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 […]
An alliance of political parties in Indian-administered Kashmir opposed to India’s policies in the region has won a majority of seats in local elections; the first since New Delhi revoked the disputed region’s semi-autonomous status last year. The Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), which is pro-India but favors self-governance in Kashmir, won 112 of […]
The co-founder of BioNTech said Tuesday it was “highly likely” that its vaccine against the coronavirus works against the mutated strain detected in Britain, but it could also adapt the vaccine if necessary in six weeks. “Scientifically, it is highly likely that the immune response by this vaccine also can deal with the new virus […]
Dozens of journalists at Al Jazeera Media Network were targeted this year by advanced spyware sold by an Israeli firm in an attack likely linked to the governments of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a cybersecurity watchdog said. Citizen Lab’s researchers at the University of Toronto published a report on Sunday detailing how […]
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 […]
Biden has vowed to make the fight against the coronavirus, which has killed more than 300,000 Americans and infected more than 17 million, his top priority when he takes office on Jan. 20. At age 78, he is in the high-risk group for the highly contagious respiratory disease. Republican President Donald Trump, who lost the […]
At least 27 countries ban flights and travellers from the UK after the detection of a new coronavirus strain in England. Several countries have banned or will ban flights and travellers from the UK after the British government said on Sunday that the spread of a more-infectious new strain of the coronavirus was now “out […]
UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has said the decision to suspend the issuance of visas to Pakistani citizens was taken due to the coronavirus pandemic and the restrictions are “temporary”, it emerged on Sunday. The United Arab Emirates had last month temporarily stopped issuing new visas to citizens of Pakistan ; […]
ISLAMABAD: A sessions court in Islamabad on Saturday awarded the death sentence to Baitullah and life imprisonment to Gul Siddique for the murder of Major Mohammad Laraib of the Special Services Group (SSG) last year. Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Ali Warriach also imposed a fine of Rs500,000 on both accused. Major Laraib was murdered on […]
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 […]
