The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has alerted students and faculty members about false information being circulated by anti-education groups through… Read More
Here’s How LUMS Allegedly Got Tax Exemptions Despite Charging Hefty Fees
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has recently been granted tax exemption in the federal budget for FY 2020-21 despite… Read More
Punjab Govt Introduces a Mandatory Quran Course for University Students
Governor Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has decided to introduce a new course based on Urdu translation of the Holy Quran… Read More
HEC Questions Decision to Cut Education Budget by Billions
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has protested the cut in the higher education budget. In the latest budget, HEC’s funding… Read More
Here’s How to Apply for IBA’s Revised Scholarship And Financial Assistance Policy
Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi has revised its financial assistance and scholarship policy. According to IBA’s Financial Assistance Office… Read More
Govt Increases Budget for Education Affairs and Services
The government has earmarked Rs. 83.363 billion for Education Affairs and Services in the federal budget for 2020–21 against the… Read More
Pakistan’s First Locally Developed COVID-19 Testing Kit by NUST Gets DRAP Approved
In an encouraging development, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has approved Pakistan’s first indigenously developed COVID-19 testing kit.… Read More
Education Spending Declines as Literacy Rate Lags Behind Others in the Region
Pakistan’s public expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP further declined and was estimated at 2.3 percent of GDP… Read More
Punjab Govt Allows Medical Universities to Hold MBBS Supplementary Exams
Punjab cabinet’s committee on Coronavirus eradication has granted permission to medical universities to conduct the postponed final professional MBBS supplementary… Read More
Govt Orders to Postpone All Exams Across Pakistan
In its latest meeting, the National Coordination Committee (NCC) has decided to postpone all scheduled and unscheduled examinations, except online,… Read More
University Expels Student for Commenting Against Online Classes on Social Media
The saga of online education vs. protesting students has recently turned ugly after Capital University of Science & Technology (CUST)… Read More
Ulema Will Now Approve All Islamic Content in Textbooks for All Subjects in Punjab
The provincial legislative assembly has unanimously passed Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (Amendment) Bill 2020, approving recommendations from a group… Read More
