Pakistan

Web Desk — Higher Education Department of the Punjab Government has announced a Fully Funded International Ph.D. Scholarships under Chief Minister Merit Scholarship Program. According to the official announcement applications are invited from Pakistani nationals who have secured admission in the Top 50 QS Ranked (subject-wise) Universities of the world. Eligibility Criteria. Valid Ph.D. admission offer from one of the …

Web Desk — The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is conducting the Law Admission Test (LAT) for applicants desirous to get admission to a five-year undergraduate LLB Degree Programme in HEC PBC-recognized public and private sector universities/institutions and valid colleges affiliated with Public Sector Universities in compliance with directions of the Honorable Supreme Court. Who Can Apply for Law Admission Test?. …

Web Desk — The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has banned the airing of the program “Live with Dr. Shahid Masood” on GNN channel for two weeks and with immediate effect. According to the PEMRA notification, the comments aired in this program were detrimental and caused immense damage to the bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries. It is …

Web Desk — After Islamabad’s Session Court, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has also issued bailable arrest warrants for Imran Khan in the ECP contempt case. The ECP summoned Imran Khan on March 14, directing the Islamabad police chief to ensure compliance with the warrants. The ECP while issuing the warrants said that Imran had failed to appear despite …

Web Desk — The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned PTI chairman Imran Khan on March 9 in the Toshakhana case. Former first lady Bushra Bibi has also been served a call-up notice for the same date. Dated February 17, the call-up notice, says Imran has been summoned by NAB Rawalpindi in the Toshakhana case for recording his statement. The …

Web Desk — Giving his reaction to the Peshawar blast, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said that the prior policy to resettle and rehabilitate the militants of the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has proved counter-productive. He said that the incumbent coalition government has adopted a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism and extremism. Speaking during the Geo News program ‘Aaj Shahzeb …

Web Desk — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, following the suicide attack in Peshawar, said he would ensure that “the National Action Plan (NAP) is implemented in full force” and with comprehensiveness. The Prime Minister visited the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) on Monday evening to inquire about the injured in the deadly blast that took place at Malik Saad Shaheed mosque …

Web Desk — The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE), in a surprising development, has announced an increase in the pass percentage. The pass percentage, according to the official notification, for Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) exams has been increased from 33% to 40%. FBISE, in a separate development, also decided to hold …

Web Desk — Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif relaunched the PM Kamyab Jawan Entrepreneur Loan Scheme as the PM Youth Business and Agriculture Loan Scheme (PMYBS&ALS) on Tuesday. Shehbaz Sharif, while addressing the occasion, specifically encouraged women, transgenders, and differently-abled citizens to apply for loans under the initiative. Jameel Ahmad, Governor State Bank of Pakistan, said that banks have been …

Web Desk — Power was restored in parts of the country after nearly 15 hours. After a fault in the National Grid at the Guddu Power Plant on Monday morning, Pakistan suffered one of its longest ever outages. The power is now being restored gradually across the country. The Karachi Electric (KE) company said that they were working to restore …