Pakistan

Web Desk — Pakistani students, in a remarkable achievement, have emerged as the frontrunners in securing the most prestigious Erasmus Mundus scholarships worldwide. With an impressive count of 192 talented students winning these scholarships, Pakistan has attained the top position as compared with other nations, EU Pakistan has reported. Pakistan is followed by Indian students who secured 174 scholarships. Students …

Web Desk — All private schools in Lahore have been stopped from holding summer camps and conducting exams this year. Lahore District Education Authority CEO Pervaiz Akhtar has constituted committees at tehsil and center levels consisting of three district education officers (DEOs), 12 deputy DEOs, and 50 assistant education officers (AEOs). Akhtar said these teams will inspect schools and submit …

Web Desk — The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) will open passport counters at its offices in 30 tehsils across the country in the near future. According to the notification, the “passport counter” facility will be provided in those tehsils or sub-tehsils only where there is no passport office. These passport counters will be set up in different areas …

Web Desk — The Prime Minister’s Youth Program (PMYP) officially starts taking applications for Phase-VI of the PM’s Youth Laptop Scheme. The important announcement was made public through the program’s Twitter account on Tuesday. Registration for the PM’s Youth Laptop Scheme: •              Applicants can make registration through the official PMYP Website. •              Applicants are required to provide personal information, including …

Web Desk — Defence Minister Khawaja Asif claims considering all options including a ban on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI). The minister told the media in Islamabad that the coalition government was mulling all-out options to outlaw Imran Khan-led party. Khawaja Asif said Imran’s nefarious gambit of attacking military installations will never be going to repeat. The PML-N stalwart linked PTI’s …

Web Desk — In the upcoming budget (2023-24), the government is likely to further raise taxes for the non-filers on the buying and selling of immovable properties to also document the trading of plot files of private housing societies. According to sources, the target would be registered property agents who deal in business transactions between the buyers and sellers of …

Web Desk — Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education Karachi announced the intermediate part II examinations schedule on Wednesday. According to the schedule, the Higher Secondary Part-II exams will start on May 30 and they will continue till June 27. The Board of Secondary Education Karachi said that the Annual Examinations 2023 for the Pre-Engineering Group’s Part I, Pre-Medical, Science …

Monitoring Desk — Pakistan Army’s top brass has decided to take the 9th May protesters and their abettors to task under the Pakistan Army Act and the Official Secret Act. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers and supporters attacked and destroyed military installations on May 9 after Imran Khan’s arrest. The federal government and the army dubbed it “Black Day” in …

Monitoring Desk — The National Assembly (NA) is going to file a reference against Chief Justice Supreme Court (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial. A special NA committee will be formed to file the reference for what government terms the misconduct by the CJP. A motion was presented in the firey session of the lower house of the parliament asking the …

Web Desk — Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday granted blanket relief to Imran Khan barring authorities from arresting the PTI Chairman in all cases — including undisclosed cases — registered across the country until May 15. Al-Qadir Trust case A special division bench headed by Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb approved Imran Khan’s bail plea for 15 days in the …