NA directs FDE to raise daily wagers’ salaries to Rs 25000, Rs 30,000 on November 25, 2022After Prime Minister of Pakistan, a parliamentary body on Thursday also recommended to increase daily wagers salaries of Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) to RS 25,000 and Rs 30,000 per month while the longstanding issue of their regularization should also resolve on priority basis. The National Assembly’s (NA) Special Committee on Affected Employees, chaired by […]
HEC grants $525,000 to 15 startup businesses to boost entrepreneurship on November 25, 2022The Higher Education Commis-sion (HEC) has granted $525,000 to fifteen start-ups under the Innovator Seed Fund (ISF) program with the purpose to enhance the entrepreneurship, Daily Times has learnt. As per available information 15 start-ups have won grants of up to $35,000 each in the Pitching competition. Initially, as many as 26 entrepreneurial teams shortlisted […]
Non-obedience of top brass results in removal of PNC registrar on November 23, 2022Non-obedience of orders of top brass resulted fiasco for Registrar Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC) Fozia Mushtaq as she has been removed from the post immediately when she allegedly remained fail in providing some sort of record to the higher authorities. According to a notification available with Daily Times, Musthaq was suspended when she didn’t provide […]
Capital to have centralized mointring to deal with traffic issues on November 21, 2022In a rare move, the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) established a centralized monitoring system at its headquarters to keep check on traffic congestion as well as traffic violations. The purpose of the move was to facilitate citizens as being the main onus of the ITP. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Traffic Dr Mustafa Tanveer told […]
Non-availability of flood damages data irks NA on November 19, 2022The complete data of damages caused by unprecedented floods devastated in Sindh and some parts of Punjab in the country around four months back would be compiled by December 1, National Assembly (NA) informed on Friday. The laxity of the federal and provincial disaster management agencies came under debate in the house during question hour […]
HEC plans to cope with industrial, economic issues through TDF on November 16, 2022The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has planned to solve prevailing industrial and economic issues in the country through establishment of Technology Development Fund (TDF), Daily Times has learnt. The available information stated that the commission was in planning to strengthen academia-industry linkages in the country through TDF. “A joint tech, venture proposals are also invited […]
HEC decides not to allow opening of any new university: chairman on November 9, 2022The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has recommended not opening any new university in both public and private sectors in the country in order to maintain quality of education in the higher education sector. This was said by Chairman HEC Dr Mukhtar Ahmed in an exclusive interview with Daily Times. He said that to maintain and […]
Significant proportion of schools functioning without registration: report on November 8, 2022The trend of unregistered schools Pakistan is very common as 18 percent of primary and 14 percent of lower secondary and 4 percent higher secondary are being functioned without having regulation or registration from the concerned government bodies, said a report released on Monday. The report titled “Global Education Monitoring Report 2022, non-state actors in […]
Pakistan to offer 80 fully funded scholarships to Syrian students on November 7, 2022Pakistan decided to give 80 fully funded scholarships (Undergraduate & Graduate) to Syrian students and the country would also provide Pakistani teachers to extend their services to Syria’s National Center for Distinguished (NCD) for one year with the aim to produce talent and skilful education, Daily Times has learnt. As per plan, the Syrian students […]
PMC to resolve doctors’ complaints on daily basis on November 5, 2022Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) started strategy under which the each complaint of health care students or doctors meant to be resolved in the same day that are filed online through commission’s portal, Daily Times has learnt. Under the new plan, according to an official, it was declared mandatory that all complaints or queries of the […]