Questions raised on committee for selection of Arid University new VC on March 14, 2023ISLAMABAD: As the tenure of incumbent Vice Chancellor (VC) of Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) is about to complete, a search committee with questionable credentials has been set up by the Punjab government to look for the new head of the varsity. According to the documents available with Daily Times, government […]
Deputation staffers see no hope of bright future at FDE on March 9, 2023I have joined federal education in 2010 on deputation as teacher with a hope but all dashed to the ground when Federal Directorate of Education’s (FDE) authorities started treating us as “stepmother,” said a teacher. According to her, she had been transferred from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on deputation basis as while finding no […]
SAPM on Youth holds ‘fake’ ceremony to ditch political rival on March 8, 2023In what a worse example of political point scoring, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs (SAPM) Shaza Khawaja Fatima held a fake prize distribution ceremony for young sportsperson to let down to her party political rival Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry, Daily Times has learnt reliably. The SAPM Fatima followed this practice to set […]
$18b penalty if Pakistan terminates Iran gas pipeline agreement on March 2, 2023Pakistan will have to pay $18 billion as a fine if it terminates Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline agreement, the Ministry of Petroleum informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Wednesday. The PAC held its meeting with Noor Alam Khan in the chair. “Iran could hand Pakistan a whopping $18 billion penalty if Islamabad fails to […]
EU program mobilizes 608,000 women members of poor households in Sindh on February 26, 2023European Union (EU) program for women’s economic development in the Sindh has mobilized 608,000 women members of poor households into 30, 274 community institutions through which real income of targeted poor households increased by 37 percent, said a report. The EU development program titled Sindh Union Council and Community Economic Strengthening Support (SUCCESS) was an […]
PTA blocks over 40m illegal SIM cards on February 18, 2023In a successful crackdown, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked a large number of SIM cards issued illegally by various telecommunication companies, Daily Times has learnt. The available information suggests that the PTA teams in joint collaboration with the Cyber Crime wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) held raids in multiple locations of the […]
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 […]