Monthly Archives: February 2010
AIOU daily wagers lead a life of uncertainty
ISLAMABAD: Around 450 workers of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), most of them engaged for over a decade, are daily wagers. They are contracted for 89 days and after gape… Read more
Australia launches new phase of scholarships for Pakistanis
Students from underdeveloped areas to be encouraged to apply ISLAMABAD: Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan Timothy George on Thursday launched a new phase of the ‘AusAID Pakistan’ scholarships programme. According… Read more
Online forms for US visas
Islamabad-The US Embassy, Islamabad, and US Consulate, Karachi, will require non-immigrant visa applicants to use a new web-based application form starting February 22, 2010, says a press release. The new… Read more
Pakistani scholar studies KSE stock price variations
Islamabad-The first-ever study of stock prices variations in Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) has been conducted by a Pakistani scholar, who got the shocks like everyone else when KSE crashed in… Read more
Sports teaches discipline, fairplay :Qamar Zaman at Beaconhouse School System, Margalla
Islamabad-The sports field teaches us discipline, camaraderie and fairplay, said Qamar Zaman, former squash champion and vice-president of the Pakistan Squash Association, while talking as guest speaker at the Beaconhouse… Read more
Parents want check on fees in private schools
Islamabad-Decent education is the right of every child but parents are at a loss when they see private schools becoming money minting machines with no regulatory framework to check fees…. Read more
80,000 teachers given on-job training
LAHORE-THE Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) has provided on-job training to as many as 80,000 teachers of 13,000 public and private sector schools of various districts under “Continuous Professional Development Programme”… Read more
PU welfare fund for junior staff
LAHORE-PUNJAB University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran has stated that the varsity administration is actively considering setting up of a welfare fund worth Rs. 20 million for utilising its interest… Read more
Romeo (student) takes his life
LAHORE-A THIRD year student Wednesday ended his life by taking poisonous pills in the Naseerabad police area. The deceased was identified as Ghazanfar, 18, a resident of Gujranwala. Police said… Read more
Inter-school science exhibit showcases talent
Karachi-As the big hall bustled with the young and lively creators, the scientific models the students made for the science exhibition bespoke of the potential of well trained minds in… Read more
