Daily Archives: September 24th, 2012
Scholarship programme: Fresh enrolment of Fata students stopped
Scholarship programme: Fresh enrolment of Fata students stopped PESHAWAR: The authorities have stopped fresh enrolment under a federal government-funded scholarship programme for talented students from Federally Administered Tribal Areas to get free education in leading schools and colleges of the country, sources said. The programme titled ‘provision of quality education to talented students of Fata [...]
Youth policy discussed
Youth policy discussed CHITRAL: Participants of a consultative workshop held in Chitral campus of Abdul Wali Khan University discussed different aspects of youth policy and said that interests of youth must be kept in mind while preparing a policy for them. Jointly organised by Aga Khan Rural Support Programme and a social organisation, Bargad, the [...]
Two more polio cases detected in KP, Fata
Two more polio cases detected in KP, Fata PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government devised a new strategy to focus on ‘cluster of refusals’ as two more polio cases were detected in the province and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) on Sunday. Mohammad Asad, 48-month-old son of Mohammad Khalid, a resident of Mohallah Sultankhel in Thor [...]
Govt to pay tuition fee of Balochistan, Fata students
Govt to pay tuition fee of Balochistan, Fata students ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to pay tuition fee of all students from Balochistan, Fata and Gilgit-Baltistan pursuing their master, MPhil and PhD courses in reputable universities of Pakistan. In this regard, an amount of Rs500 million has been allocated in the current financial year. [...]
Supplementary exams – Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE)
Supplementary exams - Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE) will hold the Secondary School Certificate Supplementary Examinations 2012 from September 25. The roll number slips of all the regular candidates of SSC Part-I have been dispatched to their institutions or, in the case of [...]
Selling prospectus — a big business
Selling prospectus — a big business TAXILA: Public and private sector educational institutions in Wah Cantt are minting money by selling admission forms and prospectuses for intermediate, graduate and master programmes at exorbitant rates. During a survey conducted by this reporter, it was revealed that the Punjab government’s indifferent attitude towards admissions to government and [...]
Shortage of funds: Fate of Civil Hospital Karachi trauma centre project hangs in balance
Shortage of funds: Fate of Civil Hospital Karachi trauma centre project hangs in balance KARACHI: While the situation in Karachi demands the immediate establishment of state-of-the-art emergency treatment facilities, a much-needed trauma and accident and emergency centre at the Civil Hospital Karachi has not yet been completed thanks to the Sindh government’s non-allocation of funds [...]
Professor removed after row with Vice Chancellor of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Medical University
Professor removed after row with Vice Chancellor of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Medical University LARKANA: The Vice Chancellor of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Medical University Professor Dr Akbar Haidar Soomro removed Dr Saeed Ahmed Sangi, professor of cardiology, on charges of gross misconduct and placed his services at the disposal of the governor’s secretariat on Friday. The VC [...]
Key sources of national history gathering dust in University of Karachi library
Key sources of national history gathering dust in University of Karachi library KARACHI: Important historical documents from before and after the creation of Pakistan lie locked away in a forgotten room in the basement of Dr Mahmud Husain Library at Karachi University. Box files, made of cardboard and wood are stacked on top of one [...]
Garcin de Tassy: the great French scholar of Urdu
Garcin de Tassy: the great French scholar of Urdu Among the orientalists who loved Urdu and strived to promote it, French scholar Josheph Garcin de Tassy stands head and shoulders above the rest. He devoted his life to the service of Urdu and spent 50 years of his life reading and writing about the language [...]
Students’ silent protest against sacrilege
Students’ silent protest against sacrilege LAHORE: Scores of students from various universities and colleges staged a silent protest rally in front of the Lahore Press Club on Sunday, demanding imposition of a ban on the anti-Islam film and action against its makers. Gathered at Shimla Pahari outside Lahore Press Club after marching on various city [...]
BS — institutes struggle for place of honour – University of the Punjab Lahore
BS — institutes struggle for place of honour – University of the Punjab Lahore FIVE public-sector autonomous colleges affiliated with the Punjab University for the four-year BS (Honours) degree programme remain mired in most basic issues two years after its launch. The issues like regularisation of semesters, teaching techniques, setting examination papers at the academic [...]
Inter-collegiate games kick off tomorrow
Inter-collegiate games kick off tomorrow LAHORE: The Inter-Collegiate Games for 2012-13 will begin with taekwando competitions on Sept 25, said an announcement of the College Sports Committee of the Lahore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) here on Sunday. The taekwando competitions will be held at the sport hall of the Punjab College of [...]
LUMS IIS Roundtable on Internet Freedom Goes to Islamabad – Lahore University of Management Sciences LUMS
LUMS IIS Roundtable on Internet Freedom Goes to Islamabad - Lahore University of Management Sciences LUMS LUMS Initiative on Internet and Society (IIS) under its Internet and Law banner has scheduled the second part of the Roundtable on Freedom of Speech on the Internet and its limitations Date: September 24, 2012 Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm Venue: Jinnah Institute, House [...]
Sales & Distribution in FMCG & Technology Talk at LUMS – Lahore University of Management Sciences LUMS Lahore
Sales & Distribution in FMCG & Technology Talk at LUMS - Lahore University of Management Sciences LUMS Lahore Shiv Shivakumar, Managing Director and Vice President – Nokia (India, Middle East & Africa) visited LUMS as a guest speaker on Thursday, September 20, 2012 to deliver a session on “Sales & distribution: Focus on High Tech Products [...]
Young PhDs could help bridge gap between Academia-Industry: Punjab University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran
Young PhDs could help bridge gap between Academia-Industry: Punjab University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran LAHORE: Punjab University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran has said that young PhDs are playing their role in better research out put and they can help bridge gap between academia and industry. He was speaking at a workshop organized [...]
Change of Practical /Viva examinations of M.Sc. Mathematics (Part-II) – University of the Punjab Lahore
Change of Practical /Viva examinations of M.Sc. Mathematics (Part-II) – University of the Punjab Lahore In continuation of this Office Notification No. 274 /Cond/D.S. dated 20.09.2012 regarding change of Practical /Viva voce examination of M.A./M.Sc. Part-II Annual Examinations 2012 it is hereby notified that the Practical /Viva examinations of M.Sc. Mathematics scheduled to be held on 2nd November, [...]
Punjab University Lahore reschedules some examinations
Punjab University Lahore reschedules some examinations LAHORE: Punjab University Examinations Department has changed the schedule of several examinations on account of Youm-e-Ishq Rasool (PUBH). All the practical/viva voce of MA/MSc Part 1 and Part 2 Annual Examinations 2012 previously scheduled on Friday have been postponed and now will be held on 5th October and 2nd November [...]
Commencement of B.S.Ed. Examinations – University of the Punjab Lahore
Commencement of B.S.Ed. Examinations – University of the Punjab Lahore It is hereby notified that the following B.S.Ed. Examinations shall commence according to the following programme:- Sr. No. Name of Examination Date of Commencement 1. B.S.Ed. First Prof. 2nd Annual Examination, 2011 & 1st Annual Examination, 2012. 09-10-2012. 2. B.S.Ed. Second Prof. 2nd Annual Examination, 2011 & [...]
Admission Forms and Fee for the B.A. /B.Sc. Annual Examination, 2013 – University of the Punjab Lahore
Admission Forms and Fee for the B.A. /B.Sc. Annual Examination, 2013 – University of the Punjab Lahore It is hereby notified that the last date for receipt of Admission Forms and Fee for the B.A. /B.Sc. Annual Examination, 2013 will be as under:- Regular Candidates i) With Single Fee: 10.10.2012 (By post 03.10.2012) ii) With Double Fee: [...]
Inter-family marriages result retinal diseases – Pakistan Foundation for Fighting Blindness (PFFB) celebrates World Retina Week
Inter-family marriages result retinal diseases - Pakistan Foundation for Fighting Blindness (PFFB) celebrates World Retina Week ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Foundation for Fighting Blindness (PFFB) celebrates World Retina Week from September 22-28 to have attention of the society to the plight of people with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) disease. From Asia, PFFB has the distinction of becoming the [...]
Doctors’ neglectful behaviour irks patients at Benazir Bhutto Hospital BBH Rawalpindi
Doctors’ neglectful behaviour irks patients at Benazir Bhutto Hospital BBH Rawalpindi RAWALPINDI – Patients coming at the OPD of the Eye Diseases Department at Benazir Hospital are facing severe hardship due to the neglectful behaviour by the doctors. Sources told Online that hundreds of patients were coming at the hospitals’ eye diseases department every day, but [...]
Teachers hold demo against anti-Islam film
Teachers hold demo against anti-Islam film KARACHI – All Sindh Primary Teachers Association, Karachi Division , Aalmi Tanzeem Ahle Sunnat, Jamaat-i-Ahle Hadees and Noor Bakhshia Youth Federation Pakistan on Sunday held peaceful demonstration against the recent blasphemous film, outside Karachi Press Club. They strongly condemned the film and demanded strong legal action against the film [...]
WWF moot calls for protection of the ozone layer
WWF moot calls for protection of the ozone layer KARACHI- Speakers at an event stressed the importance of ozone layer. The event was organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature–Pakistan (WWF-P) under its Building Capacity on Climate Change Adaptation in Coastal Areas of Pakistan (CCAP) project to observe the World Ozone Day, which was [...]
Attacker of UN doctor held
Attacker of UN doctor held KARACHI – Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested a man allegedly involved in an armed attack on a UN vehicle during a polio immunization campaign at Sohrab Goth in Karachi on July 17. A foreign doctor from Ghana and his driver were injured in the firing. According to the [...]
One-third of deaths in Pak due to cardiac diseases
One-third of deaths in Pak due to cardiac diseases KARACHI – Over one third of all deaths in Pakistan are caused by cardiovascular diseases. Dr Khawar Kazmi, Section Head of Cardiology at AKUH said this during his address at the World Heart Day event organised at the Agha Khan University Hospital to increase awareness and [...]
University of Karachi symposium: Effective use of medicinal plants stressed
University of Karachi symposium: Effective use of medicinal plants stressed KARACHI- “Natural products and their traditional uses can play a very important role in drug development for neglected diseases. Most of the drugs developed are largely on commercial basis rather than for the human needs. The effective use of the indigenous knowledge and resources is [...]
36,098 candidates appear in MBBS entry test held by University of Health Sciences Lahore
36,098 candidates appear in MBBS entry test held by University of Health Sciences Lahore LAHORE – About 36,098 candidates, 11,110 male and 24,988 female, appeared in medical and dental colleges’ entry test conducted by the University of Health Sciences (UHS) simultaneously in 12 cities of Punjab, amid tight security on Sunday. The test, which started [...]
Transparency International (TI) Pakistan chapter issues notice to Punjab University VC
Transparency International (TI) Pakistan chapter issues notice to Punjab University VC LAHORE – A German-based watchdog Transparency International (TI) Pakistan chapter has issued notice to the Punjab University Vice Chancellor on violation of the Punjab Procurement Regulatory Authority Act of 2009, regarding tender notice for supply of LED lights which caused loss of Rs 2.6 crore [...]
Cantonment General Hospital inaugurated
Cantonment General Hospital inaugurated LAHORE – PML-N Senator Pervez Rashid has said that some politicians collect funds from people, construct hospitals, and later on create their parties and demand vote for them but Kashmala has promised that after construction of Lahore Cantonment General Hospital neither she will establish political party nor demand for vote. According [...]
Tobacco firms violating anti-tobacco laws, says WHO official
Tobacco firms violating anti-tobacco laws, says WHO official Karachi - With the health authorities focusing on the eradication of polio, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the government appear to be turning a blind to eye to brazen violations of the anti-tobacco law. A WHO official in Karachi told The News that certain international cigarette companies [...]
Medical team reconfirms no signs of anthrax in sheep
Medical team reconfirms no signs of anthrax in sheep Karachi - The Sindh High Court’s (SHC) nominated medical team on Sunday again took samples from the imported Australian sheep and reconfirmed that there was no signs or symptoms of anthrax in the animals. The committee included Prof Dr Rafiq Khanani of the Dow University of Health [...]
Curative effects of plants highlighted at workshop
Curative effects of plants highlighted at workshop Karachi - Natural products and their traditional use could play an important role in the development of remedies for diseases that are otherwise ignored by the drugs being made on commercial basis. These views were expressed by Director International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), Karachi University (KU), [...]
Experts seek revision of ‘Right to Free Education Act’
Experts seek revision of ‘Right to Free Education Act’ Islamabad - The participants of a meeting have demanded revision of the `Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2011’ to maximise the required prospects and safeguarding future of the young generation. Academic experts hailing from different government, semi-government and private institutions discussing the act, already passed [...]
‘The State of Children’ to be launched today
‘The State of Children’ to be launched today Islamabad: The Child Complaint Office (CCO) in collaboration with Unicef will launch the latest study “The State of Children in Pakistan” here today (Monday). The Wafaqi Mohtasib in collaboration with the Unicef had established the CCO. The CCO serves as a dedicated mechanism for receiving and resolving [...]
Geriatric healthcare a far cry in Pakistan
Geriatric healthcare a far cry in Pakistan Islamabad - Amir’s 87-year-old father has been battling renal failure and sepsis in a private hospital in the capital city of Pakistan, a country known for its failures to tackle health problems. Each time he attempts to get closer to his frail father in the Intensive Care Unit, he [...]
WHO says it found new Sars-like virus
WHO says it found new Sars-like virus LONDON: A new virus belonging to the same family as the Sars virus that killed 800 people in 2002 has been identified in Britain in a man who had recently been in Saudi Arabia, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Sunday. The United Nations health body, which [...]
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) workshops start today
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) workshops start today ISLAMABAD: Course workshops of PGD/MSc in gender and women studies of the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) for the second spring semester are set to start today (Monday). The workshops are being arranged by Department of Gender and Women Studies. Students from DG Khan, Lahore and Peshawar regions [...]
Experts seek revision in free education law
Experts seek revision in free education law ISLAMABAD: The participants of a meeting have demanded revision of the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2011 to maximise the required prospects and safeguarding fuStolen items worth Rs 133m recovered in police campaignture of the young generation. Academic experts hailing from different government, semi-government and private [...]
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) to launch book on Jauhar brothers
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET) to launch book on Jauhar brothers KARACHI: A voluminous book on the lives and achievements of Maulana Muhammad Ali and Maulana Shaukat Ali Jauhar will be launched in January next under the auspices of Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET). This was stated by Chancellor of [...]
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