ITP issues 67,000 tickets through modern tech over violations on February 14, 2023The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has issued around 67,000 tickets to motorists over various traffic rules violations under the capital’s safe city e-challan system, Daily Times has learnt reliably. As per available information, the ITP issues as many as 1,000 e-tickets on a daily basis. The system was installed almost two years back but remained […]
NA urges consensus on war against terror on February 1, 2023The National Assembly (NA) on Tuesday strongly condemn suicide attack in a mosque of Peshawar Police Lines, and expressed resolve to win the war on terrorism at all costs. With Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in the chair, the Lower House offered Fateha for the departed souls of police officials, who got martyred in the incident. […]
NCHR takes notice of ‘gender discrimination’ at religious affairs ministry on February 1, 2023The National Commission of Human Rights (NCHR) on Tuesday expressed “serious concerns” about the rejection of a female candidate for the Hajj Director General’s (DG) position, allegedly on the basis of her gender. Last month, Saima Sabah, a BS-20 officer of Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service, contended in a petition to the Islamabad High Court […]
Govt once again plans to dent HEC autonomy on January 31, 2023Despite widespread opposition from the stakeholders of higher education in the country, the federal government is moving ahead with the proposed amendments to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Ordinance, 2002, Daily Times has learnt reliably. Sources privy to the development said that the Cabinet Committee for the Disposal of Legislative Cases (CCLC), which is finalising […]
TTS teachers seek appropriate salaries, compliance of statuts on January 28, 2023All Pakistan Tenure Track Association (APTTA), a representative body of TTS faculty across Pakistan, on Friday demanded compliance of the TTS statutes in true letter and spirit as well as payment of salaries as per salary structure which was approved by the Prime Minister in 2019. The association’s President and General Secretary Dr. Yasar Shah […]
Lack of funds causes unrest among NSU unpaid employees on January 18, 2023Lack of funds put many employees of National Skills University (NSU), Islamabad in trouble as the university is not paying them revised salaries of April last year, Daily Times has learnt reliably. Despite passage of over 10 months, the university management still fails to pay its employees as per government’s policy. As per available information, […]
Many goals in higher education remain a how town on January 2, 2023Another year ends but claims, to make the country higher education system at par with international pace, didn’t end as many integral goals remained unfilled by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), the authority supposed to look after the affairs of higher studies in the country. As per information available with Daily Times, formulation of accurate […]
Resignations: PTI, govt lock horns on December 30, 2022A day-long meeting on Thursday between Speaker National Assembly (NA) Raja Pervez Ashraf and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders on the issue of latter’s resignations from the Lower House remained inconclusive. A PTI delegation headed by former NA speaker Asad Qaiser called on the speaker at Parliament House to reach any decision on the matter of […]
Parliament’s joint sitting clears 10 bills with majority vote on December 21, 2022The joint sitting of the Parliament on Tuesday passed 10 legislative bills including two controversial bills, Pakistan Medicals and Dental Council (PMDC) Bill, 2022 and Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Bill,2022, that had been passed by both houses of the parliament but returned back by the President. The joint session which was chaired by […]
ITP to penalise traffic rules violators through electronic system on December 20, 2022Making traffic system on par with international standards, the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has planned to introduce electronic system in order to penalise traffic’s rules violators to cope with ever increasing traffic violations in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT). Under the new e-system, a penalty fine against the respective violations would be imposed on motor vehicle […]