QUETTA – The University of Balochistan is facing a deficit of over Rs 500 million after 50 per cent cut in funds by the Higher Education Commission. If the required funds are not provided, the varsity will be shut down within few months. This was warned by Dr Abdul Nabi, Vice Chancellor University [...]
Friday, September 23, 2011
Apprising about steps being taken to promote education in Balochistan, he said that imparting education to every child of the province was priority of the provincial government adding that adequate funds had been allocated in the budget in this regard. He told that Balochistan government recruited 5,000 teachers in current financial year and sanctioned Rs [...]
Thursday, September 22, 2011
The COAS, General Kayani, used the inauguration of the Education City at Sui to announce the abolition of the cantonment there. The Education City will house the country’s third military college, and as Balochistan Chief Minister Aslam Raisani, who also spoke on the occasion, said, the trust deficit among the Baloch will only [...]
Thursday, September 22, 2011
FAISALABAD – The Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) has ranked the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad second best Pakistani university after Agha Khan University. This was stated by Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Vice Chancellor of UAF, while addressing the Assistant Professor’s meeting as a chief guest held on Friday at New Senate Hall [...]
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
KARACHI – Education city will bring multi billion dollar investment in the higher education sector. Master Plan of Education city will be completed by the end of July 2011. This was stated by the Advisor to Chief Minister on Investment Mohammad Zubair Motiwala here in the concluding meeting held with the representatives of [...]
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Imran Khan rightly pointed out on a private channel recently that our education system caters to the elite, the middle class and the poor on different planes. He has advocated the case of educational reform for over a decade now. Sadly, from among the mainstream politicians, he is the sole spokesman even today. [...]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
ISLAMABAD – The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organised a seminar on Higher Education and Socio-Economic Development of Pakistan on Wednesday. Dr Javaid R Laghari, Chairperson Higher Education Commission, who was chief guest, gave a comprehensive overview of the key challenges in higher education and research. Dr Laghari said that the Asian [...]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
There have been sixty four years to our independence, but, unfortunately, we have not been able to introduce a uniform system of education within our country. Presently, three different systems of education are working in our country. These are O/A level System (under Cambridge International Examinations-CIE), Matriculation/ F.Sc level System (governed by our Secondary/Intermediate Boards) [...]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday said education was the key to fight against ignorance, extremism and terrorism, therefore the government had taken a number of steps to promote educational facilities, both for boys and girls. Addressing Islamabad Model Schools for Boys and Girls here at PM Staff Colony, after inaugurating the new [...]
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
ISLAMABAD (APP) – President Asif Ali Zardari has proposed for formation of a high-level National Literacy Council convened by the Prime Minister to ensure a well-coordinated and effective literacy drive launched throughout the country. In a message on International Literacy Day, the President said the Council aimed at promoting education would include [...]
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