Errors in social studies book stun lawmakers
May 9th
PESHAWAR, May 8: The grammatical and factual mistakes in social studies book for students of grade V stunned members of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly when an opposition member pointed out errors in the book, published by the provincial textbook board.
“At times incidents occur, which hugely affect human history and re-write a More >
Seminary students staged a protest rally demo
May 9th
PESHAWAR, May 8: Hundreds of supporters of religious parties and seminary students staged a protest rally in front of the Peshawar High Court on Tuesday against the killing of a senior teacher of Darul Ulom Haqqania Maulana Naseeb Khan.
Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-S chief Maulana Sameeul Haq, who is also the head of More >
IJT vents power outages anger on public
May 9th
LAHORE, May 8: Protesting against power outages, activists of the Islami Jamiat Tulaba, Punjab University, are adding to the miseries of commuters by blocking the Canal Road.
They did it on Monday night and then on Tuesday evening, completely ignoring the fact that the entire country has been facing this agony More >
Famous film star Shabnam stars opposite the young
May 9th
Shabnam gives autograph to students at FC College. – Photo by White Star
LAHORE: Famous film star Shabnam came face to face with a group of youngsters here on Tuesday, promising her expectant admirers that she will provide them with a real tour of her life and career through an autobiography More >
Four-day Saadat Hasan Manto treat from 14th
May 9th
LAHORE, May 8: A four-day drama festival celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of Saadat Hasan Manto will be held here from May 14 to 17.
The Ajoka Theatre has once again taken the lead in marking the centenary of a literary giant. It was Ajoka that came up with special productions More >
UET Vice-Chancellor Lt-Gen (retired) Muhammad Akram ‘learns art of driving’
May 9th
LAHORE, May 8: University of Engineering and Technology Vice-Chancellor Lt-Gen (retired) Muhammad Akram has finally got learner’s driving licence.
The VC got the licence at an awareness camp organised by university. The VC’s wife, faculty members and hundreds of students also got their learner’s licences.
However, the traffic police officials asked the More >
HSSC-II exam 2012 starts
May 9th
RAWALPINDI: The Higher Secondary School Certificate part-II (HSSC-II) examination-2012 started on Tuesday at 189 centres simultaneously under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Rawalpindi.
As many as 62,300 male and female students appeared in the examination.
BISE Controller of Examinations Professor Humayun Iqbal said that over 1,600 teaching staff had More >
Craft inventors exhibition showcases local artisans
May 9th
RAWALPINDI: The craft inventors exhibition arranged by Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) kicked off at its art gallery here on Tuesday.
Local artisans, Batool Qureshi, Qasim Ali Qureshi and Zubaria Qureshi exhibited their ceramics, pottery decoration, jute work, tie & dye and drawing work collectively.
MNA Seema Jillani inaugurated the exhibition. It was More >
Fuuast to hold reexamination for students who could not take
May 9th
KARACHI, May 8: The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology (Fuuast) has announced that the students who could not take the first paper of the BA part-I (external candidates) examination and the fourth paper of the MA part-I (external candidates) originally scheduled for Feb 27 and March 13, More >
CM loud calls for peace with India
May 9th
LAHORE – Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif while making loud call for peace with India has said that no option other than friendly and good neighbourly relations is available to both India and Pakistan for their progress and survival.Addressing a business conference participated by Indian and Pakistan business tycoon here Tuesday, More >
170 students booked for three busses ablaze
May 9th
Racecourse Police have registered a case against 170 students for setting three busses ablaze and damaging public and private property, following the death of a student Tabish Aslam, who was crushed to death by a bus, in Dharampura area on Monday. The deceased Tabish was crushed under the tyres due to More >
Proctors wounded in examination centre assault
May 9th
KARACHI – A group of over 35 students attacked an examination centre at the Government Degree College for Boys, Nazimabad, on the second day of the HSC annual examinations 2012, on Tuesday, leaving Prof Asim, Prof Mansoor and other senior proctors seriously wounded under the careless vigilance of law enforcers.
In More >
Mazhar: Higher Edu Commission for Sindh soon
May 9th
KARACHI – Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy Pir Mazharul Haq said that Sindh education department is considering to form Higher Education Commission of Sindh and Bureau of Curriculum to enhance the quality of education and to improve the monitoring system Directorate of Monitoring and Evolution here been established in More >
90 candidates caught cheating in SSC Part-II exam
May 9th
KARACHI – Various vigilance teams of the Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) caught 90 candidates using unfair means during Wednesday’s paper of the SSC Part-II (X-Class) (Science Group) annual examination 2012.
SCHEDULE FOR PAPERS POSTPONED IN LYARI: BSEK Controller Examination Rafia Mallah on Tuesday rescheduled the postponed papers of the More >
HEC yet to receive Rs16.3 billion announce the budget
May 9th
ISLAMABAD – The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is yet to receive Rs 16.3 billion of allocated amount with only one-and-a-half month of the current fiscal year left and the government is going to announce the budget of the new fiscal year next month in which the officials are fearing more More >
Violent protest: Student run over by bus
May 9th
Protesters set 3 buses on fire; Race Course police registers 3 FIRs. PHOTO: ABID NAWAZ AND WASIM NIAN/EXPRESS
Angry students set three buses on fire on Monday morning after one of their college fellows fell from a bus and was run over.
19-year-old Muhammad Tabish, a Government Technical Training Institute, Gulberg student, More >
Chalk and talk is out, private board slowly working on unlearning bad habits
May 9th
A confident Waseela Aurangzeb writes on a whiteboard about glycolysis, a process by which body cells break down glucose. One by one, her peers begin to debate, arguing and correcting her.
“When my sister was in school, her teacher never allowed her to have discussions. She would simply memorise what was More >
Sexual assault: Family asked to charge with medical report
May 9th
" I was threatened with dire consequences if I dared make the issue public," Father.
LAHORE / MULTAN: Kot Addu magistrate Akhtar Ali on Tuesday directed relatives of an eight-year-old girl sexually assaulted allegedly at her seminary to submit a medical report for registration of an FIR in the matter.
The family’s request More >
Cheating in exams: Sukkur education board keeps an 14 vigilance teams
May 9th
The teams, comprising officials from the BISE and education department, will monitor More >











