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 […]
QAU decides to use all legal options to resist Bahara Kahu project on December 14, 2022Although Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) administration seems crestfallen after decision of Islamabad High Court (IHC) in which writ-petition of the varsity against construction of the Bhara Kahu bypass project was flash-out with blank relief but apex committee of the varsity decided to be unfaltering to seeking all legal forums against the project. According to the information […]
HSA VC urges healthcare professional training to cope with health issues on December 12, 2022Health related issues can only be addressed by using advanced medical technology, enhancement of investment in health sector and good training of health care professionals, said Vice Chancellor Health Services Academy (HSA) Prof Dr Shahzad Ali Khan on Sunday. The Vice Chancellor said medical technology and production of better health care professionals can sort out […]
CCP penalizes company for deceiving public over Covid-19 products on December 10, 2022In a bid to make end of institutional malpractices from the country, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has punished a private paint company on deceiving customers in marketing of their products, Daily Times has learnt. As per available information, the CCP found the company as guilty of violating Section 10 of the Competition Act, […]
DG FDE issued show cause notice over non-compliance of NA speaker ruling on December 4, 2022After getting nod from authorities concerned, a Parliamentary Committee issued show-cause notice to Director General (DG) Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) Dr Ikram Ali Malik for non-compliance of Speaker National Assembly’s (NA) ruling as well as well as refusal from implementation of Committee’s decisions. This was said by Chairman Special Committee on Affected Employees Qadir […]