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The paradox of oversight: how HEC hinders progress in academia

Higher education plays a vital role in shaping both individual and societal growth. It equips young people with...

Published 29 Nov, 2024 06:34am

Pakistan

Higher education: FAPUASA expresses its dismay over govt policies

LAHORE: Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association on Sunday expresses dismay over the...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 07:00am

Pakistan

Minister briefed about 100-day performance of four educational depts.

LAHORE: Punjab’s Education Minister, Rana Sikandar Hayat, presided over a meeting of the Chief Minister’s...

Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am

Pakistan

SU, AIPS sign MoU to promote cooperation in higher education

HYDERABAD: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the University of Sindh (SU), Jamshoro and ...

Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am

Editorials

Badly managed higher education

EDITORIAL: University teachers’ associations have repeatedly been voicing concern over the absence of regular,...

Published 31 Mar, 2024 02:53am

Opinion

Country’s higher education needs a revolution

If Pakistan must pick one revolution, that must be in education, which will ultimately lay the foundations for IT ...

Updated 20 Nov, 2023 07:09am

Pakistan

Alvi for educating 27m out-of-school children

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday sought the government’s special attention to provide education to ...

Published 24 Sep, 2023 03:21am

Pakistan

Pakistan, Bulgaria vow to improve ties in various fields

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Bulgaria have reiterated their resolve to cement relations in the fields of politics, trade,...

Updated 12 Apr, 2023 06:48am

Pakistan

842 degrees conferred on students by Ziauddin University

KARACHI: Ziauddin University on Thursday awarded 842 degrees to the graduating students for various disciplines at...

Published 10 Mar, 2023 03:46am

Pakistan

For sake of regional peace, engagement with Afghanistan to continue: FO

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office said on Thursday that Pakistan believed in peaceful neighbourhood and reiterated that it...

Published 23 Dec, 2022 05:54am

Pakistan

Higher education for female students: Pakistan urges Afghan authorities to revisit decision

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday expressed disappointment at Afghan Taliban’s interim government’s decision to...

Published 22 Dec, 2022 07:30am

Pakistan

Institutions of higher education: 2pc quota for minority communities fixed, says CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has said that the Punjab government has fixed two percent quota...

Published 24 Oct, 2022 05:45am

Pakistan

Teachers’ issues: CM for devising foolproof system

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has directed to devise a foolproof mechanism to resolve college...

Published 06 Oct, 2022 05:59am

Pakistan

SU VC fears 2,000 girl students may deprived of higher education

HYDERABAD: The Vice-Chancellor University of Sindh Professor (Meritorious) Dr. Muhammad Siddique Kalhoro has said...

Published 17 Aug, 2022 06:07am

Pakistan

Dubai wants to be the ultimate destination for education, and Pakistanis can benefit

Dubai’s abundance of international big-name universities offering high quality education, coupled with the UAE’s...

Updated 28 Jun, 2022 10:40am

Pakistan

B-International project: French ambassador welcomes representatives from 8 universities

ISLAMABAD: The newly-arrived French Ambassador Nicolas Galey on Wednesday welcomed representatives from eight...

Published 23 Jun, 2022 08:15am

Pakistan

US, Pakistan launch initiative to boost higher education

ISLAMABAD: The United States and Pakistan on Thursday launched an initiative to strengthen the higher education...

Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am

Pakistan

FO condemns India warning students not to seek higher education in Pakistan

Foreign Office seeks clarification from New Delhi with reference to the notice

Updated 25 Apr, 2022 05:32pm

Pakistan

University Model School: UoT VC inaugurates 1st academic session

TURBAT: The inauguration ceremony of 1st academic session of University Model School was held at University of ...

Published 15 Apr, 2022 05:29am

Pakistan

Immediate steps discussed to improve quality of higher education

LAHORE: A delegation of FAPUASA (Punjab Chapter), PUASA and ASA GCU called on Dr Tariq Banuri, Chairman Higher...

Published 25 Jan, 2022 05:03am

Pakistan

Higher education: Punjab govt decides to complete 197 projects

LAHORE: Punjab government will complete 197 projects of higher education across the province with the cost of Rs. 15...

Published 04 Oct, 2021 05:56am

Pakistan

Transnational higher education: Beaconhouse Int'l College partners with UK universities

LAHORE: Beaconhouse International College (BIC) recently unveiled its transnational higher education partnerships...

Published 12 Sep, 2021 03:55am

Pakistan

Higher education on lines of modern sciences key to progress: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that at the level of higher education, teaching contemporary...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 03:59am

Pakistan

KP govt announces sub-campus of UET to facilitate Afghan students

PESHAWAR: The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday announced to set up a dedicated sub-campus of UET...

Published 12 Aug, 2021 04:34am

Pakistan

LUMS bags CASE Platinum Award

KARACHI: LUMS has won the global Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Platinum Award 2021 in the...

Published 11 Jul, 2021 04:01am

Pakistan

10 Pakistani universities feature in QS World University Rankings for 2022

Ten public and private sector universities have retained their positions in the QS World University Rankings for 2022, with several moderately improving their positions.
The QS World University Rankings is published annually by the British company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), and for the 2022 edition, 1,673 institutions from 93 locations were covered and 1,300 were subsequently ranked.

Updated 09 Jun, 2021 03:34pm

Pakistan

HEC announces overseas scholarships in higher education

ISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission (HEC) has announced the Overseas Scholarships 2022 for PhD in selected fields...

Published 17 May, 2021 06:14am

Pakistan

President meets UMT chief

LAHORE: President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi met with President University of Management and Technology (UMT), Ibrahim...

Updated 30 Apr, 2021 10:33am

Pakistan

THE Impact Ranking: ILMA University ranked No 1 in SDG1 in Sindh

KARACHI: Times Higher Education Impact Ranking has ranked ILMA University No. 1 in SDG1 in entire Sindh and ranks it...

Published 24 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Pakistan

Exorbitant fee of ICT colleges’ deprive students of higher education

ISLAMABAD: The exorbitant fee structure of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) colleges in comparison to the provinces...

Updated 08 Mar, 2021 09:20am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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