional […]
IIUI president quits amid pressure on June 19, 2020In a big development, Saudi national Dr Ahmed Yousaf Al-Darvesh has resigned from the post of president of Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI), Daily Times has learnt reliably. He, as per sources privy to the development, has been forced by the authorities concerned to resign. Dr Ahmed Yousaf Al-Darvesh was in homeland Saudi Arabia to spend […]
Students again hold protest against poor mechanism of online classes on June 16, 2020Annoyed students once again on Monday staged a protest against poor policies of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and demanded cancelation of online classes started in universities in the wake of Covid-19 outbreak, terming those a ‘useless exercise’. Around 1000 students belonging to different colleges and universities gathered outside HEC building holding placards and banner […]
Govt allocates Rs 4.5bn for education in Budget 2020-21 on June 13, 2020The federal government has allocated Rs 4,526.096 million under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for ongoing and new schemes of the Federal Education and Professional Training for the fiscal year 2020-21. According to the budget documents, a total of Rs 4,171.096 million has been earmarked allocated for ongoing schemes and Rs 355 million new […]
University students protest against frail educational policies for online classes on June 4, 2020The students belonging to different Universities on Wednesday staged a protest against non-uniformed policies of Higher Education Commission (HEC) regarding classes online as precautionary measures during Covid-19. A group of around 50 students gathered outside the HEC’s office H-9 Islamabad to press the authorities concerned in favour of their demands. The students said that either […]
Forgotten voices of students and HEC’s poor management in COVID-19 on May 24, 2020Anyone can enter anytime in the room where I am attending my classes online, while the chatters don’t even care if I am studying, and say whatever they want to. This was said by Idrees Ali who hails from Chakwal and studying BS Computer Sciences at a private university in Islamabad. As per the university […]
IHC turndowns Islamabad mayor’s suspension order on May 22, 2020In a new development, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday dismissed federal government notification for suspension of Islamabad Mayor Sheikh Ansar Aziz and the court asked him to resume his official duties with immediate effect. The Capital’s Mayor, however, challenged the order in the High Court that subsequently took up his plea. The Federal […]