The All Pakistan Private School Federation president (APPSF) on Thursday threatened to launch a protest campaign if schools were not reopened in January as earlier decided by education ministers. Talking to Geo Pakistan, APPSF President Kashif Mirza said they reject the statement that schools may not be allowed to open considering the deteriorating situation of […]
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is going to implement its new proposed Ph.D. admission policy from Jan 1st, 2021. The policy has been termed as “flawed” and “directionless” by academics and policy experts. Notably, the Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) has categorically “rejected” the proposed policy. Currently, a one-year master’s degree […]
Students upset over the PMC’s policies say MDCAT was out of course. Students say “these people are not eligible to run PMC” Protests are going on in Peshawar, Hyderabad, Lahore, and Karachi. Demonstrations against alleged “irregularities” and unfairness in MDCAT 2020 exams Students call upon federal, provincial govts to take notice Students of medicine, including […]
Winter is here and so is Pakistan’s gas crisis. CNG stations are being closed in two provinces, while gas supply to the stations is being suspended in another two provinces. SSGC announced the closure of CNG stations in Sindh and Balochistan for two days (Mondays and Saturdays) a week on Friday. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and […]
Pakistan-born Ali A Zaidi has appointed White House’s Deputy National Climate Advisor in the Biden-Harris administration. A statement issued on the Biden-Harris Transition website said Zaidi will be part of the team that advances the president-elect’s “agenda leading the world to confront the climate crisis — creating good-paying jobs, building resilient communities, and making historic […]
The stock market extended its splendid rally as the KSE-100 index added 443 points to the 796 points it had amassed a day earlier. But that was until the last hour of trading when companies, brokers, and insurance firms thought discretion to be the better part of valor and launched into heavy profit-selling that saw […]
The Single National Curriculum (SNC), which generated a national debate earlier in the year, is all set to implement in the coming academic session. The government has ordered the publication of textbooks for the purpose. New curriculum “The SNC has prepared and now provincial governments have requested to get the books published as per their […]
The Ministry of National Health Services refuted media reports that it had allowed the private sector to purchase Covid-19 vaccines for those individuals that can afford to pay for them. Earlier today, a report published, quoted a statement issued by the health ministry as stating that the government had given permission to the private sector […]
Four People Given the New COVID Vaccine in Clinical Trials Developed Bell’s Palsy. Should You Be Worried? Here’s what to know about the condition, which causes temporary facial paralysis, and if a link has established to the new vaccine. Pfizer Vaccine A document released on December 8, ahead of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products […]
ISLAMABAD: India is once again preparing to destroy peace in the region by starting a false flag operation against Pakistan in a bid to divert attention from internal and external pressures that it faced following its embarrassing defeat in Ladakh and Do Kalam. According to credible sources, India is preparing for an attack on the […]
