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MoU signed for promotion of tourism in Pakistan
May 4th
The nine-member Inter University Consortium for the Promotion of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities (IUCPSS) and Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for undertaking joint programmes to promote tourism in Pakistan.
Dr Muhammad Mukhtar, Chairperson, IUCPSS/Vice Chancellor of the Islamia University Bahawalpur, and Saad S More >
QAU faculty condemned manhandling of associate professor
May 4th
Faculty members of the Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) have condemned the manhandling of Dr. Irfan Zia Qureshi, an associate professor at the Department of Animal Sciences, by a university official.
According to sources, Dr. Qureshi complained to Dr. Masoom Yasinzai, vice-chancellor of the Quaid-i-Azam University, on Friday, when a group of students More >
Teachers protest rally for pay scale revision
May 4th
LAHORE – Punjab Teachers’ Union and Teachers Joint Action Committee took out a protest rally for their demands from Nasir Bagh to Regal Chowk, The Mall here on Thursday.
The teachers, hailing from across the province were having placards and banners inscribed with slogans highlighting their demands. They also chanted slogans More >
Need stressed to end child labour in seminar child education
May 4th
LAHORE – Lahore College for Women University in collaboration with Child Care Foundation held a seminar on child education titled “The role of educational institutions and civil society in the education of underprivileged children in Pakistan.” here on Thursday.
Adviser to Punjab Chief Minister Zakia Shahnawaz presided over the seminar while More >
Chinese delegation visits PU
May 4th
LAHORE – An eight-member Chinese delegation of Shenzhen Chamber of E-Commerce on Thursday called on PU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran at his office.
Director External Linkages Maria Maldonado arranged the meeting in which Chairperson of Shenzhen Chamber of E-Commerce Jennifer Tong, General Secretary Yilin Wen, Vice President Minfei Yan, More >
Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) holding exams from 7th May
May 4th
KARACHI – Chairman Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) Prof Anwar Ahmed Zai has announced that the board has all set arrangements to conduct the first phase of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Part-I & II Annual Examinations, starting from May 7.
The board has already sent enrolment cards to the institutions More >
Police tighten grip on Lyari-Karachi
May 4th
KARACHI – The seven day long gun-battle between the police and gangsters in Lyari claimed at least 40 lives while hundreds of others were wounded in the conflict.
Meanwhile, elders of various Baloch tribes were among the negotiating team trying to convince Uzair Baloch, Zafar Baloch and Baba Ladla to evacuate More >
Pakistani students to mark Nakba Day on 15 May
May 4th
KARACHI – Several students’ organisations and the Palestine Foundation (PLF) on Thursday announced they would mark May 15 as Nakba Day to express solidarity with the oppressed Palestinians.
They announced special programmes and a campaign in all educational institutions across the country on May 15 to mark the day.
These decisions were More >
Academic losses Grace marks demanded for Lyari students in Karachi
May 4th
KARACHI – Peak Private Schools Association Sindh President Hyder Ali on Thursday demanded the authorities concerned to postpone holding of SSC Part-I & II (IX & X-Classes) Annual Examinations-2012 in Lyari. He said it was very difficult for the students living in the affected areas to prepare for the examination More >
Karachi University stipend cheques to needy students
May 4th
KARACHI – At a time when almost the entire nation is striving to deal with the financial crunch, the Karachi University has owned the financial problems of its students and provided them stipends on need-cum-merit basis, its Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Qaisar said while addressing a ceremony to give away More >
Colours of Democracy of painting exhibition
May 4th
ISLAMABAD – The first ever painting exhibition ‘Colours of Democracy’ was inaugurated here Thursday at Parliament House displaying the works of 24 leading painters depicting country’s maturing parliamentary democracy.
Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza inaugurated the unique event held to commemorate the completion of fourth parliamentary year and beginning of More >
Better management key to development
May 4th
ISLAMABAD – Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) held it its 5th convocation Thursday wherein as many as 1,287 graduates received degrees of M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D.
The students enrolled from 2005 to 2011 were awarded degrees in faculty of natural sciences, faculty of social sciences and faculty biological sciences. A total of 887 More >
RBISE HSSC exams
May 4th
RAWALPINDI : Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education will hold examinations of Intermediate classes (FA and FSc.), starting from May 08, 2012. Roll number slips have been issued to the candidates. Spokesman RBISE, Arsalan Ali Cheema, has directed the candidates to contact the special education centres organized in the More >
International Fire Fighters Day is being celebrated in Pakistan
May 4th
RAWALPINDI – Acting President Fire and Safety Association Pakistan Ghulam Muhammad Naz said that International Fire Fighters Day was a day marked to pay respect to the living rescuers and fire fighter whereas to pay homage to the martyrs who laid down their lives while protecting and rescuing their fellow More >
North Africa in flames: Why Egypt is no Tunisia
May 4th
ElBaradei: Egypt is not stableEgypt is a much more dominant influence on the Arab world than TunisiaProtester in Egypt have been able to make much more effective use of the internetEgypt has seen lower rates of unemployment in recent yearsMiddle classes have played a major role in protests in Egypt More >
Syrian students ‘killed in anti-regime protest in Syria: monitors
May 3rd
DAMASCUS: Syrian troops early Thursday killed four students and arrested some 200 when they stormed an anti-regime protest at Aleppo University, in the north of the country, a monitoring group said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 28 students were also wounded, three of them critically, when government troops and More >
New Pakistani province Seraiki, Bahawalpur, Fata, hazara, south punjab, muhajir ?
May 3rd
South Punjab: ‘Bahawalpur will resist Seraiki province’
LAHORE: Former minister Muhammad Ali Durrani has warned the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) against pressing for the creation of a Seraiki province, saying the move would be resisted by the people of Bahawalpur, who wanted a separate province of their own.
Addressing a press conference More >
Egypt’s ‘Friday of Wrath’
May 3rd
NEW: Gunfire is heard in Cairo despite U.S. calls for restraintThe protesters defy a curfew that went into effect at 6 p.m.A CNN source says opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei was placed under house arrestPolice fire tear gas into crowds in several Egyptian citiesEditor’s Note: This article is being updated constantly by CNN More >
Pakistan National Assembly passes resolutions in favour of PM, south Punjab province
May 3rd
ISLAMABAD: Amid intense opposition and uproar from Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) members, the National Assembly adopted resolutions on Thursday supporting the creation of a south Punjab province and reposing confidence in Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, DawnNews reported.
Angry protests from opposition benches marred Thursday’s NA session, which started More >
Samsung Galaxy far away … will Android still rule?
May 3rd
LONDON: Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) is the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer and biggest user of Google’s (GOOG.O) Android operating system.
And, for some, that’s the problem.
Samsung’s meteoric rise – in the first quarter of 2011 it shipped fewer smartphones than Apple (AAPL.O), Nokia (NOK1V.HE) or Research in Motion (RIM.TO), but is now More >
